Medical Futility at ASBH Meeting

The ASBH Annual Meeting is exactly two months away.  Here are four sessions related to medical futility:



An Aid to Addressing Medical Futility Cases

(THU 10/24 2:45-3:45)

• Carol L. Powers, JD, Community Voices in Medical Ethics, Rowley, MA


• Patrick T. Smith, MDiv MA, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA


• Paul C. McLean, Community Voices in Medical Ethics, Boston, MA


• Martha Jurchak, PhD MS RN CS, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

The Frequency and Cost of Futile Treatment in Critical Care

(FRI 10/25 10:30-11:30)

• Thanh N. Huynh, MD MSHS, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA


• Joshua F. Wiley, MA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA Eric C. Kleerup, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA


• Neil Wenger, MD MPH, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA


• Physicians’ Beliefs and Behaviors in the Face of Medical Futility


• Cynthia Griggins, PhD MA, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Surgeons, Intensivists, and Discretion to Refuse Requested Treatments

(FRI 10/25 2:45-3:45)

• Mark R. Wicclair, PhD, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV


• Douglas White, MD MAS, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA


• Margaret Schwarze, MD MPP, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI


• Joel Frader, MD MA, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Nonbeneficial Treatment and Conflict Resolution: Building Consensus

(SAT 10/26 3:15-4:15)

• Craig M. Nelson, PhD CLS, Kaiser Permanente, Alta Loma, CA


• Blanca Nazareth, MSW, Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, CA


• Dan Wilson, MAR LCSW, Kaiser Permanente Riverside, Riverside, CA


• Mark J. Bliton, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA