Announcements

Ethics of Human Genetics

Duquesne University and St. Francis Medical Center will sponsor a conference on the Ethics of Human Genetics: Christian, Jewish, and Secular Perspectives on May 14, 1997, at Duquesne. Speakers include Ron Cole-Turner, Fred Rosner, Thomas Murray, and James Walter. Panels will discuss cases. For information contact: Christine Sedlack, The Center for Critical Care Medicine at St. Francis, 400-45th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. Tel. 412-622-6191.

Applied Ethics in Animal Research

The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, in conjunction with the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, will host a conference on Applied Ethics in Animal Research: From Theory to Decision-Making, May 31–June 3, 1997. Poster presentations involving original research broadly related to the intersection of ethics and animals are invited and need to be submitted by April 1. For further information, contact: John P. Gluck, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131. Tel. 505-277-3240; FAX 505-277-1394; Internet: jgluck@unm.edu; or F. Barbara Orlans, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057. Tel. 202-687-6774; FAX 202-687-6770; Internet: orlansf@guvax.georgetown.edu.

Symposium On Human Rights In Psychiatric Care

The Swedish Society of Medicine in cooperation with the Hastings Center will host the XXXVII Berzelius Symposium on Human Rights in Psychiatric Care: An International Perspective in Stockholm, Sweden, June 15–18, 1997. Relevant research in the field will be reviewed and discussed by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, medical ethicists, health services researchers, policy makers, and representatives of patient organizations. The deadline for registrations and payment is April 15. For further information, contact: Agneta Ohlson, Berzelius Symposium, The Swedish Medical Society, PO Box 738, S-101 35 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel. +46-8-440 88 60; FAX+46-8-440 88 99; Internet: sls@swedemedsoc.se.

Midwest Intensive Bioethics Course

The 1997 Midwest Intensive Bioethics Course sponsored by the Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota; the Center for the Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin; and the Program in Medical Ethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, will be held June 22–26, 1997 in Minneapolis, MN. For information and registration, contact: Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, Suite 110, 2221 University Avenue, SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Tel. 612-626-9756; FAX 612-626-9786; Internet: holmb006@maroon.tc.umn.edu.