Assumption College Presents Milleret Lecture with Alain Cordier

March, 2004—Assumption College's Ecumenical Institute presents the 2004 Marie-Eugénie Milleret Lecture, “Ethical Education of Health Care Professionals,“ with Alain Cordier. This lecture takes place on Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hagan Campus Center Hall.

Alain Cordier, a trustee of Assumption College, is the current president of Bayard Presse in Paris, France. He is the former general director and CFO of the Public Hospital System of Paris. He recently chaired a commission appointed to study and make recommendations to the French government regarding ethical education for health care professionals in France. The Cordier Commission submitted its report, “Éthique et Professions de Santé,“ to the French Ministry of Health, Family, and Handicapped Persons in May 2003.

Since 1996, he has been president and director of Bayard Presse, the Assumptionist publishing house in Paris. In France, Bayard Presse publishes a daily newspaper and a variety of periodicals. Under Mr. Cordier’s leadership, Bayard, in recent years, has developed international divisions in Asia, Africa, and North America.

This lecture is free and open to the public. It will be given in English, and a question-and-answer period will follow. For more information, please contact Dr. Marc A. LePain, director of the Ecumenical Institute, at 508-767-7127 or malepain@assumption.edu.