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1 TableofContents AgendaAtaGlance... 2 WELCOME!... 5 Day1:Sunday,April10, WelcomeandIntroduction... 6 KeynoteAddress: ReligionandBioethics:AddressingCommonMisunderstandings... 6 Panel1:ExploringtheConnectednessofTechnology,Religion,&CultureandLawinBioethics... 8 RaymondDeVries,PhD TransplantingBioethicsintoDifferentSocieties ConcernsofCulture, ReligiousValues,andEthicalFrameworks... 8 RobertVischer,JD Theuneasy(andchanging)relationshipofhealthcareandreligioninour legalsystem... 9 Panel2:IslamicBioethicsThroughtheLensoftheIslamicTradition ShermanJackson,PhD ControversiesinIslamicLawandEthics ShaykhMusaFurber Howtraditionaljurisconsultsrespondtobioethicaldilemmasandtherole ofjuridicalcouncils ImamHassanAlQazwani TheRoleofaShiiteImaminBioethicalConsultations Panel3:IslamicBioethics Public&ProfessionalConsiderations SherineHamdy,PhD Notquitedead:whyEgyptiandoctorscontestthe"universal"criteriaof "braindeath" AhsanArozullah,MD,MPH TheRoleofMuslimPhysiciansintheBioethicsDiscourse FarrCurlin,MD,MS Whathasreligiontodowiththepracticeofmedicine? Panel4:BioethicsandtheHealthcareSystem AndrewBarnosky,DO,MPH "HospitalEthicsCommitteesandTheirRoleandProcess:The ExperienceattheUniversityofMichigan." JamesJones,MAR,DMin TheCurrentandPotentialRoleoftheMuslimChaplain EideAlawan AdvocatingforMuslimNeedstoHealthcareSystems ClosingRemarks&Reception Day2:Monday,April11, Openingaddress:BioethicsinaWorldofMechanicalMedicine Bioethics,IslamandMuslimPatientConcernsCasesfromSoutheastMichigan KeynoteAddress:IslamicAppliedEthicsandtheFutureApproach ClosingRemarks SuggestedReading AcknowledgementsandSupport... 25

2 AgendaAtaGlance Sunday April 10 th 2011 Day 1 7:45-8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00-9:25 Welcome & Introduction : Studying & Writing about Islamic Bioethics in America - the Challenges -Aasim I. Padela MD MS 9:25-9:55 Opening Keynote Address- Bioethical Discourse in the US- History, Trends & Future Howard Brody MD PhD 10:05-10:55 Panel 1: Exploring the connectedness of Technology, Religion, and Culture and Law in Bioethics Moderator- Faisal Qazi MD Transplanting Bioethics into Different Societies- Concerns of Culture, Religious Values and Ethical Frameworks Ray De Vries PhD The uneasy (and changing) relationship of healthcare and religion in our legal system Robert Vischer JD Q&A 11:00-12:30 Panel 2: Islamic Bioethics through the lens of the Islamic tradition Moderator: Taha Abdul Basser MA Controversies in Islamic Law and ethics Sherman Jackson PhD How traditional jurisconsults respond to bioethical dilemmas and the role of juridical councils- Shaykh Musa Furber The role of a Shiite Imam and Bioethical Consultations- Imam Hassan al-qazwini Q&A 12:45-2:00 Lunch & Break for Prayer [1:45-Zuhr congregation] Page 2 of 25

3 2:05-3:20 Panel 3: Islamic Bioethics - Public & Professional Considerations Moderator: Hamada Hamid MD MPH Not quite dead: why Egyptian doctors contest the universal criteria of brain-death Sherine Hamdy PhD The Role of Muslim Physicians in the Bioethics Discourse Ahsan Arozullah MD MPH What has religion to do with the practice of medicine- Farr Curlin MD MS Q&A 3:20-3:45 Networking break 3:50-5:00 Panel 4: Bioethics and the Healthcare System Moderator: Najah Bazzy RN Hospital Ethics Committees & Their Role and Process- The Experience at the University of Michigan Andrew Barnosky DO MPH The Current and Potential Role of the Muslim Chaplain James E. Jones MAR D. Min Advocating for Muslim Needs to Healthcare systems Eide Alawan 5:15-6:30 Closing Remarks & Reception What we know, what we don t know and what we can learn- Applied Islamic Bioethics in Action Hasan Shanawani MD MPH Page 3 of 25

4 Monday April 11 th 2011 Day 2 7:45-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:35-9:05 Bioethics in a world of mechanical medicine Joel Howell MD PhD 9:15 11:00 Bioethics, Islam and Muslim Patient Concerns- Cases from Southeast Michigan Najah Bazzy RN Imam Ali Sulaiman Ali PhD Hasan Shanawani MD MPH 11:05-11:45 Keynote Address: Islamic Applied Ethics and the Future Approach Tariq Ramadan PhD 11:45-11:55 Closing Remarks Aasim I. Padela MD MSc 11:55-12:40 Lunch Page 4 of 25

5 WELCOME! DearConferenceParticipant, WearedelightedtowelcomeyoutoourupcomingmultidisciplinaryevententitledWhereReligion, Policy,andBioethicsMeet:AnInterdisciplinaryConferenceonIslamicBioethicsandEndofLifeCare, whichwillbeheldattheuniversityofmichiganonapril1011,2011! Duringthis2dayconferenceweaimtobringtogetherIslamicscholarsandreligiousleaders,social scientists,healthprofessionalsandotherstakeholderstodiscussislamiclaw,bioethics,medicineand healthpolicy.day1consistsofsessionsaimedatprovidingafoundationalbasistothedifferent disciplinesengagedinthediscourse,andday2willofferaseriesofcloseddoorroundtable discussionsandresponse. Weareespeciallygratefulforthesupportofoursponsors.ThisconferenceissponsoredbytheCenter forethicsinpubliclife,theinternationalinstitute,theislamicstudiesprogram,theprogramin Medicine&Society,theDepartmentofNearandMiddleEasternStudies,andtheOfficeoftheVice PresidentforResearchattheUniversityofMichigan.OthersponsorsincludetheDarulQasimIslamic Institute,andtheInstituteforSocialPolicy&Understanding.Wearegratefulforadditionalfunding fromthegreenwallfoundation. Asaconfirmedregistrant,pleasefindincluded: Thetalktitlesandabstractsofconferencespeakers, Aselectionofshortbiographicaldataforspeakersandinvitedparticipants Welookforwardtoyourparticipation. Yours, AasimI.PadelaMDMSc HasanShanawani,MD,MPH ConferenceCoChair ConferenceCoChair Page 5 of 25

