Doctoring, Torture and the War on Terror

Minneapolis, 14 January 2008 - On Tuesday, January 15 Steven H. Miles, MD, will discuss torture in the War on Terror and the role medical professionals have played.  Dr. Miles is a University of Minnesota Professor of Medicine and an expert in medical ethics.  In the lecture, he will explore how torture has been used on prisoners of the War on Terror, the participation of medical professionals in torture, and the implications for human rights. 

Dr. Miles’ lecture will begin at 12:00 p.m. at North Central University’s T.E. Trask Center, 14th St E and Elliot Ave S, Minneapolis.  The event is free and open to the public.  Please register at www.mmrf.org.  Light refreshments will be served following the lecture and Dr. Miles will be signing his new book Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror.

What:               Lecture on Doctoring, Torture, and the War on Terror
When:              Tuesday, January 15, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
                        Register at www.mmrf.org
Where:             North Central University, T.E. Trask Center
                        14th St E and Elliot Ave S, Minneapolis
Who:                Steven H. Miles, MD, University of Minnesota Professor of Medicine
Contact:            Jane Lieberman, 612-347-4582 or email jlieberman@mmrf.org

The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation oversees the research on the campus of Hennepin County Medical Center, a nationally recognized research and teaching hospital. The mission of the MMRF is to improve patient care and the health of the community through research and education.  It is the third largest non-profit medical research organization in Minnesota.

Hennepin County Medical Center is a public acute care, research, and teaching hospital repeatedly recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Hospitals. Hennepin County Medical Center offers a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient hospital and clinical services and has been named one of the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 11 years in a row.

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