Hostage in the ICU: Clinician Strategies when Families Demand Non-Beneficial Treatment

This is a one-hour open conversation with Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, Ph.D., HEC-C, one of the nation's leading scholars in medical law and clinical ethics with a special focus on patient rights, healthcare decision-making, and end-of-life options. It's an opportunity for students to ask candid questions about the situations healthcare professionals actually face - from informed consent and end-of-life decisions to navigating uncertainty, communicating with families and practicing good medicine without fear of legal consequences. Students can attend in Waitzer Hall, Room 133 or attend virtually (link to participate in the Student Forum virtually will be sent to the email provided in the Registration Form. Please send inquiries to VHS-DonorRelations@odu.edu.