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| Opening Prayer Veni Sancte Spiritus9:05 Welcome9:10 “Brain Death” is not Death Philosophical and Scientific Evidence in BriefJosef Seifert, DDr. Phil. Habil.9:40 The “Birth” of “Brain Death” Thomas Zabiega, M.D.10:30 “Brain Death” is not Death: Clinical Experience Paul Byrne, M.D.11:00 Coffee Break12:00 Apnea Test Procedure versus Aggressive Therapy for Alleged “Brain Dead” PatientsCicero Coimbra, M.D., Ph.D.13:00 Lunch Break14:30 “Non-Heart-Beating” Donors, an Alternative to “Brain-Dead” Donors?Doyen Nguyen, OP, Dr. Med. Hematol., Dr. Moral Theol.15:30 Consent Policy and “Brain Death” Paul Byrne, M.D16:30 Coffee Break 17:00 General Discussion 18:00 End of Day 1. Dinner to Follow (TBA)Closing Prayer Salve ReginaOpening Prayer Veni Sancte Spiritus9:05 Substance and Organism as a Whole Sed Contra to Moschella’s pro-“Brain Death” Rationale Doyen Nguyen, OP, Dr. Med. Hematol., Dr. Moral Theol.10:30 Critique of the “Brain Death” Concept in the Writings of Robert Spaemann and Wolfgang Waldstein Fr. Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., Mag. Theol.11:30 Coffee Break12:00 Fundamental Philosophical Errors and Unthomistic Character of Lee and Grisez’s pro-“Brain Death” Rationale Josef Seifert, DDr. Phil. Habil.13:00 Lunch Break 14:30 Insights into Integration: What Makes an Organism a Whole?D. Alan Shewmon, M.D. (Live Video Presentation) 15:30 Did John Paul II Approve “Brain Death”?Doyen Nguyen, OP, Dr. Med. Hematol., Dr. Moral Theol.16:30 Coffee Break17:00 General Discussion18:00 Truth, the Foundation of a Culture of Life Bishop Athanasius Schneider (Live Video Presentation)18:30 Concluding Remarks Announcing the Theme of JAHLF 2020 Conference Josef Seifert, DDr. Phil. Habil18:45 End of Day 2. Banquet to Follow (TBA) Closing Prayer Salve Regina |
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