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Medical Business Ethics Summit

The Medical Business Ethics Summit is a dynamic, multidisciplinary event that furthers dialogue on the ethics of health care in business. Saint Louis University's Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics presents the annual gathering in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis. 

The 2026 Medical Business Ethics Summit is from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friday, April 10, at the Saint Louis Club, located at 7676 Forsyth Blvd. 

It is an in-person only event. Spots are limited; secure your place today. 

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Topics

  • Evolving visions of the medical profession
  • Patient advocacy and patient-centered care
  • Ethics of physician contracts
  • Health care fraud: risks and compliance

Speakers

  • Gigi McMillan, DBe
    Board chair
    Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
  • Kelly Gillespie, J.D., Ph.D.
    Professor; Director, Center for Health Law Studies
    Saint Louis University School of Law
  • Kyle Karches, M.D., Ph.D.
    Professor, internal medicine
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Patrick Aguilar, M.D.
    Professor, practice of organizational behavior; Managing director of health
    WashU Olin Business School
  • James DuBois, D.Sc., Ph.D.
    Steven J. Bander Professor of Medical Ethics and Professionalism
    WashU Medicine
  • Kim Henrichsen
    President
    SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital - St. Louis

Schedule of Events

  • 8 to 8:30 a.m.: Registration and coffee
  • 8:30 to 8:35 a.m.: Welcome
  • 8:35 to 9:15 a.m.: Keynote address: “‘Doctor, help me kill my husband and his dog’: Why you might, or might not, honor such requests for physician services”
  • 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.: “Who’s representing the patient? Does patient-centered care really exist?”
  • 10:15 to10:30 a.m.: Break
  • 10:30 to11:30 a.m.: “Physician contracts: Ethical consideration of non-competes, conflicts of interest, and incentives”
  • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: “New trends in health care fraud: Violations, strategies for compliance and fraud prevention”
  • 12:30 to 2 p.m.: Lunch
  • 2 to 2:45 p.m.: “Preserving patient care and medical ethics while models of physician professionalism evolve”
  • 2:45 to 3 p.m.: Break
  • 3 to 4 p.m: “Action plan: What can I do to change things?”
  • 4 to 4:15 p.m.: Wrap-up