Seven years after the death of Terri Schiavo, end of life care issues remain debated, most recently in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming the Affordable Care Act.
A public conference on the topic will draw four, nationally-known speakers to the Stetson College of Law in Tampa, 1700 N. Tampa St., on September 21, 2012, from 1-4 p.m. The conference is being presented by The Emerson Forum, a community education service of The Emerson Center of Tampa Bay.
Conference speakers will include: Jay Wolfson, D.P.H., J.D., Guardian Ad Litem for Terri Schiavo, Assistant Vice President and Professor, at the University of South Florida and a Professor at the Stetson College of Law; Janice M. Van Dyck, an award-winning author of the novel Finding Frances; Howard Tuch, M.D., Director of Palliative Care Services at Tampa General Hospital and a member of USF Health; and James Orlowski, M.D., Chief of Pediatrics, Chairman of Ethics and Vice Chief of Staff at Florida Hospital/Tampa.
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The conference is open to both the professional community and the general public. Tickets are $60. A copy of the award-winning book Finding Frances will be given to the first 100 ticket purchasers. Tickets may be purchased online at http://emersonforum.tix.com. Seating is limited. No tickets will be sold at the door. More information about the conference, speaker biographies and details regarding available co-sponsorship opportunities are available at www.emersonforum.org.
About The Emerson Center And Emerson Forum of Tampa BayThe mission of The Emerson Center of Tampa Bay is to provide a community forum to address issues at the crossroads of ethics and public life. The Emerson Forum provides its programs and venues. The Center is a not-for-profit, Florida tax-exempt organization. Russell S. Kirby, Ph.D., Professor and Marrell Endowed Chair in the Department of Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida, is the Center’s current president. The Forum’s co-chairs are Ron Hammerle, Christine Smith and Ralph Lehman, M.D. A sister organization, The Emerson Center, in Vero Beach, Fla., has a long-standing history and reputation for attracting nationally and internationally-known speakers.