6 Day1:Sunday,April10,2011 7:45AM RegistrationandContinentalBreakfast 9:00AM WelcomeandIntroduction AasimPadela,MD,MSc Title:Studying&WritingaboutIslamicBioethicsinAmerica thechallenges AasimI.Padela,MD,MSc is a clinician, health services researcher and bioethicist who holds bachelordegreesinbiomedicalengineeringandclassicalarabic&literaturefromtheuniversityof Rochester, a medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed his emergency medicinetrainingattheuniversityofrochester.hehasbenefitedfromformalandinformalislamic ethicolegalstudiesundertakenwithinstructorshailingfromvariousislamicseminaries. Hisresearchfocusesonculturalaccommodationsfor,healthcaredisparitiesof,andethicalchallenges formuslimandarabamericanpopulations.heiscurrentlyarobertwoodjohnsonfoundation ClinicalScholarandlecturerattheUniversityofMichigan. HeisafellowattheInstituteforSocialPolicy&Understandingwithwhomheisworkingon communitybasedparticipatoryresearchprojectrelatingtotheroleofreligioninamericanmuslim healthbehaviors,healthcareseekingpatterns,andhealthcarechallenges.thisprojectisa collaborationwiththeislamicshuracouncilofmichigan,access,thecouncilofislamicorganization ofmichiganandlocalmosques. Hisbioethicsinterestsresideattheintersectionofreligionandhealthpolicyasitrelatestocultural modifications of healthcare delivery for minority patient populations, in the ethics of transnational andtransculturalhealthpartnerships,andinnormativeislamicbioethics.inthisveinhewasavisiting Fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies at Oxford University in and works in scholastic collaborationwithdarulqasim,anislamiceducationalinstitutioninchicagotoprobethefrontiersof appliedandtheoreticalislamicethics. 9:25AM KeynoteAddress: ReligionandBioethics:AddressingCommon Misunderstandings HowardBrody,MD,PhDandArleneMacdonald InconsideringtheimportanceofIslam,oranyotherreligioustradition,forU.S.bioethics,the specifictheologicalbeliefsandstructureofthatparticularreligionareobviouslyimportant.equally importantaregeneralquestionsabouttheroleofreligioninlifeandinethicalthinkingandbehavior. Thesegeneralquestionstoday,wecontend,arecommonlyobscuredbyimportantmisunderstandings. Wewillfirstaddresssomemisunderstandingsthatarisefromthenatureofreligion,howonemight beststudyit,andtheroleitplaysindailylife.wewillnextaddresstheattitudethataliberalsociety suchastheu.s.oughttohavetowardreligiousdiversity,andwhytolerationofreligiousdiversitysets Page 6 of 25

7 toolowastandard.wewillconcludewithsomesuggestionsastohowislamcancontributetoan enrichedunderstandingoftheroleofreligioninrelationtobioethics. HowardBrody,MD,PhD receivedhism.d.degreefromthecollegeofhumanmedicine,michigan StateUniversityin1976,andhisPh.D.inPhilosophy,alsofromMichiganStateUniversity,in1977. AftercompletinghisresidencyinfamilypracticeattheUniversityofVirginiaMedicalCenter, Charlottesville,hereturnedtoMichiganStateUniversity,whereheservedasUniversityDistinguished ProfessorofFamilyPractice,Philosophy,andtheCenterforEthicsandHumanitiesintheLifeSciences. HewasDirectoroftheCenterforEthicsandHumanitiesfrom1985to2000.In2006,Dr.Brodymoved totheuniversityoftexasmedicalbranchatgalveston,tobecomethedirectoroftheinstituteforthe MedicalHumanitiesandJohnP.McGovernCentennialChairinFamilyMedicine. Dr.Brody smostrecentbookisthefutureofbioethics(oxforduniversitypress,2009).heisalso authorofhooked:ethics,themedicalprofession,andthepharmaceuticalindustry(rowmanand Littlefield,2007),TheHealer spower(yaleuniversitypress,1992),storiesofsickness(yaleuniversity Press,1987;secondedition,OxfordUniversityPress,2003),EthicalDecisionsinMedicine(LittleBrown, secondedition1981),andplacebosandthephilosophyofmedicine(universityofchicagopress, 1980),Dr.Brodyhasalsowrittenmorethan100articlesonmedicalethics,familymedicine,and philosophyofmedicine.heisalsoacoauthor(withpetervintenjohansen,nigelpaneth,stephen Rachman,andMichaelRip)ofCholera,Chloroform,andtheScienceofMedicine:ALifeofJohnSnow (OxfordUniversityPress,2003).IncollaborationwithhiswifeDaralyn,Dr.BrodywroteThePlacebo Response:HowYouCanReleasetheBody sinnerpharmacyforbetterhealth,publishedby HarperCollinsin2000.Anotherbookonthehistoryofmedicalethics,MichaelRyan swritingson MedicalEthics(coeditedwithZahraMeghaniandKimberlyGreenwald)isinpress.Hisworkhasbeen translatedintosixlanguages. Dr.BrodywaselectedPresidentoftheSocietyforHealthandHumanValuesin In199394, Dr.BrodyservedasSeniorScholarinResidencyfortheAmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysiciansatthe AgencyforHealthCarePolicyandResearchinRockville,MD;healsochairedtheMichigan CommissiononDeathandDying.In1995,hewaselectedtotheInstituteofMedicineoftheNational AcademyofSciences.HewasgivenaLifetimeAchievementAwardbytheAmericanSocietyfor BioethicsandHumanitiesin2009. Page 7 of 25

