Our 12th Annual Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics will be taking place online this year.
CONFERENCE EVALUATION FORM7 CME credits available
No charge for the conference, registration required
Nominal Charge for CME
We mourn the passing of Dr. Arthur Turetsky z”l who passed away on motzei Pesach from Covid-19. Together with his wife Dr. Rochelle, they have been attending JME for many years. Please see this moving tribute. We dedicate the learning at this year’s conference to his memory.
This event is approved for up to 7 credits by the Office for Continuing Health Professional Education (CHPE). The Office for CHPE, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Education (CACME). This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme. Each physician should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation of the activity.
PROGRAM
8:45am Zoom Conference Room Opens
9:00am Greetings and Welcome
Rabbi Jay Kelman, Dr. Lazer Friedman
SESSION I History of Pandemics
9:05am The History of Psak Amidst Pandemic:
The Evolution of Medicine, and the
Constancy of Halacha
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
SESSION II Halachik & Ethical Challenges in a Pandemic
10:00am Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Crisis
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg
11:00am Vaccines & New Treatments:
How Good is Good Enough?
Rabbi Dr. Aaron E. Glatt
Morning sessions sponsored by Lipsitz family le-ilui nishmot of all the many members of our extended families who perished al-kiddush-hashem on 1 Sivan 5704 (1944) hy”d
SESSION III Ethics & Care in Challenging Scenarios
2:00pm Grief & Joy in Isolation: Pastoral Care
During a Pandemic
Dr. Michelle Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner
3:00pm Transferring Embryos Known to be
Affected by Genetic Disease
Dr. Eli Rybak
SESSION IV Closing Session - Community Issues
7:00pm Mental Health Issues Confronting
the Jewish Community
Dr. David Pelcovitz
8:00pm What Will the Jewish Community
Look Like Post-Pandemic? Schools,
Shuls, Community
Rachel Levitt Klein Dratch,
Yoni Goldstein, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin
We mourn the passing of Dr. Arthur Turetsky z”l who passed away on motzei Pesach from Covid-19. Together with his wife Dr. Rochelle, they have been attending JME for many years. Please see this moving tribute here. We dedicate the learning at this year’s conference to his memory.