Legalizing Medical Aid in Dying: Past, Present, and Future
The 2024 Health Law Conference is sponsored by the UNLV Health Law Program, a partnership between the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV and the UNLV School of Public Health.
Moral considerations and legal landscape for aid in dying (legislative and judicial)
David Orentlicher, MD, JD - Director, UNLV Heath Law Program; Judge Jack and Lulu Lehman Professor of Law; Nevada State Assemblymember
Aid in dying from the perspective of a physician who provides the service
Diana Barnard, MD - Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Lead Palliative Care Physician
University of Vermont Health Network Porter Medical Center
The experience in Canada with legalized aid in dying
James Downar, MD - Head and Professor, Division of Palliative Care Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; co-chair of the Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative and the Secretary of the Canadian Critical Care Society
The experience in Oregon and other U.S. states that have legalized aid in dying
Charles Blanke, MD - Professor of Medicine Oregon Health Sciences University, Knight Cancer Institute; Chair, SWOG Cancer Research Network
David Orentlicher, MD, JD - Director, UNLV Heath Law Program; Judge Jack and Lulu Lehman Professor of Law; Nevada State Assemblymember
Diana Barnard, MD - Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Lead Palliative Care Physician
University of Vermont Health Network Porter Medical Center
James Downar, MD - Head and Professor, Division of Palliative Care Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; co-chair of the Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative and the Secretary of the Canadian Critical Care Society
Charles Blanke, MD - Professor of Medicine Oregon Health Sciences University, Knight Cancer Institute; Chair, SWOG Cancer Research Network
Max Gakh, J.D., MPH - Associate Director of the UNLV Health Law Program; Associate Professor in the UNLV School of Public Health; Adjunct Professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law
Chris Cochran, Ph.D. - Professor & Chair, Healthcare Administration and Policy at the UNLV School of Public Health