The Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Palliative Care Conference - Day 1 PM Session
John Keown
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28 February 2019
20 August 2025
The Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Palliative Care Conference held on January 22 and 23, 2019, was jointly organized by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life and Georgetown University in Qatar with the aim of initiating a multidisciplinary exchange on the issues surrounding the treatment of patients facing life threatening illness and death, with a particular focus on opportunities and barriers to care in the region. Panel 2: Regulating Palliative Care: Legal Questions and Governing Frameworks - Dr. Kartina A. Choong, Reader of Medical Law and Ethics, Lancashire Law School at University of Central Lancashire - Dr. John Keown, Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Panel 3: Framing Palliative Care: Ethical Concepts and Principles - Dr. Aasim Padela, Director, Program on Medicine and Religion at University of Chicago - Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, Acting Director, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
