[SydPhil] TRUTH in DEMENTIA WORKSHOP final reminder

Stephen Matthews Stephen.Matthews at acu.edu.au
Tue Aug 13 11:55:01 AEST 2019


REMINDER

The Plunkett Centre for ethics (Australian Catholic University & St. Vincent’s Health Australia) invites you to a one-day workshop entitled “An investigation into truthfulness as a moral norm in dementia care”.
Keynote speaker: Julian C. Hughes, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Bristol University.
Date: Monday August 19, 2019
Time: 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

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This one-day workshop will bring together scholars from philosophy, psychiatry, cognitive science, and clinical neuropsychology (among others), to discuss ethical questions of truthfulness and authenticity in dementia care.

Program

TIME
SESSION/SPEAKER
9.30-9.55
Registration
9.55-10.00
Welcome
10.00-11.15
Keynote Julian Hughes (Bristol University):

Should we lie to people with dementia (for surely they lack ‘liberty of judgement’)?

11.15-11.40
Morning tea
11.40-12.30
Jeanette Kennett (MQU) & Steve Matthews (ACU)

Sense-making and truthfulness in dementia

12.30-1.30
Lunch
1.30-2.20
Philippa Byers (ACU)

Two virtues of truthfulness and vulnerability to stigma in dementia care

2.25-3.15
Richard Heersmink (La Trobe University)

Dementia, narratives, and artifacts

3.15-3.40
Afternoon tea
3.40-4.30
Panel: Julian Hughes; Zimra Seagall; Linda Barclay (Chair Catriona Mackenzie)

The workshop is free but spaces are limited, and it is essential to register. For more information, and to register, contact Philippa Byers: philippa.byers at acu.edu.au<mailto:philippa.byers at acu.edu.au>. Please include dietary restrictions when you register.





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