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Organ Donation – A Public Debate – Bristol, 17 March

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Event Summary: Organ Donation Public Debate

Topic: Organ Donation and Transplantation in the UK
Event Type: Public debate and discussion forum
Date & Time: Thursday, 17 March 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Key Themes: Transplant coordination complexity, recipient experiences, philosophical and moral dimensions of organ donation
Panel Expertise: Organ recipient, family members, transplant coordinator, donor family network chairman, death and society scholar
Chair: Dr Julian Baggini, editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine
Cost: Free of charge
Registration: Booking essential; email Havi Carel to reserve
Organizer: Dr Havi Carel, Philosophy Department, UWE; sponsored by Arts and Humanities Research Council

Organ donation: the cost of not giving: A public debate

Thursday 17 March 2011, 6.30-8.00
Watershed, Bristol, BS1 5TX

This public event will bring together people involved in organ donation and transplantation to discuss the current situation in the UK. You will have a chance to hear about the complexity of transplant coordination, the harrowing experience of waiting for and going through a transplant, as well as philosophical and moral issues surrounding organ donation. Speakers include an organ recipient, family members, and health professionals.

Panel members:
Paul Arnold (family member)
Gill Hollis (transplant recipient)
Lynne Holt (Transplant Coordinator, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle)
David Nix (MBE) (Chairman, Donor Family Network)
Dr John Troyer (Deputy Director of the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath)

Chair:
Dr Julian Baggini, editor-in-chief , The Philosophers’ Magazine For related information, see our Reviewer needed: ‘Organ Donation in Japan A Medical Anthropological Study’ by Maria-Keiko Yasuoka.

The event is free of charge but booking is essential. To book a place email Havi Carel. The event is organised by Dr Havi Carel, Philosophy, UWE and is sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Download the Poster for this event

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