COURSES: Midwest Intenstive Bioethics Course, June 22-26, 1997, Sheraton Metrodome, Minneapolis, will help participants become familiar with both current and emerging issues in bioethics, gain an understanding of current theories of bioethics and the relative strengths and limitations of these approaches, develop the skill to apply moral reasoning to specific clinical cases, and consider personal and organizational ethical challenges in the managed care environment. Sponsors include the Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, the Center for the Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, and the Program in Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Contact: Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, Suite 110, 2221 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Tel: 612-626-9756; fax: 612-626-9786; email: holmb006@maroon.tc.umn.edu

Philosophy of and Philosophy In Healthcare Education, the 12th Annual Conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care, will be held in Marburg, Germany, August 20-22, 1998. Persons wishing to present papers at the conference should submit an abstract (500 words maximum) before November 1, 1997. Contact: Prof. Dr. Henkten Have, secretariat ESPMH, Dept. of Ethics, Philosophy, and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Catholic University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Fax: +31-24-3540254.

CONFERENCES: Ethics in the Professions and Practice, a conference sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics and the Practical Ethics Center, University of Montana, will be held August 3-7, 1997, at the University of Montana, Missoula. Topics include: “Reasonable Children” (Mike Pritchard), “Business Ethics: Practice and Pedagogy” (Pat Werhane), “Ethical Issues in Conducting and Reporting Research” (Stephanie Bird), “Ethics and the Internet: Privacy, Property, Accountability, and Democracy” (Deborah Johnson), “Who Should Se the Election Agenda: People, Polls, or Press?” (Marty Linsky), “Narratives, Case Studies, and Theories in Ethics” (John Arras), and “Medical Ethics” (Ronald Carson). Contact: APPE, 410 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405; tel: 812-855-6450; fax: 812-855-3315; email: appe@indiana.edu.

Ethical Issues in Health Care and Health Care Education, the Fifth Annual Health Care Symposium, will be held September 18-19, 1997, at Laramie, Wyoming under the sponsorship of the College of Health Sciences and the Center for Advancement of Ethics, University of Wyoming. Registration forms will be mailed July 1, 1997. Contact: tel: 307-766-6556; fax: 307-766-6608.

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) was established in 1976 for the purpose of promoting education and scholarship relating to ethical and policy issues of the professions. Perspectives on the Professions is one of the means the Center has of achieving that purpose.

EDITOR: Michael Davis
MANAGING EDITOR: Rebecca Newton
EDITORIAL BOARD: David Beam, Robert F. Ladenson, Jing Li, Martin Malin, Ullica Segerstrale, Warren Schmaus
CSEP Director: Vivian Weil

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