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Lifetime Achievement in Bioethics Center for Practical Bioethics Founding Executive Myra Christopher Honored by American Society for Bioethics and Humanities with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Bioethics View More

Former DHHS Assistant Secretary Joins the Center Staff A major boost to its three-decade commitment to serving Americans facing the challenges of aging, serious illness and decision making at the end of life will arrive at the Center for Practical Bioethics when Kathy Greenlee joins its staff as Vice President of Aging and Health Policy.…

Rosemary Flanigan Named to Starr Women’s Hall of Fame The Center is honored that Rosemary Flanigan, PhD, as well as two longtime supporters of the Center's work – Mary Kay McPhee and SuEllen Fried – were named to the Starr Women's Hall of Fame class of 2017. View More

KCP&L Offers New Employee Benefit Now, a group of KCP&L employees have somewhere to turn for consultation and advocacy when they or a loved one experiences advanced illness. And, they have opportunities to learn about advance care planning and why it is critical to name someone to speak for them if they cannot speak for…

You see a man in a kilt. You don’t see his searing pain. Ken agreed to share his story not merely to explain his kilt, but as part of a stepped-up effort, led by the Center for Practical Bioethics, to bring attention to the treatment of chronic pain and to change what is viewed as…

Current Issues in Bioethics Lecture Series Co-Sponsored by the Center and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences KCU medical students gather eight times throughout the year for lectures from nationally and internationally recognized experts in bioethics topics – and you can join them virtually! View More

Nancy Cruzan’s Legacy: Open Talk About Death With Dignity   Removal of her feeding tube 25 years ago ended a right-to-die case that transfixed America View More

40% of Cancer Patients Didn’t Discuss Preferences   “Patients want their providers asking about their well-being, not just physical health status,” says John Carney. “The more reluctant physicians are in addressing the non-physical aspects of care, the more complicated the dance steps become.” View More

Kansas Citians with Chronic Pain Take Their Plight Public   “We don’t call them sufferers. We don’t call them patients. The center calls the group members “citizen leaders,” or simply “people who live with chronic pain.” View More

CHRONIC PAIN: National Groups Call on HHS to Release the National Pain Strategy Report and Endorse Four Core Messages     A consensus emerged around four core messages developed by the Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force (CPATF) in response to the report. View More