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Dying Well:
Medicine and Mortality through
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Eyes
Conference Schedule
8:30-9:00      Registration

9:00-9:15      Welcome and Introduction
                      The Rev. Christopher Leighton

9:15-9:45      Bridging the Gap
                      Richard Payne, M.D.
                      Meeting the medical and religious needs
                      of patients and their families at the
                      end-of-life

9:50-10:35    What Constitutes "Dying Well"?
                      Interdisciplinary break out groups

10:35-10:50   Break

10:50-11:05   What Constitutes "Dying Well"?
                      Plenary discussion

11:05-12:05   "Dying Well" Interfaith Perspectives
                      Panel and Questions/Answers
                      Sister Sharon Burns
                      Rabbi Dayle Friedman
                      Imam Yahya Hendi
                      Respondent: Richard Payne, M.D.

12:05-12:15   How To Decide When Nobody Can Agree?
                      Introduction of Medical Ethics
                        Case Study
                      John W. Payne, M.D.

12:15-1:30    Lunch
                      Table discussion of case study
                      A vegetarian lunch will be provided.
                      Kosher lunch will be available. To make
                      special arrangements, please call Rabbi
                      Charles Arian at the ICJS, 410-523-7227

1:30-2:15     My Soul Is Full of Troubles
                      Religious Text Study
                      Rosann Catalano, Ph.D.
                      Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner, Ph.D.

2:15-2:40     Islamic Perspective on End-of-Life Issues
                      Imam Hendi

2:40-2:55     Break

2:55-3:45     Changing Old Practices,
                   Framing New Connections
                      An interdisciplinary conversation
                      Sister Sharon Burns
                      Rabbi Dayle Friedman
                      Imam Yahya Hendi
                      John Payne, M.D.

3:45-4:15     Implementing Change:
                   Implications for Our Work
                      The Rev. Dr. Clyde Shallenberger,
                      D.D., D.H.L.
                      Richard Payne, M.D.

4:15-4:30     Adjournment


For More Information:
Contact Laura Riger at 410-523-7227
or e-mail riger@icjs.org.

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