Author / Monica Delles
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Medical Futility: Wrong Medicine?
Lawrence Schneiderman, professor emeritus at the University of California at San Diego and co-author of a new book, Wrong Medicine – Doctors, Patients and Futile Treatment, discusses new approaches to the concept of medical futility.
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Medical Ethics and the Law
Annette Prince, University of Oklahoma, discusses the state of medical ethics and the law.
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Measuring Impact of Hospital Ethics Committees
Ellen Averett, associate professor for health policy and management at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and Terry Rosell, the Rosemary Flanigan Chair at the Center for Practical Bioethics, address the question:
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Matching Physicians with Patients in Need
In 2005, it was an idea. Two years later, it became a reality.
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Mark Hoffman Discusses Big Data in Healthcare
Dr. Mark Hoffman joined the UMKC School of Medicine’s new Center for Health Insights as director and its Dept.
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Legal Immigrant. Illegal Donor. Ethics?
A legal immigrant needs a kidney transplant and presents undocumented immigrants as potential living donors.
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Legal and Ethical? Healthcare Information Exchanges
Jeff Ellis, JD, of Spencer Fane Britt and Brown in Kansas City, and Glenn McGee, PhD, John B. Francis Chair at the Center for Practical Bioethics, discuss the potential impact of healthcare exchanges on personal healthcare information.
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Help at Home to Stay Independent
Help at Home programs can support aging in place – in your own home.
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Caregiving Challenges
Sandy Silva and Lynn Polk discuss caregiving challenges in this episode of Health Talk.
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A Muslim in America Practicing Medicine
Dr. Rauf Mir discusses what’s it like to be a Muslim practicing medicine in the United States. (February 24, 2012)
