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"Curing at Any Cost? On Embryos, Stem Cell Research, and the Ends of Medicine," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, July 31, 2006

"Why Being Ethical? Meaning, Functions, and Limits of Bioethics in the Hospital Setting," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, June 27, 2006

"Western and Eastern Philosophies in Alleviating Pain and Suffering in the Dying," 3rd Annual Compassionate End-of-Life and Decendent Affairs Conference, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, April 22, 2006

Making Decisions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: How Do We Talk to Parents," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, November 21, 2005

"How Do We Die with Dignity? Quality of Life in Clinical Decision Making," Critical Care Symposium, Westin Hotel, Long Beach, CA, October 14, 2005

"Honoring the Dignity of the Expiring Hospital Patient," 2nd Annual Compassionate End-of-Life and Decendent Affairs Conference, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, September 24, 2005

"Caring and Curing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit," 5th Annual High-Risk Mother/Infant Conference, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, May 21, 2005

"What is Death with Dignity? Bioethical Considerations on the End of Life" Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, April 4, 2005

"How Do We Die with Dignity? Ars Moriendi for the 21th Century," 2005 Medical Humanities Lecture, Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, Harbor City, CA, February 17, 2005

"Honoring the Dignity of the Expiring Hospital Patient," 1st Annual Compassionate End-of-Life and Decedents Affairs Conference, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, January 14, 2005

"Early Induction of Labor: Ethical Conflicts and Possible Solutions for Catholic Hospitals," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, July 21, 2004

"Whose Decision, Whose Responsibility? Thoughts on Informed Consent from the NICU," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, March 8, 2004

"Ethics in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Case of Trisomy 18," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, October 30, 2003

"Breaking the Iron Cage: Moral Integrity and Catholic Health Care," Key Note Address, Bon Secours Health Care System Planning Board Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 3, 2001

"Moral Absolutes and Catholic Health Care Ethics," A Retreat for the Bioethics Committee of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL, April 5, 2001

"The Future of Hospital Ethics Committees," Bioethics Grand Round, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL, April 5, 2001

"Introduction to the Ethics of Medicine," Lecture Series for the Association of Catholic Physicians, Milan (Italy), May 1990

"Principles of Medical Ethics," Lecture Series for Health Care Professionals, Hospital of Monza (Italy), May-June 1988