Who decides when you die?

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Tom Tomlinson, professor and director of the Michigan State University Center for Ethics and the Humanities in the Life Sciences, gave a presentation on ethical choices of end-of-life decisions, as well as offering guidance in constructing an advance directive that avoids the pitfalls.  Video of presentation

 

 
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The 2012-2013 series kicked off with “Is It Just a Cough or Lung Disease," a presentation by Dr. William Wadland about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the most common lung diseases. View presentation.  Dr. Dean Sienko presented, "Good health - it's more than health care," which asked the question by the American health system focuses on treatment, rather than on prevention.  View presentation
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