WCM-Q discusses law and ethics of care for older people

WCM-Q discusses law and ethics of care for older people

The ethical and legal issues related to care for older people were explored at the latest instalment of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Intersection of Law & Medicine series.

Convening online, a panel of expert speakers discussed international best practices on protecting and enhancing the care and wellbeing of older persons, and the current legal and policy approaches concerning the care of older persons in the Middle East. They also identified shortcomings in the provision of care for older people within existing frameworks, and outlined strategies for improving the wellbeing of older people in Qatar.

The event featured as expert speakers Dr Thurayya Arayssi, professor of clinical medicine & vice-dean for academic and curricular affairs at WCM-Q; Dr Barry Solaiman, assistant professor of law at the College of Law at HBKU; Dr Hamed al-Sinawi, senior consultant old age psychiatrist at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman; Dr Suzanne Hammad, an independent research consultant adjunct professor at Northwestern University in Qatar and Georgetown University in Qatar; Dr Jonathan Herring, professor of law at Oxford University; Dr Shereen Hussein, professor of health and social care policy at the Department of Health Services Research and Policy at the London School of Hygiene &