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Bioethics

Monday, August 16, 2010 through Friday, August 20, 2010
All Day
Immaculate Heart Retreat Center
3431 Waverly Drive
Los Angeles, CA (Map)
IHagan@la-archdiocese.org

Course Description: Bioethics is the branch of moral philosophy (ethics) that studies the moral character of acts regarding the generation, development and care of human beings. Bioethics draws important considerations from Catholic moral theology which fosters a culture of life. The course deals with the foundations of bioethics and ethical controversies raised by advances in medicine and biology. Taught by a priest who is also a doctor, course topics include: principles of medical ethics, competing ethical systems, the principle of the double effect, stem cell research, reproductive technologies, and other critical contemporary medical concerns.  

Reverend Juan R. Velez, M.D. is a Roman Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei working in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. A graduate of St. Joseph Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, he received his degree in medicine from the University of Navarre, Spain, in 1988. He then returned to Pittsburgh, where he trained for four years in Internal Medicine and was board certified. After residency he did one year of a fellowship in endocrinology at the Presbyterian University Hospital.

Course: Bioethics
Dates: August 16-20, 2010
Professor: Reverend Juan R. Velez, M.D.
Time: 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.
Location: Immaculate Heart Retreat House
3431 Waverly Drive. Los Angeles, CA 90027
Cost: For G.T.F. Credit: $500.00; Audit: $ 175.00

Lodging and Meals available at the Immaculate Heart Retreat House

7 day full room and board ranges from $385.00 to $455.00
5 day full room and board ranges from $275.00 to $325.00