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.
Medically Unnecessary Healthcare: Strategies for Preventing and Resolving Conflicts Over Potentially Inappropriate Life-Sustaining Treatment, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY EVMS DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS (September 16, 2026). This was part of my visit as the Robert C. Nusbaum Visiting Professor in Law, Medicine, and Medical Ethics.
Central Valley Regional Bioethics Conference (Oct. 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Bridge to Nowhere - Can ECMO Be Withdrawn over Patient/Family Objections?, SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS ANNUAL MEETING, Los Angeles, California (January 24-26, 2025).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 Patient and Surrogate Requests for Non-Beneficial and Potentially Inappropriate Treatment, CENTRACARE, Saint Cloud, Minnesota (March 19, 2024)
Key Strategies for Responding to Requests for Ineffective & Non-Beneficial Treatment in California, HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, Los Angeles, California (September 7, 2022).
