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11/5/2009 - Network in Aging's Annual Conference -Thursday, November 5, 2009 -Ethics in the Trenches
Balance a person’s need for autonomy with our concerns for their safety? How do we reconcile the goals of our clients and patients with the agendas and goals of family members and caregivers? These are just a few of the typical conflicts that professionals and practitioners encounter in their work with older adults.
Martha Holstein, PhD, a nationally respected ethicist, will be presenting on the topic “Ethics in the Trenches” at the Network in Aging’s Annual Meeting and Conference on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Dr. Holstein has worked in the field of aging for over thirty years and has been conducting training in and teaching on ethics for more than twenty years. She writes and publishes frequently on ethical issues and teaches “Health Care Ethics” and “Ethics and Aging” at Loyola University. Dr. Holstein also teaches Professional Ethics at Northwestern University and at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies.
Please save that date and join us for what will undoubtedly be an informative and interactive discussion about some of the ethical quandaries that confront all of us in our work in the field of elder care.
As practitioners in the field of aging and long-term care we are occasionally confronted with thorny ethical dilemmas. What do we do when the business needs of our employer conflict with needs of those we serve? How can we balance a person’s need for autonomy with our concerns for their safety? How do we reconcile the goals of our clients and patients with the agendas and goals of family members and caregivers? These are just a few of the typical conflicts that professionals and practitioners encounter in their work with older adults.
Martha Holstein, PhD, a nationally respected ethicist, will be presenting on the topic “Ethics in the Trenches” at the Network in Aging’s Annual Meeting and Conference on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Dr. Holstein has worked in the field of aging for over thirty years and has been conducting training in and teaching on ethics for more than twenty years. She writes and publishes frequently on ethical issues and teaches “Health Care Ethics” and “Ethics and Aging” at Loyola University. Dr. Holstein also teaches Professional Ethics at Northwestern University and at the Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies.
Please save that date and join us for what will undoubtedly be an informative and interactive discussion about some of the ethical quandaries that confront all of us in our work in the field of elder care.