8 Where Religion, Bioethics and Policy Meet: 10:05AM Panel1:ExploringtheConnectednessofTechnology,Religion,andCultureand LawinBioethics ModeratorFaisalQazi,DO Dr.FaisalQazicurrentlyservesasVicePresidentoftheAmericanMuslimHealthProfessionals,a nationalpublichealthgroupandwasthearchitectofamhp shealthpolicyinitiativesasits Presidentin2009.HeorganizedanumberofdelegationstoWashington,DCandSacramentoto advocateforhealthreformanditssubsequentimplementation.asaresultofsucheffortsamhp hadthehonorofbeinginvitedbythetoattendthehealthcarereformbillsigningcelebrationin March2009. Dr.QazifoundedandbecamethefirstCEOofHUDA(HealthUnitonDavisonAvenue)freeclinicin Detroitin2004.HeconceivedtheideaoftheMuslimFreeClinicsCouncil;aloosecoalitionof35 Muslimoperatedcharitableclinicsfromacrossthecountry. Dr.QazihasprovidedCMEpresentationsonissuesofNeuroethicsandservesonhishospitalwide bioethicscommittees. Dr.QazihasbeenpracticingNeurologyingreaterPomonaValleyandtheInlandEmpireareasince 2006.HeiselectedtodirecttheStrokeProgramatSanAntonioCommunityHospitalin2011.He istheassistantprofessorandlectureratwesternuniversityofhealthsciences,collegeof OsteopathicMedicineinPomona,CaliforniawherehealsoispresentsaMSAsponsoredyear roundseriesonislamicmedicalethics. Dr.Qazi sworkhasbeenfeaturedininterviewstonpr,voiceofamerica,cnnandpbs.hehas receivedthehonorofbeinglistedamongstthebestdoctorsofinlandempire. RaymondDeVries,PhD TransplantingBioethicsintoDifferentSocieties Concernsof Culture,ReligiousValues,andEthicalFrameworks Abstract: Bioethics,bywhichImeanthe40somethingyearoldfieldconcernedwiththemoral problemsofmedicalresearchandclinicalcare,gotitsstartinnorthamericaandeurope.theideasof bioethics generatedinthecontextofjudeochristian,enlightenmentculture havetravelledto otherpartsoftheworldalongwithwesternmedicineandmedicalscience.whenclinicaltrialswere exportedtotheglobalsouth,ethicswasanecessarycompanion:ifthedrugsbeingtestedweretobe approvedbackathome,theresearchhadtobedoneaccordingtotheethicalrulesohrp(officefor HumanResearchProtections).Buthowcanethicalconceptsdevelopedinthecontextofwestern culturebeappliedtononwesternsocieties.usingbothaclosereadingofthesmallbutgrowingbody ofliteratureonwesternbioethicsinnonwesternsocietiesandinterviewswithstudentsfromthe globalstudyinginethicsineurope,iexplorethreewaysthatwesternbioethicalideasfindtheirway intononwesternsocieties:1)theideasmaybe adoptedwholesale,borroweddirectlyandputinto practice,2)theideasmaybetakenfromthewest,butmoldedandalteredtofitlocalculture,and3) westernethicalideasmaybeusedtoopenaconversationaboutmoralstandardsandstimulatethe searchforapplicableethicalideasthataredrawnfromlocalcultureandreflectlocaltraditions. Page 8 of 25

9 RayDeVries,PhD RaymondG.DeVries,Ph.D.,isProfessorintheCenterforBioethicsandSocial ScienceinMedicine,theDepartmentofObstetricsandGynecology,andtheDepartmentofMedical EducationattheMedicalSchool,UniversityofMichigan.HeistheauthorofAPleasingBirth: MidwiferyandMaternityCareintheNetherlands(TempleUniversityPress,2005),andcoeditorofThe ViewfromHere:BioethicsandtheSocialSciences(Blackwell,2007).Heisatworkonacriticalsocial historyofbioethics,andisstudying:theregulationofscience;internationalresearchethics;the difficultiesofinformedconsent;bioethicsandtheproblemofsuffering;andthesocial,ethical,and policyissuesassociatedwithnonmedicallyindicatedsurgicalbirth. RobertVischer,JD Theuneasy(andchanging)relationshipofhealthcareand religioninourlegalsystem Abstract:Thelibertyofconscience,wellestablishedasafoundationalpremiseofourlegal system,isoflimitedusefulnessinsortingouttheincreasinglythornydilemmassurroundingthe interplayofreligiouscommitmentandprofessionalidentityinourlegalsystemgenerally,especiallyin thehealthcarecontext. RobertK.Vischer,JD RobertK.VischerisProfessorofLawattheUniversityofSt.Thomasin Minneapolis,MinnesotaandisaseniorfellowattheMurphyInstituteforCatholicThought,Law,and PublicPolicy.Hisscholarshipfocusesontheintersectionbetweenlawandreligion,withaparticular concernforthereligiousandmoraldimensionsofprofessionalidentity.heistheauthorof ConscienceandtheCommonGood:ReclaimingtheSpaceBetweenPersonandState(CambridgeUP 2010),andhehaspublishedmorethantwodozenarticlesinacademicjournals.Healsowrites regularlyforthemagazinecommonwealandblogsatmirrorofjustice.heisagraduateofthe HarvardLawSchool,wherehewasaneditorofthelawreview. Page 9 of 25

10 11:00AM Panel2:IslamicBioethicsThroughtheLensoftheIslamicTradition Moderator:TahaAbdulBasser,MA TahaAbdulBasser,MAistheChaplainfortheHarvardIslamicSociety(HIS),astudentorganization thatisdedicatedtomeetingthesocialandreligiousneedsofthemuslimcommunityatharvard andpromotinganawarenessofislamintheharvardcommunity.(theislamicsocietyhasbeen servingtheharvardcommunitysinceitsestablishmentin1955.)abdulbasserhasbeenan intermittentsermondelivererandprayerleaderforthefridaycongregationalservice,organized byhisformorethanadecade.hestartedasanactivememberoftheislamicsocietyasan undergraduateandforseveralyearswasanadvisortotheislamicsocietyasagraduatestudent. BornandraisedasaMusliminNewYorkCity,AbdulBassercamefromNewYorkCitytoattend HarvardCollegein1992andgraduatedin1996withadegreeinComparativeStudyofReligion, wentontopursuegraduatestudiesandhasbeenatharvardeversince. AbdulBasserhasbeenastudentofthetraditionalIslamicsciencesformorethan15years,having spentabrieftimestudyinginsouthernarabia,withtraditionallicensestotransmitwhathehas learnedfromhisteachers,andisanabdinthedepartmentofneareasternlanguagesand CivilizationswhilecurrentlycompletingadissertationinpostformativeIslamicethicsand traditionalarabicliterarytheory. ShermanJackson,PhD ControversiesinIslamicLawandEthics Abstract:AnimportantquestioninIslamicBioethicsishowwedeterminegoodandevilandethical behavior.thistalkwilldiscussthefoundationalprinciplesforislamiclaw.participantswilldiscussthe rolesofrationalthought(aql),revelationandthesayingsoftheprophet.dr.jacksonwilladditionally describethestructureofislamiclaw,withanemphasisonthesunnischoolofthought. ShermanA.JacksonistheArthurF.ThurnauProfessorofNearEasternStudies,VisitingProfessorof LawandProfessorofAfroAmericanStudiesattheUniversityofMichigan.ProfessorJacksonreceived hisph.d.fromtheuniversityofpennsylvaniaandhastaughtattheuniversityoftexasataustin, IndianaUniversity,andWayneStateUniversity.From1987to1989,heservedasExecutiveDirectorof thecenterofarabicstudyabroadincairo,egypt.heisauthorofseveralbooks,includingislamiclaw andthestate:theconstitutionaljurisprudenceofshihabaldinalqarafi(e.j.brill,1996),onthe BoundariesofTheologicalToleranceinIslam:AbuHamidalGhazali'sFaysalalTafriqa(Oxford,2002), IslamandtheBlackamerican:LookingTowardstheThirdResurrection(Oxford,2005)andIslamand theproblemofblacksuffering(oxford,2009). ProfessorJacksonhasbeenfeaturedontheWashingtonPostNewsweekblog,"OnFaith,"aswellas thehuffingtonpost.in2009,hewasnamedamongthe500mostinfluentialmuslimsintheworldby theroyalislamicstrategicstudiescenterinamman,jordanandtheprincealwaleedbintalalcenter formuslimchristianunderstanding.hehasalsobeenrecognizedbyreligionnewswritersassociation ReligionLinkasamongthetoptenexpertsonIslaminAmerica. Page 10 of 25

