In the context of an increasing ageing population, limited financial resources, an ongoing need for organs and research subjects, there are continuing calls for the legalisation of physician assisted suicide. This symposium will consider issues in end‐of‐life care, both proposals for active euthanasia and nontreatment decisions particularly where the patient is no longer competent. It will do so bearing in mind the plethora of financial, medical and research interests that there are in the human body, the costs of healthcare as well as the psychological, moral, and social implications of current and proposed law. Of special interest are the implications of such law for healthcare professionals, patient trust, forensics, disability rights and attitudes of care and protection of the vulnerable.
This symposium aims to promote a critical evaluation of healthcare provision for the elderly and incapacitated, thereby creating a forum for a wide range of interested parties, including lawyers, patient advocacy groups, policy makers, students, the disabled and health care professionals.
Lawyers, Technologists, Legal Scholars, Consultants, Academics and Equal Opportunities Officers are available to attend.
The proceedings of these conference will be circulated electronically worldwide to over 20,000 people and in print to subscribers and key decisions makers in the United States and Europe.
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