OLLI101493 - Medical Ethics [Hybrid at Ambler]

Course Description

Medical Ethics 

Instructor: Robert Michaelson 

Days of the Week: Tuesday 

Date: Feb. 3 – Apr. 14 (10 sessions)  

Time:  1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

Location: Hybrid at Ambler 

This course examines contemporary issues in medical ethics, including professional conduct, the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and the role of government. Topics are explored through case studies on reproductive rights, medical assistance in dying, and modern therapeutics. 

Maximum: 30 In-person/50 Online 

Instructor Bio: Robert Michaelson is a retired OB-GYN with 37 years of experience. He is a former trustee and past president of the medical staff at Abington Hospital and currently serves on the Dublin Township Human Relations Commission. For this course, he has prepared a 90-slide PowerPoint presentation used in previous venues and will encourage participant discussion using real medical cases in which he provided care. 

Notes

Hybrid courses feature both in-person and online components that occur simultaneously. In-person students attend class with the instructor, while online students participate via Zoom, engaging with the same material in real time.

Both the in person and the virtual sections for this class are direct enrollment.