RAHC Ethics Lecture Series

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The RAHC Distinguished Ethics Lecture Series is presented quarterly from 12:30 - 1:30 PM in the Woodward Conference Room at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen, Texas. The presentations are discussion-based, and provide free CME in ethics for physicians. This series is free and open to the public, and lunch is served to those who RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 956-389-1619 (p) or 956-389-6763 (fax).


Upcoming Presentations
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November 29, 2011

Crossroads: Ethics and Organ Donation After Cardiac Death

Presented by Jason Morrow, MD, PhD

Jason Morrow, MD, PhD

February 20, 2012

DNR Dilemma in Daily Patient Care

Presented by Fazlur Rahman, MD, FACP

Fazlur Rahman, MD, FACP



2010-11 RAHC Distinguished Ethics Lecture Series
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October 7, 2010

Iron Wills and Iron Lungs: The Polio Years in Texas

Presented by Heather Green Wooten, PhD, historian and author of The Polio Years in Texas: Battling a Terrifying Unknown.

Heather Green Wooten, PhD

October 27, 2010

Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation: It's not about alcoholics getting liver transplants anymore!

Presented by Dr. Greg Abrahamian.

Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation

February 23, 2011

The Challenge of Patient Adherence

Presented by Kelly Haskard Zolnierek, PhD


February RAHC Ethics Lecture



2009-10 RAHC Distinguished Ethics Lecture Series
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Oct 23, 2009: End-of-Life Planning

Joseph R. Jeffries, M.Div

Medical Ethicist, Instructor, Baylor University

Joe Jeffries, M Div

Dec 21, 2009: Ethics of Rural Health Care

Craig Klugman, PhD

Stewart and Marianne Reuter Professor, Assistant Director for Ethics Education, Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, UT Health Science Center

Craig Klugman, PhD

February 4, 2010: Ethical Issues within Global Health Education

Sarah E. Lapey, MD

Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Humanities Education, Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, UT Health Science Center


Telecast live to the Tower Conference Room in Browsville

RSVP to Perla Munoz,  Bus: 956-698-5496 or Fax: 956-698-5557

Sarah E. Lapey, MD

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May 26, 2010: The Stem Cell Divide

Craig Klugman, PhD

Stewart and Marianne Reuter Professor, Assistant Director for Ethics Education, Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, UT Health Science Center.


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