OLLI101493 - Medical Ethics [Hybrid at Ambler]

Course Description

Medical Ethics

Instructor: Robert Michaelson

Day of Week: Thursday

Dates: Feb 6 – April 10 (no class March 6 & 20)

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Hybrid at Ambler

In this course we will examine the complexities involved in medical ethics. This is a case based interactive/discussion course exploring issues regarding end of life, reproductive rights, human experimentation, the pharmaceutical industry and more. Many of these issues I have encountered during my practice of medicine.

Maximum: 30 in person/50 online

Instructor Bio: Robert Michaelson is a retired ObGyn with 37-years’ experience. He is a former trustee and past president of the medical staff of Abington Hospital. He is a current member of the Upper Dublin Township Human Relations Commission. For his upcoming course at OLLI, he has a 90 slide PowerPoint that he has used in two other venues, and he is looking to encourage discussion among participants and rely on real medical cases that he has been involved in providing care.

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