I have made dozens of presentations on medical futility disputes around the world. I have not listed them below because they are listed on another page of this website. I have also published dozens of articles and book chapters on medical futility disputes. I have not listed them below because they are listed on another page of this website. Still, I have included citations and links to the most recent materials.
Society of Critical Care Medicine (Feb. 2025)
Futile, Potentially Inappropriate, and Therapeutically Obstinate Interventions: Legal Dispute Resolution Pathways and Strategies when Surrogates Persist in Requesting Non-Beneficial Treatment, SCCM CRITICAL CARE CONGRESS, Orlando, Florida (February 23, 2025).
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Jan. 2025)
Bridge to Nowhere - Can ECMO Be Withdrawn over Patient/Family Objections?, SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS ANNUAL MEETING, Los Angeles, California (January 24-26, 2025).
Medical Futility in Psychiatry, BROCHER FOUNDATION, Hermance, Switzerland (October 16-18, 2024)
Futile, Non-Beneficial, and Potentially Inappropriate Treatment: Pivotal Strategies for Avoiding and Resolving Conflict, BIOETHICS GRAND ROUNDS, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICINE (May 15, 2024).
Key Strategies for Responding to Requests for Ineffective & Non-Beneficial Treatment in California, HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, Los Angeles, California (September 7, 2022).
