Programme Rundown:

8:00-8:30AM          Registration
8:30-8:45AM          Welcome and Introductions
8:45-9:15AM          “Futility in Contemporary Medical Care” Peter Angelos, MD, PhD
9:15-9:45AM          “Use of Advanced Neuro-technologies in Managing Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness” Gilberto Leung, MD, PhD
9:45-10:15AM        “Ethical Issues in the Treatment of a Common Condition in Hospitalized Patients” Micah Prochaska, MD
10:15-10:45AM      Coffee/Tea Break
10:45-11:15AM       “Exploring Advance Directives Across Asia” Daisy Cheung, LLB, BCL
11:15-Noon             Ethics Case Discussions
Noon-1:00PM          Lunch
1:00-1:30PM          “Critical Moments: Challenges and Opportunities for End-of-Life Care in Acute Care Settings” Emmanuel Cheung, MBBS
1:30-2:00PM          “Addressing Healthcare Access and Bias through Quality Improvement” Michael Millis, MD
2:00-2:30PM          “Ethical and Cultural Issues in Advance Care Planning in Chinese Communities” Helen Chan, PhD
2:30-3:00PM          Coffee/Tea Break
3:00-3:30PM          “Talking About Death in the Acute Hospital Setting” Wai-Tat Wong, FRCP
3:30-4:00PM          “Use of AI in Medical Care and Physician-Patient Relationship” Ruiping Fan, PhD
4:00-4:30PM          Ethics Case Discussion
4:30-4:45PM          Wrap up and Adjournment

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Co-organisers:
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, The University of Chicago

Collaborators:
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, HKUMed
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, HKU
CUHK Centre for Bioethics