New Jersey End-of-Life CLE

On Thursday, September 8, a half-day CLE on end-of-life will be offered at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick.  

Tentative Program Agenda:
9:10		Introduction - Margaret J. Davino, Esq. - Role of lawyers in helping to prevent problems - Problems with end of life decision-making
9:40		Overview of end of life decision-making and problems involved, including Dartmouth Atlas Study and New Jersey's role in use of resources, plus medical futility and its role as a public health problem - Dr. Gregory Rokosz
10:40		Need for change in the law: the Betancourt case - William P. Isele, Esq.
11:10		Break
11:25		Overview of the case law regarding EOL decision-making: Conroy, Jobes, Quinlan - Cathyanne A. Pisciotta, Esq.
12:00		Statutory law in New Jersey now: medical POAs, health care proxies, living wills, and POLST in the future - William P. Isele, Esq.
12:30		Case Study - Panel
1:00		Adjournment