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Why Prognostic Questions Trouble Doctors . Responding to Christakis remarks will be Dr. Munsey S. Wheby, professor of internal medicine and senior associate dean of the School of Medicine at the U.Va. This program is co-presented with the U.Va. Institute for Practical Ethics and the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the U.Va. Dr. Peter O. Kohler, president of the Oregon Health Sciences University, will explore the policy and ethical ramifications of rationing healthcare, as well as Oregon s controversial health plan.