Hat tip: Dentist.
Our speaker for Feb 16 is Dr. Jay Ja cobson. The title for his presentation is, “Death in America: the G ood, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Here is a biographical sketch:
Biographical Sketch
JAY A. JACOBSON
Ja y Jacobson, MD, MACP is Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine and Infecti ous Diseases and former Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and Humanit ies at LDS Hospital and the University Of Utah School of Medicine. He train ed at the U.of Florida, the CDC, the U.of Utah, and the U.of Chicago. He jo ined the Internal Medicine Department in 1978. In 1989, he established a ne w Division of Medical Ethics with colleagues from the University's Colleges of Law and Humanities, and its School of Medicine. He served on the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, the American College of Physician s' Ethics and Human Rights Committee, local hospital Ethics Committees, and chaired the School of Medicine's Institutional Review Board. He authored o r coauthored over 100 articles, book chapters, and the book, The Patient as Victim and Vector: Ethics and Infectious Diseases.
< p> From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Jacobson directed the Robert Wood Johnson Founda tion project, The Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care in Utah. He has r eceived the American Medical Association’s Isaac Hays and John Bell A ward for Leadership in Medical Ethics and Professionalism, a nomination for the American Association of Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award, a nd the University Of Utah School of Medicine Alumni Distinguished Service A ward. In 2008, he was named a Master by the American College of Physicians. Now retired from the University of Utah, he continues as an Infectious Dis ease and Medical Ethics consultant for Intermountain Healthcare Hospitals. In 2010-11, he served as President of the Salt Lake City Rotary Club. He se rved on the Governor’s Commission for Pandemic Preparedness and the U tah Hospital Association’s Crisis Standards of Care Committee. He ser ves on the Boards of the United Jewish Federation and The Inclusion Center for Community Justice. He teaches in the U. of Utah’s Osher Adult Lea rning Program.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jay Jacobson, M.D.
88 S 900 E #401
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 322-0723
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