Ethics in Healthcare Conference: A One Day Conference for Learning, Dialogue, and Inter-Professional Exchange
May 29, 2026 | Iowa City, Iowa
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Program Agenda
Friday, May 29, 2026
Each session includes a 1-hour interactive lecture and a 30-minute Q&A. All sessions will be in the Medical Education Research Facility (MERF).
| Time | Title | Location |
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM | Registration and Coffee | Atrium, MERF |
| 8:00 - 8:15 AM | Welcome and Announcements Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD | MERF 1117 |
| 8:15 - 9:45 AM | Session 1 The Moral Calibration of Professional Duty: How Responsible Am I for My Patient’s Wellbeing? Aaron Kunz, DO, MA, MME | MERF 1117 |
| 9:45 - 10:00 AM | Break and Refreshments | Atrium, MERF |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Session 2 Between Patient, Parent, and Professional: A Framework for Ethical Pediatric Decision-Making Erica Salter, PhD, HEC-C | MERF 1117 |
| 11:30 - 12:30 PM | Lunch | Atrium, MERF |
| 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Session 3 AI and the Patient-Clinician Relationship Adam Cifu, MD | MERF 1117 |
| 2:00 - 2:15 PM | Break and Refreshments | Atrium, MERF |
| 2:15 - 3:45 PM | Session 4 Frequently Used Resources and References in Clinical Ethics Consultation Rebecca Benson, MD, PhD | MERF 1117 |
| 3:45 - 4:00 PM | Wrap-Up Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD | MERF 1117 |
Determination of educational content for this program and the selection of speakers are responsibilities of the conference director. There is no commercial or outside support for this conference.