See photos and find information on October 19th Medical Ethics and the Holocaust Symposium
The October 19th Symposium, Medical Ethics and the Holocaust: What Can We Learn, was a tremendous success. Sponsored by UMA and the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, in partnership with Kozak and Gayer, the all-day symposium was attended by over 150 people in UMA's Jewett Auditorium.
Below are photos taken during the day.
Robert Bernheim, the Holocaust and Human Right Center of Maine's new Executive Director, kicked off the day with a discussion on Medical Ethics and Research in Germany from the Pre-War Era to Nuremberg.
Next up was Benjamin Townsend of Kozak and Gayer who reviewed the Doctors' Trials at Nuremberg.
The morning concluded with a conversation between Kozak and Gayer's Stacey Mondschein and Dr. Julius Ciembroniewicz. A prominent neurologist today, Dr "C" fled the Nazis as a young boy.
After lunch, Steve Johnson of Kozak and Gayer presented on Medical Research Abuses, Research Ethics and Human Subjects Protections.
Following Steve Johnson's talk, he moderated a panel discussion on the recent Bezwoda Breast Cancer Research Controversy. Dr. Craig Hurwitz presented the case study.
Fred Aronson, Elena Nawfel, and Frank Chessa were the other panelists during the discussion on the Bezwoda Breast Cancer Research Controversy.
George Annas, nationally renowned ethicists, provided a stirring keynote to close the day. His topic, Human Rights Outlaws, Geneva and the Global War on Terror, is covered in an article you can read here.
A special thanks to the UMA Student Government Association, the UMA Provost's Office, the Sam L. Cohen Foundation, Lester and Barbara Jolovitz, and the Maine Medical Association, whose support helped make this symposium possible.