11 ShaykhMusaFurber Howtraditionaljurisconsultsrespondtobioethicaldilemmas andtheroleofjuridicalcouncils Abstract:"ThistalkwithfocusonhowSunnijurisconsultsrespondtobioethicaldilemmas.Itwillcover thehistoricalroleofjurisconsultsinansweringethicolegalquestions,theknowledgeandskills employedbyindividualscholarsandhowtheseareapplied.itwillalsocovertheemergenceofgroup "ijtihad"councilsandtheirroleinaddressingemergingissues." ShaykhMusaFurber is a traditional jurisconsult and specialist in Islamic law. He was born in MassachusettsandraisedinPortland,Oregon.HemajoredinlinguisticsatPortlandStateUniversity, with an emphasis on computational linguistics and cognitive science. After graduation he went to Damascus where he completed an intensive fouryear study of the traditional Islamic disciplines including Qur'anic studies, Prophetic traditions, ethics, law and jurisprudence, advanced Arabic grammar and the Prophetic biography (sira). Upon completion of the program, he continued his studieswithscholarsinandarounddamascus,whoauthorizedhimtotranslateandteachthem.he later relocated to Cairo, Egypt, where he entered and completed an intensive mentorship in the issuanceoflegalresponsa(fatawa)atdaralifta'almisriyya,underthedirectsupervisionofshaykh Dr.AliJumu`a,theGrandMuftiofEgypt,whoauthorizedhimtoissuelegalresponse.WhileatDaral Ifta'heservedasanofficialresearcherandEnglishtranslatorforDaralIfta'.Hecurrentlyresidesin AbuDhabiandisaleadlegalresearcherattheTabahInsituteforIslamicStudiesinAbuDhabi,UAE. ImamHassanAlQazwani TheRoleofaShiiteImaminBioethicalConsultations Abstract:ThedenominationofAhlulBaytMuslims(popularlyknownas Shi a )isalargeandunder recognizedcommunityintheunitedstates.theshi acommunityenjoysitsowndistinctapproachto Islamictradition;itsmembersfaceuniquechallengesofdiscriminationandpersecution;andthe religiousleadersofthecommunityhaveainimitablerelationshipwithandspecialresponsibilitiesto t heircongregation. Duringthissession,participantswillidentifykeyaspectsoftheAmericanShiaMuslimCommunitythat areimportanttophysicians,hospitaladministrators,andbioethicists;wewilldiscusschallengesfaced byshiamuslimsinamericanhealthcare;andwewilldistinguishimportantdifferencesand approachestogod slawandtraditionbetweenshi aandsunnidenominations. ImamSayidHassanAlQazwini istheleaderoftheislamiccenterofamerica(ica)indearborn, Michigan,thelargestmosqueinNorthAmerica.Heisalsofounderandspiritualleaderofoneofthe largest Muslim youth organizations in North America, the Young Muslim Association (YMA). ImamAlQazwiniwasborninKarbala,Iraq.Hestudiedfor12yearsattheIslamicSeminaryinQom, Iran, with a focus on Islamic Jurisprudence and Quranic commentary. During his studies, he administered the Islamic journalannibras(eternal Light) and authored two books:meditation on Sahihain: A Critique of Sahih AlBukhari and Sahih Muslim, andprophet Mohammad: The Ethical Prospect.Afterthecompletionofhisstudiesin1992,hecametotheUnitedStatesandservedasa teacher and scholar of religion prior to his arrival at the ICA in ImamAlQazwiniisanationalfigureintheAmericanMuslimCommunitywhohasappearedonCNN, NPR,BBC,VOA,andavarietyofothernewsoutlets.HehasbeeninvitedtoadvisemembersofUS Page 11 of 25

12 Congress, the US State Department, and multiple sitting US Presidents on the needs of Muslims in America, Iraq, and around the world. He is most recently author ofamerican Crescent: A Muslim ClericonthePowerofHisFaith,theStruggleAgainstPrejudice,andtheFutureofIslamandAmerica. 12:45PM Lunch&BreakforPrayer Page 12 of 25

13 2:05PM Panel3:IslamicBioethics Public&ProfessionalConsiderations Moderator:HamadaHamid,MD,MPH HamadaHamidistheDirectorfortheCenterforGlobalHealthatISPU.HeisalsoaClinicalInstructor inthedepartmentsofneurologyandpsychiatryatyaleuniversity.dr.hamidcompletedadual residencyinneurologyandpsychiatryandamastersinglobalpublichealthatnewyork University,followedbyaclinicalresearchfellowshipinepilepsyatYaleUniversity.Dr.Hamidhas publishedseveralarticlesandbookchaptersonneuropsychiatricillness,mentalhealthpolicyin themiddleeast,andtheroleofcultureinmentalillnessacrossadiversespectrumofmuslim populations.heisalsothefoundingandcurrentmanagingeditorofthejournalofmuslimmental Health.Dr.HamidhasservedontheboardsofTamkeen,anArabAmericansocialserviceagency, MuslimMentalHealth,Inc.,MuslimFamilyServices,andheisanaffiliatedfacultymemberforthe CouncilofMiddleEastStudiesatYaleUniversity.Dr.HamidwasaFulbrightFellowinJordan (20023)andhisessay"DevelopingIraq'sNationalMentalHealthPolicy"wasawardedNYU's OutstandingPaperinGlobalPublicHealthAward.DrHamidreceivedhismedicaldegreefromthe SchoolofMedicineatMichiganStateUniversity. SherineHamdy,PhD Notquitedead:whyEgyptiandoctorscontestthe"universal"criteriaof"brain death" Abstract:DrawingonethnographicfieldworkinEgyptaroundtheorgantransplantdebate,Iexamine thewaysinwhichthe"scientific"criteriaofdeterminingdeathintermsofbrainfunctioniscontested byegyptiandoctors.whereasinnorthamerica,thedeathofthe"person"isassociatedwiththe cessationofbrainfunction,inegypt,anysignofbiologicallifeisevidenceofthepersistence(evenif fleeting)ofthesoul.medicalanthropologistsworkinginnorthamerica(margaretlockandlesley Sharp)haveanalyzedhoworgandonationdependsonmetaphorsof"recycling"ortranscendental notionsofthedead"livingon"inthebodiesofothers.theseideasarevirtuallyunintelligibleinegypt, wheredevoutmuslimsunderstanddeathasinevitableandthepreparationfordeathasanintegral aspectoflivingavirtuouslife.iproposethatwhatisvaluedas"scientific"and"rational"then,that whichperpetuatesorgantransplantationasapracticeineuroamericansettings,isnotthede sacralizationofthebody,butadifferentaspectofitssacralization:oneinwhichtheimmaterialityof thebodyisessentialtothefreeingofitsspirit.thisiscontrastedwiththeegyptiancaseinwhichthe materialityofthebodyismorecloselyassociatedwiththesoul. SherineHamdy,PhD isamedicalanthropologistandassistantprofessorofanthropologyandthe KutaybaAlghanimAssistantProfessorofSocialSciencesatBrownUniversity.Herinterestsareatthe intersectionswithsciencestudiesandcontemporaryislamicthoughtandshecurrentlyworkson issuesrelatedtomedicine,environmentalhealth,biotechnologies,reproduction,andorgan transplantation.her2008article"whenthestateandyourkidneysfail:politicaletiologiesinan Egyptiandialysisunit"wontheRudolphVirchowawardfromtheSocietyofMedicalAnthropology.Her book:ourbodiesbelongtogod:islam,organtransplants,andthestruggleforhumandignityin EgyptwillbepublishedintheFall2011withtheUniversityofCaliforniaPress.ShewillbeaFellowat theinstituteforadvancedstudyatprinceton Page 13 of 25

