Levan Center Presents Discussion on Religion and Medicine
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Posted by amberc Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:11:38 PST
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When patients or their families make medical decisions guided by religion, where is the responsibility of the physician? Religious beliefs impact medical decision-making, resulting at times in patient harm. However, religious motivations are rarely questioned by clinical staff, even when they are deeply disturbed by the resulting choices.
In a public lecture presented by Bakersfield College’s Norman Levan Center for the Humanities, Dr. Christopher Meyers, director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics and professor of philosophy at California State University, Bakersfield, will present Religious Beliefs and Medical Decisions.
Religious Beliefs and Medical Decisions will be presented on February 11 at 7 p.m. in Bakersfield College’s Fireside Room. The presentation is free to the public.
Meyers’ lecture is based on a paper written with Stewart Eskew, CSUB philosophy student, which is scheduled for publication in the Journal of Clinical Ethics. Meyers will use two recent cases to explore decisions made by patient surrogates to argue that decisions based on religious beliefs should be held to the same rational scrutiny as those based on non-religious beliefs.
According to Jack Hernandez, director of the Levan Center, this lecture is part of a continuing series on the Humanities and Medicine. “A goal of these lectures is to provide the Bakersfield Community with a greater understanding of the role of the humanities in the practice of medicine,” he said.
Religious Beliefs and Medical Decisions is free to the public and reservations are not needed. For more information, please call Jack Hernandez at 395-4339.
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