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Ethics Dispatch February 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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AI in Kansas City Healthcare
This Kansas City Beacon story explains how, since 2021, in the absence of governmental regulation, the Center’s Ethical AI Initiative has taken a lead in mapping out AI standards, with hope for their eventual adoption by all Kansas City area providers. For now, hospitals aren’t required to tell patients when they’re using AI.
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February 9 2024 Email Newsletter
In this bulletin, read about “AI Ethics and the Productivity Trap” blog, how Center experts are available for speaking engagements, and more in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ February 9, 2024 email newsletter.
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January 30 2024 Email Newsletter
Read about our new board members of 2024, the blog “If I had Known Then…,” the January 2024 Ethics Dispatch, and more in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ January 30, 2024 email newsletter.
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Ethics Dispatch January 2024
This month our Ethics Dispatch discusses the hot topic of Multidisciplinary Teams: The Risks and the Promise. Other sections include Bioethics In the News, a Case Study and Ethical Musing.
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January 9 2024 Email Newsletter
In 2024, as we celebrate four decades of raising and responding to ethical issues in health and healthcare, we would like to share the Center for Practical Bioethics’ Top 10 Highlights of 2023 in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ January 9, 2024 email newsletter.
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Volunteer Profile: A Physician’s Dedication to Ethics from the Bedside to Boardroom
Read about Steve Salanski’s dedication to the Center, family practice, and to the Ethics Committee Consortium.
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November 28 2023 Email Newsletter
Read the inside perspective of a work day as a clinical ethicist in healthcare, about why a community leader supports the Center and more in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ November 28, 2023 monthly email newsletter.
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November 9 2023 Email Newsletter
Learn about the three definitions of medical futility and how to balance them, having a advance care planning discussion with your family during the Thanksgiving holiday and more in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ November 9, 2023 monthly email newsletter.
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Medical Ethics and AI in Healthcare: A Fireside Chat
At our 40th Anniversary Kickoff Luncheon in October, Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, and Ryan Pferdehirt, D. Bioethics, HEC-C, discussed the ethical use of AI in healthcare and the practical work of bioethicists in clinical settings.
