Author / Monica Delles
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Case Study – ECMO and Ethics
The hospital team understand the importance ECMO has in keeping Thad alive and giving hope to the family but are concerned about its continuation as they do not known when a heart transplant will become available.
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May 21 2024 Email Newsletter
In this issue, the Center announces a new partnership with Dr. Gloria Thomas Anderson to support advance care planning in the African-American communities nationally, we provide an update on Dr. Blacksher’s work in addressing health inequities, and more.
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Case Study – Moral Culpability for Respecting Patients’ Autonomy
This patient has a long history of IV drug abuse but communicates to the health team that his recent hospitalization has brought some clarity in that regard, and he vows to “give up doing drugs.”
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Case Study – Decisional Capacity of the Patient’s Surrogate
With an adult daughter saying “No” to a trach and PEG and a DPOA spouse of questionable capacity what should the medical team do?
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April 17 2024 Email Newsletter
Read about the success of the Center’s 40th anniversary celebration, our four areas of practical bioethics, and why we need to invest to keep more Americans healthy. This issue also links to our latest Ethics Dispatch which discusses moral culpability for respecting patients’ autonomy.
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The Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Success
The Center celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a successful fundraising dinner on April 11, 2024 with 400 people in attendance.
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Four Areas of Practical Bioethics
In this blog, James Stowe, PhD, the president and CEO of the Center, highlights the four areas of practical bioethics the Center is focused on today.
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Investing to Keep More Americans Healthy
It’s not conjecture. It’s population health science.
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Ethics Dispatch April 2024
This month our Ethics Dispatch discusses the hot topic of Autonomy in the Absence of Decisional Capacity. Other sections include Bioethics In the News, a Case Study and Ethical Musing.
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March 25 2024 Email Newsletter
Read about Lindsey Jarrett’s upcoming conference speeches on responsible AI in healthcare, how the Ethical AI Initiative is solving AI problems on the ground, and more in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ March 25, 2024 email newsletter.
