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Fall Ethics Symposium Topic: Neuroethics 

Speaker:  Cynthia  S. Kubu, PhD, ABPP-CN
Neuropsychologist and Professor of Medicine Center  for Neurological Restoration
Cleveland Clinic
 
When:  Friday, November 1, 2013
Time: 9:00AM-12:15PM  (3 CEs*)
Location:  Disque Hall, Room 109, Drexel University Main Campus 
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The Relevance of C. P. Snow to Neuropsychology (or The Humanities, Neurobiology and Neuroethics)
Learning  Objectives: 
1.  Participant will describe C. P. Snow’s thesis regarding two cultures 
2. Participant will discuss ways in which the humanities can impact clinical neuropsychology practice
3. Participant will identify current issues in neuroethics.

Ethical Tensions in the Neuropsychological Evaluation of the “Worried Well”
Learning Objectives:
 1. Participant will identify professional standards relevant to treatment of the “worried well.”         
2. Participant will reflect on the importance of the ethical standards of beneficence, respect for autonomy and justice in the treatment of the “worried well.”    
 3.  Participant will describe the importance of the cortical and subcortical components of a neurobehavioral  model of stress 

* PNS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PNS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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