Genomics and Ethics in Research and Medical Decision Making

Thursday, March 12, 2015, 12:00 PM - Friday, March 13, 2015, 5:00 PM, Cincinnati

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training (CCTST) and the Ethics Center at Cincinnati Children’s invite you to participate in the conference Genomics and Ethics in Research and Medical Decision-Making, March 12-13, 2015, at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center, University of Cincinnati. 

This conference will feature empirical and traditional philosophical investigation into the ethical aspects of applying genetics and genomics to diverse clinical and research domains in biomedicine. We invite the submission of a wide variety of abstracts focusing on all aspects of the intersection of genetics/genomics and ethics. For more information, visit http://cctst.uc.edu/bioethics2015.  

Faculty - $150.00
Nurse & Other Health Providers - $150.00
Primary or Co-Investigator - $150.00
Research Coordinator - $150.00
Student - $75.00
    
Registrations after, 2/28/2015    + $25 Late Fee 

Physicians: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Nurses: Contact hours will be awarded to nurses who attend the entire program and complete an evaluation tool.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (OH-046/9-1-15) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Psychologists:  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association-MCE Program to offer continuing education for psychologists. Cincinnati Children’s (provider #310833936) maintains responsibility for the program.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.50 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (10.50 hours), Nursing CE (9.66 hours), Psychology Ethics CE (9.50 hours), Social Work (R) (3.25 hours), Social Work (VE) (5.75 hours)

Coming from out of town? A limited number of discounted guest rooms have been reserved at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel (151 Goodman Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229).   Room rates are $149/night plus tax. Room reservations must be made by Thursday, February 25, 2015. To reserve a room, please call the
Kingsgate Marriott at 1-888-720-1299 and mention the CCTST Bioethics Conference.  

Keynote speakers include Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD, head of the division of medical genetics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Barbara Koenig, PhD, professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco.