Announcements

Ethical Issues in Health Care Reform

A national conference on Ethical Issues in Health Care Reform: The Search for New Solutions, sponsored by the University of Florida Health Science Center, the American Medical Association, and the Hastings Center, will be held March 31-April 1, 1995, in Washington, DC. For information contact: The Hastings Center, 255 Elm Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Tel. 914-762-8500; FAX 914-762-2124.

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Courses

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics' twenty-first annual Intensive Bioethics Course will be held June 4-10, 1995, at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. The course offers an in-depth study of ethical theory and the application of ethical principles to selected problems in health care and biomedical research. Applications must be received by May 20. In addition, a course on Ethical Issues of Animal Research, open to college faculty and others interested in improving their skills in teaching about the ethical issues surrounding the use of animals in research, will be held June 24-29, at Georgetown University. For information on Institute courses and programs, contact: The Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. Tel. 202-687-6774; FAX 202-687-8099.

Conference on Organ and Tissue Donation

A conference on Organ and Tissue Donation: Perspectives from the Humanities, sponsored by the Department of Medical Humanities, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will be held June 9-10, 1995, in Chicago, IL. For information, contact: Bethany Spielman, Department of Medical Humanities, 1113, SIU School of Medicine, Box 19230, Springfield, IL 62794-9230. Tel. 217-782-4261; FAX 217-782-9132; Internet: bspielman@siumed.edu.

International Conference on Health Law and Ethics

The Fourth International Conference on Health Law and Ethics in a Global Community will be held July 16-20, 1995, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Cosponsored by the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, the conference will include the themes: (1) Health and Human Rights, (2) The Death Debates, (3) Genetics and Reproductive Technology, and (4) Health, Ecology, Persons, and Planet. For information, contact: ASLME, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1634, Boston, MA 02215. Tel. 617-262-4990; FAX 617-437-7596.