14 AhsanArozullah,MD,MPH TheRoleofMuslimPhysiciansintheBioethicsDiscourse AhsanArozullah,MD,MPH Ahsan Arozullah is currently a Medical Director in Patient Safety and PharmacovigilanceatAstellasPharmaGlobalDevelopment.PriortojoiningAstellas,hewasan AssociateProfessorintheSectionsofGeneralInternalMedicineandHealthPromotionResearch attheuniversityofillinoisatchicagowithresearchinterestsincludingtheimpactoflowhealth literacyand social support on racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare utilization. He continues to mentorfellowsandjuniorfacultymembersasaclinicalassociateprofessorattheuniversityof Illinois.DrArozullahisaseniorstudentandamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofDarulQasim, aninstituteofhigherislamiclearning.healsoservesasavolunteerphysicianandamemberof theadvisoryboardfortheiman(innercitymuslimactionnetwork)healthclinicinitiative,afree health clinic in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.dr. Arozullah graduated from Northwestern UniversityMedicalSchoolandcompletedhisInternalMedicineResidencyandChiefResidencyat Northwestern as well.following residency training, he completed ageneral Internal Medicine FellowshipandMaster sinpublichealth(mph)atharvardwithtraininginclinicalepidemiology andhealthservicesresearch. FarrCurlin,MD,MS Whathasreligiontodowiththepracticeofmedicine? Abstract:Intheworldofcontemporarymedicine,scienceisfrontandcenter,andforgoodreason. Scienceprovidesmodernmedicinewithextraordinarydiagnosticandtherapeuticcapacitiesthatcan beemployedtocareforpatients.yetthereismoretomedicinethansciencecanknow.sciencecannot providevisionstoanimatecareofthesick,moralframeworkstoguidetheapplicationofmedical technology,orpracticesthatnurtureandextendourcapacitytocareforothers.forthese,medicine turnstoreligiousandsecularmoraltraditionsandpractices.inthistalkdr.curlinexamineshow religiousconceptsareimplicitandoperativeinallpracticesofmedicine.hethenproposesthatthe professionofmedicineshouldengagemoredeeplyandexplicitlywithreligiouscommunitiesand traditionsasresourcesforforminggoodphysiciansandsustainingpracticesofmedicinethatanswer totheconceptofvocation. FarrA.Curlin,MD,MS is Associate Professor of Medicine and CoDirector of the Program on MedicineandReligionattheUniversityofChicago,whereheworkswithDanielSulmasy,MD,PhDand colleaguesfromthemacleancenterforclinicalmedicalethicsandtheuniversityofchicagodivinity Schooltofosterstudyandpublicdiscourseregardingtheintersectionsofreligionandthepracticeof medicine.aftergraduatingfromtheuniversityofnorthcarolinaschoolofmedicine,hemovedtothe UniversityofChicagowherehecompletedinternalmedicineresidencytrainingandfellowshipsinboth health services research and clinical ethics before joining the faculty. Dr. Curlin sempirical research chartstheinfluenceofphysicians'moraltraditionsandcommitments,bothreligiousandsecular,on physicians' clinical practices. His normative work addresses questions regarding whether and how physicians religiouscommitmentsandpracticesshouldshapetheirpracticesofmedicineinourplural democracy. 3:20PM NetworkingBreak Page 14 of 25

15 3:50PM Panel4:BioethicsandtheHealthcareSystem Moderator:NajahBazzy,RN NajahBazzy,RN,isaTransculturalNurseClinicalSpecialistandaDiversitySpecialistwith25years specializingintheareaoftransculturalhealthcare.shehasanextensivebackgroundincritical carenursingwithspecialexpertiseinarabandmuslimhealthcare,beliefs,andpractices.sheis CEOofDiversitySpecialistsandTransculturalHealthCareSolutions.Mrs.Bazzyisalsothe ExecutiveDirectorandfounderofZamanInternational,aHumanitarianNonProfitOrganization whichprovidescrucialservicestomanyinthemetropolitandetroitthroughitsprogramssuchas BaytAlZahraCrisisAssistanceandRefugeeResettlement,B.O.O.S.T. EducationalandVocational Trainingforwomen,MobileFoodPantryandPlotsforTots InfantBurialAssistanceandSipsof Hope aninternationalwellprojecttobringsafedrinkingwatertoatriskpopulations.sheis alsooneofthecofoundersandsenioradvisorfortheyoungmuslimassociationoftheislamic CenterofAmerica,focusingonthedevelopmentofyouthleadersandmentors. NajahBazzyiswellknownlocallyandinternationallyforherlecturesonmanytopicsrelatedtoIslam, includinginterfaithdialogue,genderequityandequality,humanrights,andmedicalethics. AndrewBarnosky,DO,MPH"HospitalEthicsCommitteesandTheirRoleandProcess:The ExperienceattheUniversityofMichigan." Abstract:UsingtheexperienceoftheUniversityofMichiganHealthSystem,thisbriefdiscussion focusesonthepurposeandprocessoftheclinicalethicsconsultationserviceandthemedicalethics committeeinservingpatientsfamilies,andphysicians.attentioniscenteredontheuseofwebbased methodologyandtheintegrationoftheelectronicmedicalrecordinachievingqualityinconsultation, andindisseminatinginformationandconsultation recommendationstoappropriateindividuals. AndrewBarnosky,DO,MPHisanattendingphysicianintheDepartmentofEmergencyMedicineat theuniversityofmichiganmedicalcenter,andanassociateprofessorattheuniversityofmichigan MedicalSchool.IntheCollegeofLiterature,Science,andtheArts,heisthedirectoroftheHealth SciencesScholarsProgram.FortheUniversityofMichiganHealthSystem,heistheDirectorofthe ClinicalEthicsConsultationService,servesasthechairpersonoftheAdultMedicalEthicsCommittee, andisthedirectorofthemedicalschool s BioethicsGrandRounds Program.Heisapublichealth graduateoftheharvardschoolofpublichealth,andwasrecentlyavisitingclinicalscholarinendof lifecareandpalliativemedicineatchurchillhospital,universityofoxfordmedicalschool,oxford, England. JamesJones,MAR,DMin TheCurrentandPotentialRoleoftheMuslimChaplain Abstract:Asrelativenewcomerstothefieldofhospitalchaplaincy,adherentstotheMuslimfaithhave abitofcatchinguptodo.thefocusofthispresentationwillbeprimarilyonthepotentialformuslim Chaplaincytoenhancetheconceptofcarewithcompassionadvocatedbyhospitalchaplainswhoare currentlyinthefield. Page 15 of 25

