IMANA Conference at Hofstra University


The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) and the Muslim Chaplain’s Office of Hofstra University invite you to attend the 2010 IMANA-Hofstra Ethics Symposium, September 17-18, 2010. The symposium’s theme is End of Life Issues: Ethical and Religious Perspectives.

Intended audience are physicians, especially those in critical care medicine, emergency medicine, maternal fetal medicine and neonatology, medical bioethicists, chaplains, students in these fields and interested individuals.

Full details, including registration, are available on the conference website. For more information, contact the conference co-director Dr. Hossam E. Fadel.

Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York, accessible by the LIRR from Penn Station. All sessions take place in the Multipurpose Room 0101, Student Center.

The conference schedule is provided below:

Friday, September 17

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and refreshments

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

Hossam E. Fadel, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G., Program Co-Director

Bernard J. Firestone, Ph.D. Dean, Hofstra College for Liberal Arts and Sciences

Local Arrangements

Mamdouh I. Farid, Ph.D., Muslim Chaplain, Hofstra University

8:15 – 10:45 a.m. Session 1

8:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Moderator: Hossam E. Fadel, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G

Daniel Martin Varisco, Ph.D., Program Co-Director

The End of Life, the Ends of Life: An Anthropological View

8:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Monotheistic Faith Perspectives on Brain Death, Do Not Resuscitate Orders and Patient Autonomy

Moderator and Case Presenter: Faroque Ahmed Khan, M.D., M.A.C.P.

Panelists

Jamal Badawi, Ph.D.
Rabbi Jerome K. Davidson, D.D.
Frederick A. Smith, M.D., F.A.C.P.

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 – noon Session 2

Moderator: Shahid Athar, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Faiz Khan, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M., F.A.C.P.

Intractable Pain Management and the Double Effect of Morphine: Is there an Ethical Dilemma?

11:30 – noon

Cheryl B. Mwaria, Ph.D.

Pain Management for the Terminally Ill: The Role of Race and Religion

Noon – 2:15 p.m. Friday (Jumu`a) Prayer, Jamal Badawi, Ph.D.
Lunch (not provided)

2:15 – 3:45 p.m. Session 3

Moderator: Daniel Martin Varisco, Ph.D.

2:15 – 2:45 p.m.

Sam Packer, M.D.

The Ethical Basis of Informed Consent

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Jamal Badawi, Ph.D.

Muslim Attitudes towards End-of-Life Decisions

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.

Shahid Athar, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.

Advance Directives and Living Wills for Muslims

3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Session 4

Moderator: Hussein Rashid, Ph.D.

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Tanveer Mir, M.D., M.A.C.P.

The Spectrum of Neurological Recovery: From Minimally Conscious to Vegetative State

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Frederick A. Smith, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Consent for Treatment in End-Stage Diseases: Should Physicians Present Hospice as an Alternative Treatment Choice?

Saturday, September 18

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and refreshments

8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Session 5

Moderator:
Warren G. Frisina, Ph.D.

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Hope as a Spiritual Dynamic: Different Religious Perspectives on the End of Life

Presenter:
Stephen G. Post, Ph.D.

Discussants:
Julie Byrne, Ph.D.
Warren G. Frisina, Ph.D.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Shahid Athar, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.
Principles of Biomedical Ethics

10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 – noon Session 6

Moderator: Hasan Shanawani, M.D., M.P.H.

10:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Tanveer Mir, M.D., M.A.C.P.

Care of the Terminally Ill from Religious Perspectives: Role of Palliative and Hospice Care

10:45 – 11:30 a.m.

Faiz Khan, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.E.M., F.A.C.P.

Ethics of Psycho-Spiritual Support: Educational/Religious Paradigms

11:30 – noon

Mary Lahaj, M.A., C.P.E. Certified

End of Life Care and the Chaplain’s Role on the Medical Team

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (box lunches provided to registrants)

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Session 7-End-of-Life Issues at the Beginning of Life

Moderator: Tanveer Mir, M.D., M.A.C.P.

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Hossam E. Fadel, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Ethical Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Ali M. Nadroo, M.D., F.A.A.P.

Ethical Dilemmas in Decision-Making at the Limits of Neonatal Viability

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Malika Haque, M.D., F.A.A.P.

End-of-Life Decisions in the Pediatric Patient

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Hossam E. Fadel, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Post-Mortem Cesarean Sections: History and Ethical and Religious Considerations

3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Session 8

Moderator: Malika Haque, M.D., F.A.A.P.

3:15 – 3:45 p.m.

Hasan Shanawani, M.D., M.P.H.

Organ Transplantation: The Muslim Viewpoint

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.

Aasim I. Padela, M.D., M.Sc.

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Muslim Controversies around Brain Death

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Faroque Ahmed Khan, M.D., M.A.C.P.

Concluding Remarks

The last five minutes of each presentation are for questions and answers. In Sessions 1 and 5, the panel discussions, the last 15 minutes are for questions and answers.