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Course Description

 

Medical Ethics

Instructor: Robert Michaelson

Day of Week: Tuesday

Dates: Sept. 30 - Dec. 9

Time: 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Location: Hybrid at Ambler

This interactive, case-based course explores the complexities of medical ethics. Topics include end-of-life care, reproductive rights, human experimentation, the pharmaceutical industry, and more. Many of the cases discussed are drawn from the instructor’s extensive

experience in medical practice, providing a real-world lens on these important ethical issues.

Maximum: 50 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.

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Section Title
Medical Ethics [In Person at Ambler- Direct Enroll]
Type
Lecture
Days
T
Time
1:00PM to 2:30PM
Dates
Sep 30, 2025 to Dec 09, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
16.5
Location
Delivery Options
Classroom  
Course Fee(s)
OLLI Member Course Fee $0.00
Section Title
Medical Ethics [On line via zoom- Direct Enroll]
Type
Lecture
Days
T
Time
1:00PM to 2:30PM
Dates
Sep 30, 2025 to Dec 09, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
15.0
Location
  • Online Learning
Delivery Options
Online with Virtual Meetings  
Course Fee(s)
OLLI Member Course Fee $0.00