16 Backgroundforthispresentationwillbeprimarilybasedontwodocuments:therecentlyreleased (November2010)ISPUreporton ChaplaincyServicesforMuslimPatientsinNewYorkCity anda 2005pamphletdistributedbytheCouncilonAmericanIslamicRelations(CAIR)entitled AHealthCare Providers'GuidetoIslamicReligiousPractices.Asweassessthecurrentandpotentialroleofthe MuslimChaplainintheareaofbioethics,thefocuswillbeonthreeimportantissuesagency, boundarymanagementandculturalcompetency. JamesE.Jones,MAR,DMin Jimmy(James)Jones,D.Min,isAssociateProfessorofWorldReligions withaconcurrentappointmentintheafricanstudiesdepartmentatmanhattanvillecollege (Purchase,NY).ProfessorJoneshasbeenavolunteerprisonchaplainsince1980andnowservesasa communitybasedmentorincooperationwiththeyalenewhavenhospitalclinicalpastoraleducation (CPE)program.HeisalsochairoftheBoardofMasjidAlIslamandhasunpaidprojectdirectorforthe NationalIslamicChaplaincyEndorsementprojectforthelastfouryears.ProfessorJonesholdsa MasterofArtsinReligionfromYaleDivinitySchoolandaDoctorofMinistryfromHartfordSeminary. EideAlawan AdvocatingforMuslimNeedstoHealthcareSystems Abstract:Hospitalsaremakinglaudableeffortstomeetthereligiousandspiritualneedsofminority communitiestheyserve.thegoalsofthesehospitalsarechallengingandelusiveevenunderthebestof circumstances.intheendofthissession,learnerswillbeabletociteafewofthechallengeslocalhospitals havefacedintryingtomeetthenutritional,religiouspractice,andotherneedsoflocalmuslim communities.wewilldiscusssomeofthesechallengesandbrieflyconsideralternateapproachesto meetingthespecialneedsofminorityreligiousgroupsintheus. EideAlawanservesastheDiversityLiaisonforHarperHospital/Women'sHospitaloftheDetroit MedicalCenter(DMC).Hehasextensiveexperienceasapatientadvocate,spiritualsupport representative,patientconfidante,interfaithgroupcounselor,ethnic&diversityliaison,and motivationalguideforpatienthealthbenefitsrecovery.headvisesthedmconpatient/physician communicationskillsandimprovinghospitalsensitivitytoandabilitytoworkwithpeopleofallfaiths, ethnictraditions,andracialbackgrounds. MrAlawanalsoservesontheethicscommitteesofOakwoodHospital,Dearborn;Children'sHospital ofdmc,detroit;andthedetroitmedicalcenterofdetroit.heservesastheintra&interfaith outreachofficeroftheislamiccenterofamerica,locatedindearborn,michiganandasliaisonto ImamSayedHassanQazwini,oftheIslamicCenterofAmerica. Page 16 of 25

17 5:15PM ClosingRemarks&Reception HasanShanawani,MD,MPH Title:WhatWeKnow,WhatWeDon tknowandwhatwecanlearn AppliedIslamicBioethicsin Action HasanShanawani,MD,MPHisanassistantprofessorofpulmonaryandcriticalcaremedicineatthe WayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicineinDetroit,Michigan.HeisafacultymemberoftheWayne StateUniversityCentertoAdvancePalliativeCareExcellence(CAPEWAYNE).Heseespatientsatthe andharperuniversityhospital,bothindetroit,michigan. DrShanawaniadvisestheAssociationofMuslimHealthProfessionals(AMHP)andtheIslamicMedical AssociationofNorthAmerica(IMANA)onprofessionalism,bioethics,andpatientneedsinNorth America.DrShanawanifurtherservesontheclinicalethicscommitteesoftheandHarperUniversity Hospital.Healsoservesontheethicsandconflictofinterestcommitteeofthenation slargest professionalsocietyforpulmonaryandcriticalcarephysicians,theamericanthoracicsociety(ats).in 2011,hewasappointedtotheethicscommitteeoftheMichiganStateMedicalSociety. DrShanawani scurrentresearchandteachinginterestsrelatetobarrierstocommunicationbetween physicians providing endoflife care and critically ill patients from minority ethnic and religious backgrounds. Dr Shanawani has published in and is an expert in clinical medicine, physician and institutionalethics,researchethics,endoflifecare,physiciancommunication,healthdisparities,and clinicalhealthpolicy. Page 17 of 25

18 Day2:Monday,April11,2011 8:35AM Openingaddress:BioethicsinaWorldofMechanicalMedicine JoelD.Howell,MD,PhD JoelD.Howell,MD,PhD,istheVictorVaughanProfessoroftheHistoryofMedicineattheUniversity ofmichigan,whereheisalsoaprofessorinthedepartmentsofinternalmedicine(medicalschool), History(CollegeofLiterature,Science,andtheArts),andHealthServicesManagementandPolicy (SchoolofPublicHealth).HereceivedhisMDandcompletedhisresidencyininternalmedicineatthe UniversityofChicago.HethenreceivedhisPhDintheHistoryandSociologyofScienceatthe UniversityofPennsylvania,wherehewasalsoaRobertWoodJohnsonClinicalScholar.Dr.Howellis DirectorofthePrograminSocietyandMedicineandAssociateChairoftheDepartmentofHistory; from1993to2007hedirectedtherobertwoodjohnsonclinicalscholarsprogram.dr.howellstudies thehistoryofmedicaltechnology,examininghowsocialandcontextualfactorshaveshapedits diffusionandclinicalapplication.hisresearchattemptstounderstandwhyamericanmedicinehas becomesoobsessedwithscienceandtechnology,includingafocusonhealthpolicyandananalysisof factorsthathavebothcontributedtoandslowedthediffusionofmedicaltechnology.heisalso writingonthehistoryofhumanexperimentationandonideasaboutheartattacks.dr.howell s publicationshaveappearedwidelyinthemedicalandthehistoricalliterature.hisresearchhasbeen supportedbothbyfederalgrants(nationalendowmentforthehumanitiesandthenationalinstitutes ofhealth)andbyfoundations(hereceivedarobertwoodjohnsonfoundationinvestigatorawardin HealthPolicyResearchandaBurroughsWelcomeFoundationAwardintheHistoryofMedicine).In addition,heiscurrentlystudyingtheeffectsoftheartsonclinicalpracticewithagrantfromthe AssociationofPerformingArtsPresentersCreativeCampusInnovationsGrantProgram,fundedbythe DorisDukeCharitableFoundation.Dr.Howellisapracticinginternistinboththeoutpatientand inpatientsettingsandregularlyteachesinthemedicalschool,theschoolofpublichealth,thecollege ofliterature,scienceandthearts,andthelawschool. Page 18 of 25

