Presented By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)
CBSSM Special Free Screening: "Still Alice" (October 15, 7 pm)
Join the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine for a free screening
of the film "Still Alice" followed by a moderated discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
Free Admission
Moderator: Raymond De Vries, PhD
Panelists: Nancy Barbas, MD
J. Scott Roberts, PhD
Refreshments provided.
About the film
Based on Lisa Genova’s bestselling novel. In an Oscar winning performance, Julianne Moore plays Alice Howland, a renowned neurolinguistics professor at Columbia University who is diagnosed with familial, early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. The film provides insight into the patient’s perspective and the challenges patients, families, and caregivers face. The film also raises important bioethical questions related to patient autonomy, genetic testing, and personhood in the face of dementia.
of the film "Still Alice" followed by a moderated discussion.
Co-sponsored by the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center
Free Admission
Moderator: Raymond De Vries, PhD
Panelists: Nancy Barbas, MD
J. Scott Roberts, PhD
Refreshments provided.
About the film
Based on Lisa Genova’s bestselling novel. In an Oscar winning performance, Julianne Moore plays Alice Howland, a renowned neurolinguistics professor at Columbia University who is diagnosed with familial, early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. The film provides insight into the patient’s perspective and the challenges patients, families, and caregivers face. The film also raises important bioethical questions related to patient autonomy, genetic testing, and personhood in the face of dementia.
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