'Life and Death Matters' conference
London Metropolitan University's Department of Law, Governance and International Relations is pleased to announce Life and Death Matters: Disability Rights and Incapacity on Monday 29 March.
This symposium aims to consider issues in end-of-life care and to permit 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 healthcare professionals.
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Speakers include:
- Professor Raymond Tallis, (Writer, Philosopher and Geriatrician)
- Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew Q.C., (House of Lords)
- Dr Peter Cave (Chair, Philosophers Section, British Humanist Association)
- Professor Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff, (House of Lords)
- Dr Philip Howard, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St George’s Hospital Dr
- Gillian Craig, MD, FRCP.Vice Chairman Medical Ethics Alliance
6 CPD points available for lawyers.
Date: Monday 29 March, 9am - 5.15pm
Venue: London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, London, E1 7TP
(Nearest Tube: Aldgate East or 5 min walk London (Liverpool Street Station)
Cost: £65 / £25 (discounts available to students, unwaged and certain other participants, please enquire). Includes light lunch and refreshments.
To apply please fill out a booking form and invoice form (if required) and send to:
Claire Keefe
Tel: 0207 320 4950,
Email: c.keefe@londonmet.ac.uk
For further details please contact:
Dr Jacqueline Laing
Tel: 0207 320 4930,
Email: j.laing@londonmet.ac.uk