Arthur Derse, MD, JD, is Director of the MCW Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Medical Humanities, and Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine.  He is a member of the board of the American Society for Law, Medicine, and Ethics, member and past chair of the Ethics Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians, past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, and former chair of the National Ethics Committee of the Veterans Health Administration.  He serves as chair of the Froedtert Hospital Ethics Committee and as a member of the Children’s Hospital of WI Ethics Committee and the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Ethics Committee.

Rebecca Anderson, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of Integrative Mental Health in Pain Management Center at MCW.  She is the author of over 70 peer reviewed articles, 6 book chapters, and 2 books.  She serves as the Secretary of the WI Examining Board.  She serves on the Froedtert Hospital Ethics Committee.  She utilizes CBT, mindfulness, apps, imagery recordings, and biofeedback as part of an integrated approach to address adjustment and improve function and quality of life for patients.