Erie County Medical Center Lecture Series

Futile Medical Treatment:

Is it Ethical?

  • If health care providers and patients generally agree that futile medical treatments are unethical, why do we continue to seek them?

  • Joseph A Caruana, MD, MS, is an associate professor at the Jacob’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Co-Chair of the Erie County Medical Center Ethics Committee.

End-of-Life Care:

Medical Aid in Dying

  • Explore the history, current status, and moral implications of medical aid in dying.

  • Philip Reed, PhD is professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at Canisius University, Buffalo, NY. He is a member of the Erie County Medical Center Ethics Committee and the Catholic Health System Ethics Commitee.

Substituted Decision Makers

  • Learn how ethical and legal safeguards protect patients who lack capacity to make their own health care decisions.

  • Helen J Ferraro-Zaffram, Esq. is Managing Attorney at the Center for Elder Law & Justice, where she handles Article 81 Guardianship matters and health related issues. She serves as a Community Liason on the Erie County Medical Center Ethics Committee.

Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment

Community Lecture Series

Advanced Care Planning: Considerations for Catholics

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Advanced Care Planning

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