Conjoined Twins  and Ethical Dilemmas Posed by their Treatment / Continuing Medical Education
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Fogelson Forum Auditorium, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231 / Thursday, January 24, 2013
- 5:30 p.m. Registration and Light Kosher Meal
- 6:25 p.m. Welcome and Announcements – Jorge Cheirif, M.D.
- 6:30 p.m. Case Presentation – David G. Genecov, M.D.
- 6:45 p.m. Conjoined Twins and Ethical Dilemmas
- Posed By Their Treatment – Rabbi Akiva Tatz, M.D.
- 7:45 p.m. Question and Answer Segment
- 8:30 p.m. Evaluation and Adjournment
Physicians and their healthcare teams are invited to this CME activity designed to explain ethical issues relevant to high risk, complex surgery; raise awareness and sensitivity in physicians and their healthcare teams by reviewing the multiple perspectives, the various cultural and social elements and the philosophical issues associated with high risk, complex cases; encourage physicians and their healthcare teams to request hospital Ethics Committee consults; and encourage consultation with the patient’s family and spiritual leaders when relevant.
Dr. David G. Genecov will open the discussion with reference to a case that made history in Dallas in 2003. A healthcare team consisting of 38 people performed a 34-hour operation at Children’s Medical Center Dallas on two, 2-year old, male conjoined twins.
Our invited guest, Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz will use this case as the focal point for discussing the philosophical, spiritual, socio-cultural and psychological issues relevant to the year-long planning and the high risk, complex surgery.
There is a $20 registration fee to cover the cost of a light Kosher meal. Please see attached brochure for full details and registration information. If you have additional questions, call our registration office toll-free at 1-866-295-3269.
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Dr. Tatz studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand and graduated with distinction in surgery. He spent a year in St. Louis as an American Field Service Scholar and subsequently returned there for elective work in internal medicine at Washington University. Dr. Tatz served as medical officer in the South African Defence force and completed a tour of duty on the Namibian border during the conflict there. He subsequently moved to Israel where he practiced both in hospital and general medicine. Dr. Tatz undertook a number of years of Talmudic study and later teaching in Jewish thought and medical ethics in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Dr. Tatz founded the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum, of which he is Director, for the purpose of teaching and promoting knowledge of Jewish medical ethics internationally. His work has been translated into Spanish, Russian, French, Portuguese and Italian. He currently lectures on Jewish thought and medical ethics at the Jewish Learning Exchange in London and internationally. Recordings of his lectures are widely distributed.
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