Speaker: John "Jack" Rozel, M.D., MSL, Professor of Psychiatry and Law at the University of Pittsburgh and Medical Director of resolve Crisis Services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Hospital

Abstract: The hospital is a place to care and a place to heal, a place to learn and a place to teach, a place for solace in times of crisis, and a place to care for the most needy. Achieving that mission with both the exacting technical precision demanded by modern medical practice nd the humanity and compassion intrinsic to a place of healing is challenging in and of itself--achieving that mission in an increasingly violent and hostile environment is one of the greatest challenges modern medicine faces. Decisions are fraught with conflict: balancing the rights and needs of patients, staff, and the systems they dwell in creates complex ethical territory for leaders and professionals.