Life in the Balance is our latest six-week course about the Jewish perspective on everyday medical dilemmas. The course is accredited for Continuing Medical and Legal Education, and can help medical professionals develop a greater sensitivity to the concerns and decisions facing some of their Jewish patients.
In the class, students are presented with different voices from the medical community as well as the perspective of Jewish law, so they can be prepared to make an informed decision in consultation with their physician and rabbi.
Our first session on BRCA, Genetic Testing, and Preventive Measures took place at the Jewish Learning Centre this past Tuesday, with close to 50 students in attendance! To learn more or to register, please click here.
LESSON 1 | AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION | OCTOBER 29
BRCA, Genetic Testing, and Preventive Measures
Dr. Bernie Chodiker (56) MD, MSc, FCCMG, FRCPC
Medical Geneticist and Professor of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
LESSON 2 | THE WILL TO LIVE | NOVEMBER 5
Living Wills, Health-Care Proxies, and End-of-Life Care
Dr. Roger Saadia, MD FRCS(Ed)
Professor of Trauma Surgery and Director of Trauma and Acute Surgical Care
LESSON 3 | FETAL POSITION | NOVEMBER 12
Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction and Abortion
Dr. Mathew Lazar, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Emergency Medical Supervisor
LESSON 4 | A POUND OF FLESH | NOVEMBER 19
Compensation for Organ Donation
Dr. David Peretz, Msc, Bsc, FRCP(c), FACP
Director, Manitoba Liver Transplant Program
LESSON 5 | FINAL HONORS | NOVEMBER 26
Autopsy and Anatomical Dissection
Dr. Charles Littman, C.D., MBChB, FRCPC, DipRCPath,
Associate Professor, Anatomic and Forensic Pathology
LESSON 6 | A GIFT OF GENERATIONS | DECEMBER 3
The Uterus Transplant
Dr. Richard Boroditsky, MD, FRCSC, FACOG, FSOGC
Medical Director, Mature Women’s Centre