19 9:15AMBioethics,IslamandMuslimPatientConcernsCasesfromSoutheastMichigan Abstract:Interestintheprovisionofculturallycompetentcarehasincreasedtremendouslyamong patientsandtheirfamilies,healthprofessionals,andpolicymakers.althoughcountlessstories documentwonderfulcaredeliveredtopatientsandfamiliesattheendoflife,studiesalsohighlight importantshortcomingsinthequalityofendoflifecareforthemajorityofpatients.atthesame time,astheimmigrantmuslimcommunityintegratesintheunitedstates,itisstrugglingtograpple withmedicalservicesandtheethicalconsiderationsthatcomewiththoseservices.tothatend, studyingexperiencesofmuslimamericansattheendoflifeisanimportantstepformuslimpatients andamericanhospitalstobetterunderstandcareattheendoflife.wewillpresentcasesofmuslims withsevereillnessinamericanhospitals,andexaminesdistinctissuesrelatedtotheirreligiousand ethnicorigin. NajahBazzy,RNisaTransculturalNurseClinicalSpecialistandaDiversitySpecialistwith25years specializingintheareaoftransculturalhealthcare.shehasanextensivebackgroundincriticalcare nursingwithspecialexpertiseinarabandmuslimhealthcare,beliefs,andpractices.sheisceoof DiversitySpecialistsandTransculturalHealthCareSolutions.Mrs.BazzyisalsotheExecutiveDirector andfounderofzamaninternational,ahumanitariannonprofitorganizationwhichprovidescrucial servicestomanyinthemetropolitandetroitthroughitsprogramssuchasbaytalzahracrisis AssistanceandRefugeeResettlement,B.O.O.S.T. EducationalandVocationalTrainingforwomen, MobileFoodPantryandPlotsforTots InfantBurialAssistanceandSipsofHope aninternational Wellprojecttobringsafedrinkingwatertoatriskpopulations.Sheisalsooneofthecofounders andsenioradvisorfortheyoungmuslimassociationoftheislamiccenterofamerica,focusingonthe developmentofyouthleadersandmentors. NajahBazzyiswellknownlocallyandinternationallyforherlecturesonmanytopicsrelatedtoIslam, includinginterfaithdialogue,genderequityandequality,humanrights,andmedicalethics. ImamAliSuleimanAli,PhDiscofounderoftheAmericanLearningInstituteforMuslims(ALIM),a primaryinstructoratitsprograms,andamemberofitsboardoftrustees.inaddition,heisthefull timeimamforthemuslimcommunityofthewesternsuburbsincanton,mi. SheikhAliSulaimanAliwasborninAccra,thecapitalcityofGhana.There,hestudiedArabicsciences, Tawheed,Fiqh,Zudhiyyat(Ascetism),andSeerahoftheProphet(saw).Aftermanyyearswithhis teachers,dr.alicompletedhiscurriculumandmovedontosaudiarabiawhereheenrolledin Medina sislamicuniversity,wherehegraduatedin1979withab.a.inislamicstudies.healsohas bothanm.a.andaphdinislamicstudiesattheuniversityofmichigan(annarbor,mi).sheikhali completedhisdissertationontafsirbilma thur,specificallydealingwiththequestionofhujja(the questionofauthorityorbindingproof). Asateacher,SheikhAlihastaughtIslamicstudiesattheUniversityofDetroitMercy(Detroit,MI).At WayneCountyCommunityCollegeheworkedasprofessorofMuslimWorldStudiesaswellasArabic. AsImam,SheikhAlihasservedseveralcommunitiesandplacesofworshipinSoutheastMichigan. HasanShanawani,MD,MPHisanassistantprofessorofpulmonaryandcriticalcaremedicineatthe WayneStateUniversitySchoolofMedicineinDetroit,Michigan.HeisafacultymemberoftheWayne Page 19 of 25

20 StateUniversityCentertoAdvancePalliativeCareExcellence(CAPEWAYNE).Heseespatientsatthe andharperuniversityhospital,bothindetroit,michigan. DrShanawaniadvisestheAssociationofMuslimHealthProfessionals(AMHP)andtheIslamicMedical AssociationofNorthAmerica(IMANA)onprofessionalism,bioethics,andpatientneedsinNorth America.DrShanawanifurtherservesontheclinicalethicscommitteesoftheandHarperUniversity Hospital.Healsoservesontheethicsandconflictofinterestcommitteeofthenation slargest professionalsocietyforpulmonaryandcriticalcarephysicians,theamericanthoracicsociety(ats).in 2011,hewasappointedtotheethicscommitteeoftheMichiganStateMedicalSociety. DrShanawani scurrentresearchandteachinginterestsrelatetobarrierstocommunicationbetween physicians providing endoflife care and critically ill patients from minority ethnic and religious backgrounds. Dr Shanawani has published in and is an expert in clinical medicine, physician and institutionalethics,researchethics,endoflifecare,physiciancommunication,healthdisparities,and clinicalhealthpolicy. Page 20 of 25

21 11:05AMKeynoteAddress:IslamicAppliedEthicsandtheFutureApproach TariqRamadan,PhDisProfessorofContemporaryIslamicStudiesattheOxfordUniversity(Oriental Institute, St Antony's College).He also teaches at the Oxford Facultyof Theology.He is a Visiting ProfessorattheFacultyofIslamicStudies,(Qatar),aSeniorResearchFellowatDoshishaUniversity (Kyoto,Japan)andaVisitingProfessorofPhilosophyatMundiapolisUniversity(Morocco). TariqRamadanholdsanMAinPhilosophyandFrenchliteratureandPhDinArabicandIslamicStudies from the University of Geneva.In Cairo, Egypt he received oneonone intensive training inclassic IslamicscholarshipfromAlAzharUniversityscholars. ThroughhiswritingsandlecturesTariqhascontributedsubstantiallytothedebateontheissuesof MuslimsintheWestandIslamicrevivalintheMuslimworld.Heisactivebothattheacademicand grassrootslevelslecturingextensivelythroughouttheworldontheology,ethics,socialjustice,ecology andinterfaithaswellinterculturaldialogue.heisalsopresidentoftheeuropeanthinktank:european MuslimNetwork(EMN)inBrussels. Page 21 of 25

