Subject: 4/12 Dinner w/ Dr. Lahey | Clinical Ethics Cases

 

Subject: The tough decisions doctors make in the hospital - Wed. 4/12 @6:15 - RSVP required

 

When is it time to withdraw a mechanical ventilator and other intensive care measures? Can a child keep her medical care secret from her parents? What if you worry a patient might be a danger to others? 

 

Discuss the tough decisions doctors and other clinicians make in clinics and hospitals on a regular basis. 

 

Please join us for a dinner discussion organized by the Healthcare Living Learning Community, next WEDNESDAY evening. RSVP required. Limited seating with first-come first-served preference.

 

Dr. Tim Lahey,

Health Professions Program faculty director

Tough Calls in the Clinic & at Night in the Hospital

during dinner on Wednesday, April 12th at 6:15 pm 


Dr. Lahey is chair of the clinical ethics committee at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, associate professor at Geisel, and an HIV doc at DHMC. He teaches about HIV and other health related topics on campus, and writes at 
The AtlanticScientific AmericanThe Conversation, and The New York Times among other publications.