DAY 1 – Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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| 08.50 |
Opening Remarks
Dr. Norma Tsotsi, Director for Undergraduate Studies, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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SESSION 1: Human Rights in Healthcare |
| 09.00 |
Health as a Human Right
Professor Laurel Baldwin-Ragaven, Head, Department of Family Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 10.00 |
Discussion |
| 10.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 2: Ethics of Healthcare
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Moderator:
Dr. Norma Tsotsi, Director for Undergraduate Studies, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 11.00 |
Ethical Issues in Healthcare Reform
Speaker to be confirmed |
| 11.30 |
Ethics of Managing the Difficult Patient
Professor Morgan Chetty, Chairman/CEO, KwaZulu Natal Managed Care Coalition, Durban, South Africa |
| 12.00 |
The Meaning of Professionalism
Ms. Ntsiki Mapukata-Sondzaba, Lecturer, Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 12.30 |
LUNCH BREAK
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SESSION 3: Universal Health Coverage
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Moderator:
Professor Ames Dhai, Director, Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14.00 |
Will National Health Insurance Achieve Equity in South Africa?
Dr. Jane Doherty, Independent Research, Part-Time Lecturer, Wits School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14.30 |
National Health Insurance in Ghana
Dr. Kwesi Eghan |
| 15.30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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SESSION 4: Clinical Ethics
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| 16.00 |
Death and Dying Ethical Issues
Speaker to be confirmed |
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Ethical Challenges in Management of Geriatrics
Professor Bilkish Cassim, Associate Professor, Head, Department of Geriatrics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa |
| 17.00 |
Discussion |
| 17.30 |
Closing Remarks and Close of the conference |