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Challenging Subject of Research on Children to be Addressed at Downstate

Apr 25, 2008

Brooklyn, NY - SUNY Downstate Medial Center's Division of Humanities in Medicine will hold a conference on medical research on children -- "Ethical Dilemmas in Research Involving Children: 'Damned If You Do or Don't'" -- on Tuesday, April 29, 8:30 - 4:30 p.m., in the Alumni Auditorium, 395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, New York.

Top figures in this field will be among the presenters, including Alan R. Fleischman, MD, senior vice president and medical director of the March of Dimes Foundation.  Dr. Fleischman will provide an overview of ethical issues related to research involving children, and then lead a panel examining the history of such research, as well as parental consent and children’s consent or assent.

Scott T. Miller, MD, professor of clinical pediatrics at SUNY Downstate, will discuss what parents and children hear when research is discussed with them, and Dale A. Distant, MD, professor of clinical surgery and director of transplantation at Downstate, will cover research issues in organ transplantation.

Other topics to be discussed include federal regulations and genetic research.

For information contact Alice Herb, JD, LLM, assistant clinical professor of family medicine and associate at law, 718-270-2752 or alice.herb@downstate.edu.

 

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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.

UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.