Arthur Derse, MD, JD, is Director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Julia and David Uihlein Chair, and Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine at MCW. 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 served as Senior Consultant for Academic Affairs at the AMA’s Institute for Ethics, and is a member of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging.  He is chair of the Froedtert Hospital Ethics Committee and a member of the Children’s Hospital of WI and Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Ethics Committees.

Rebecca Anderson, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of Integrated 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 Secretary of the WI Examining Board.  Clinically she is a member of a comprehensive pain management program which encompasses musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain and headaches working with Anesthesia, Neurology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation teams.  She utilizes CBT, mindfulness, apps, imagery recordings, and biofeedback as part of an integrated approach to address adjustment and improve quality of life for patients.