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Dr. Carol Petrozella

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Ethics News

New Link: Earth Ethics Institute: An Earth Literacy Resource Center Serving MDC Administrators, Faculty, Staff, and Students as well as the South Florida Community. Visit the website. Click here to view information about the Florida Supreme Court Decision in Bush v Schiavo. Powerpoint: This power point was presented by Maggie Procunier to the Miami Dade College BSN students enrolled in NUR 3826 Ethical Issues in Health Care and the Environment October 25, 2010. Maggie is the Bioethics & Patient Rights Coordinator for the Baptist Health System in Miami, Florida. She has graciously agreed to share her power point on the web site for others to view and use. She is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Institute for Ethics in Health Care. Click here to view the Powerpoint Presentation Florida Biothics Network: The conference – "Florida Bioethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions" – is the largest of its kind in the country, focusing on front-line health workers in clinical care and public health. Attendance is regularly between 300 and 400 people, including students. The April 1st conference is the 19th annual, now in conjunction with the University of Miami Ethics Programs. The conference is a forum for nonpartisan, nonsectarian assessment of contemporary ethical issues in health care. Click here to view the Brochure
Organ Procurement

	Umbilical Cord Blood Storage for the Public Good by Carol Petrozella, RN, Ed,D. Should health care providers promote the public storage of umbilical cord blood through the National Donor Marrow Program? Do nurses and other health care providers have a public responsibility to educate women of childbearing age and pregnant women about the benefits of public storage of their babies’ cord blood? more

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	Florida Biothics Network: The conference "Florida Bioethics: Debates, Decisions, Solutions" – is the largest of its kind in the country, focusing on front-line health workers in clinical care and public health. Attendance is regularly between 300 and 400 people, including students. The April 1st conference is the 19th annual, now in conjunction with the University of Miami Ethics Programs. The conference is a forum for nonpartisan, nonsectarian assessment of contemporary ethical issues in health care. Seminar can be viewed HERE

	Poison Control Seminar December 13, 2010 - 11am - 12pm Do you know what is dangerous in your environment and what to do if you or your loved ones come in contact with a substance?