22 11:45AMClosingRemarks AasimPadela,MD,MScisaclinician,healthservicesresearcherandbioethicistwhoholdsbachelor degreesinbiomedicalengineeringandclassicalarabic&literaturefromtheuniversityofrochester,a medicaldegreefromweillcornellmedicalcollege,andcompletedhisemergencymedicinetrainingat theuniversityofrochester.hehasbenefitedfromformalandinformalislamicethicolegalstudies undertakenwithinstructorshailingfromvariousislamicseminaries. Hisresearchfocusesonculturalaccommodationsfor,healthcaredisparitiesof,andethicalchallenges formuslimandarabamericanpopulations.heiscurrentlyarobertwoodjohnsonfoundation ClinicalScholarandlecturerattheUniversityofMichigan. HeisafellowattheInstituteforSocialPolicy&Understandingwithwhomheisworkingon communitybasedparticipatoryresearchprojectrelatingtotheroleofreligioninamericanmuslim healthbehaviors,healthcareseekingpatterns,andhealthcarechallenges.thisprojectisa collaborationwiththeislamicshuracouncilofmichigan,access,thecouncilofislamicorganization ofmichiganandlocalmosques. Hisbioethicsinterestsresideattheintersectionofreligionandhealthpolicyasitrelatestocultural modifications of healthcare delivery for minority patient populations, in the ethics of transnational andtransculturalhealthpartnerships,andinnormativeislamicbioethics.inthisveinhewasavisiting Fellow at the Centre of Islamic Studies at Oxford University in and works in scholastic collaborationwithdarulqasim,anislamiceducationalinstitutioninchicagotoprobethefrontiersof appliedandtheoreticalislamicethics. Page 22 of 25

23 SuggestedReading 1. Aburas,Wahiba.(2010.)ChaplaincyServicesforMuslimPatientsinNewYorkCityHospitals: Assessing Needs, Barriers, and the Role of Muslim Chaplains. Institute for Social Policy and UnderstandingReport. 2. Agrama, H.A. (2010.) Ethics, tradition, authority: Toward an anthropology of the fatwa. AmericanEthnologist.37(1): Aksoy,Sahin&Bedir,Ahmet.(2010.)Braindeathrevisited:itisnot completedeath according toislamicsources.journalofmedicalethics.[epubaheadofprint.] 4. Beauchamp, T.L. (2003.) A Defense of the Common Morality. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.13(3): Bernat, James L. (2010.) How the Distinction between Irreversible and Permanent IlluminatesCirculatory RespiratoryDeathDetermination.JournalofMedicineandPhilosophy. 35: CAIR(2005.)AHealthCareProvider sguidetoislamicreligiouspractices.councilonamerican IslamicRelations(119).CAIRPublications:Washington,D.C. 7. Drazkowski, Joseph. (2007.) Determining Brain Death: Back to the Basics. Seminars in Neurology.27(4): Ebrahim,A.F.M.(1998.)IslamicJurisprudenceandTheEndofHumanLife.MedicineandLaw. 17: Frank,R.M.(1983.)MoralObligationinClassicalMuslimTheology.JorunalofReligiousEthics. 11(2): Ghaly,M.M.(2008.)TheAcademictrainingofImams:RecentDiscussionsandInitiativesinthe Netherlands.InDrees,W.B.andVanKoningsveld,P.S.,TheStudyofReligionandtheTrainingof MuslimClergyinEurope(369402).LeidenUniversityPress:TheNetherlands,Leiden. 11. Hamdy,SherineF.(2009.)Islam,Fatalism,andMedicalIntervention:LessonsfromEgyptonthe CultivationofForbearance(Sabr)andRelianceonGod(Tawakkul).AnthropologicalQuarterly. 82(1): Krawietz,Birgit.(1999.)EthicalVersusMedicalValuesAccordingToContemporaryIslamicLaw. RechtvandeIslam.16: Lizza, John P. (1993.) Persons and Death: What s Metaphysically Wrong with our Current Page 23 of 25

24 Where Religion, Bioethics and Policy Meet: StatutoryDefinitionofDeath?JournalofMedicineandPhilosophy.18: Moosa,Ebrahim.(1999.)LanguagesofChangeinIslamicLaw:RedefiningDeathinModernity. IslamicStudies.38(3): Padela,AasimI.(2007.)IslamicMedicalEthics:APrimer.Bioethics.21(3): Padela, A., Shanawani, H and Arozullah, A. (2011.) Medical Experts & Islamic Scholars Deliberating over Brain Death: Gaps in the Applied Islamic Bioethics Discourse. The Muslim World.(HartfordSeminary.)BlackwellPublishing:Oxford,UK 17. Rady, M.Y., Verheijde, J.L. and Ali, M.S. (2009.) Islam and EndofLife Practices in Organ donation for Transplantation: New Questions and Serious Sociocultural Consequences. HEC Forum.21(2): Reinhart,A.K.(1983.)IslamicLawasIslamicEthics.JournalofReligiousEthics.11(2): Sachedina, Abdulaziz. (2004.) Islamic Bioethics. In Peppin, J.F., Cherry, M.J. and Iltis, A., Religious Perspectives in Bioethics (15372). Taylor & Francis Publishing: The Netherlands, Leiden. 20. Statement of The Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences About the Medical Definition of Death. (1996.) Islam and Contemporary Medical Issues (2333). The Islamic Organization for MedicalSciencesPublications:Kuwait. 21. Stelzer,SteffenA.(2008.)Ethics.InWinter,T.,TheCambridgeCompaniontoClassicalIslamic Theology(16179).CambridgeUniversityPress:Cambridge,UK. Page 24 of 25

25 AcknowledgementsandSupport Wearegratefulforthesupportofmanyindividualsandorganization,withoutwhomthisconference wouldnothavebeenpossible.whileacompletelistwouldbeinnumerable,weespeciallythank: OurSteeringCommitteeMembers: AhsanArozullahMDMPH RayDeVriesPhD JoelHowellMDPhD ShermanJacksonPhD SaeedKhanJD ScottKimMDPhD ShireenZamanMA OurSupporting,PartnerandFundingOrganizations,InstitutesandFoundations: UniversityofMichigan scenterforethicsandpubliclife UniversityofMichigan scenterformiddleeasternandnorthafricanstudies UniversityofMichigan sinternationalinstitute UniversityofMichigan sislamicstudiesprogram UniversityofMichigan sofficeofthevicepresidentforresearch UniversityofMichigan sprograminsociety&medicine GreenwallFoundation DarulQasimIslamicInstitute InstituteforSocialPolicyandUnderstanding RobertWoodJohnsonFoundationClinicalScholarsProgram UniversityofMichiganMuslimStudentsAssociation UniversityofMichiganGraduateMuslimStudentsAssociation Wearealsogratefulfortheassistancefromthefollowingindividuals: RodHayward MicheleHeisler AngieSullivan AnkushSharma KatieGunter Page 25 of 25