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News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tonya Ewers, (303) 724-1520, tonya.ewers@uchsc.edu
Community Conference to Focus on Reforming Health Care in an Ethical Manner
WHAT: “Reforming Health Care in an Ethical Manner” will be the topic of discussion at the 3rd Annual Community Conference on Health Care Ethics on Monday, Oct. 8. Presented by the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC), this year’s conference also has sponsorship support by the Caring for Colorado Foundation.
The conference presents the initial opportunity for public dialogue following recommendations from The Ethical Force Program – a multi-stakeholder collaborative led by the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association. The recommendations, published this week in The Hastings Center Report, present an ethical framework for providing access to and reforming health care. This is one of several projects on health care ethics by The Ethical Force Program and includes participation by individuals from many different health care perspectives: patients, practitioners, institutions, regulators and purchasers.
The keynote speaker for the conference, Matthew Wynia, is the director of The Ethical Force Program. There will be time set aside for an interactive discussion between all of the panelists and audience members.
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WHERE: National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Molly Blank Room, 1400 Jackson St., Denver
WHO: Keynote Speaker: Matt Wynia, MD, MPH, director, Institute of Ethics, AMA
Mike Huotari, executive director, Colorado Association of Health Plans
Pete Leibig, president and CEO, Clinica Campesina
Bill Lindsay, co-chair, 208 Commission
Moderator: Mark Levine, MD, associate clinical professor, UCDHSC School of Medicine and advisory board member, Center for Bioethics & Humanities
REGISTER: Registration is required. There will be a fee associated with the conference, however, the fee will waived for media interested in attending. Please call (303) 315-0104 or (303) 315-5096 to register.
PARKING: Free parking is available in the lot on the west side of Jackson Street, across from the hospital.
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