THE NINTH ANNUAL McLAUGHLIN SYMPOSIUM
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ethics, Law and Professional Obligation
Dates: April 16, 17 & 18, 2009
Location: Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Resort
5600 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, TexasDescription: Scientists studying emerging infectious diseases feel considerable urgency to develop vaccines, drugs and other therapeutic and preventive measures suitable for SARS, avian flu, extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis and other threats. These efforts will be ineffective, however, unless enough practitioners remain at their posts to administer the treatments. The Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ethics, Law and Professional Obligation conference will offer an opportunity for exchange and dialogue among scientists and bioethics, humanities and legal scholars from national and international institutions in an effort to facilitate novel approaches to pandemic preparedness.
Endorsed by
The American Society for Bioethics and HumanitiesFor more information, please contact:
Beverly Claussen
Institute for the Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1311
Call: 409-772-9386 or email: beclauss@utmb.edu
Fax: (409) 772-5640