CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE END OF LIFE

CASE had its latest conference on medical ethics on the 27th March 2010 titled ‘Christian Perspectives on the End of Life’. It was a follow on from our first medical ethics conference in 2009, ‘Medical Ethics: Perspectives on Life and Death’. The speakers included Dr Megan Best, Dr Frank Brennan, Rev Rod Benson, Dr Russell Clark and Kate Bradford. 120 people attended it from varied backgrounds - health professionals of all kinds, students, carers, hospital chaplains and interested members of the public.

Talk 1 Dr Rod Benson ‘A Biblical View of Death’
Talk 2 Dr Russell Clarke ‘Attitudes to Ageing: Biological and Biblical Insights’
Talk 3 Dr Megan Best ‘The Ethical Dilemmas of Euthanasia’
Talk 4 Mrs Kate Bradford ‘What Can We Say? Sharing Christian Faith with People Facing End of Life Issues’
Talk 5 Dr Frank Brennan ‘The Ethical Challenges of Palliative Care’
Talk 6 Dr Megan Best ‘Advanced Directives’