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Case Study – Personhood in the Age of Dementia
Bioethics case study on personhood and dementia in video and print. Patients should be allowed to make their own medical decisions, which means a person should be allowed to make their own medical decisions. But how do you define what a person is regarding cognitive decline in patients and dementia?
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Ethics Dispatch February 2025
As dementia cases continue to rise, healthcare systems will be faced with an increasing number of difficult discharge decisions. In this issue of the Ethics Dispatch, CPB raises questions about the ethical implications of dementia care and discusses upholding the principle of obligatory beneficence when addressing hospital discharges and long-term care planning.
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Case Study – Ethical Dilemma in Difficult Discharge Planning
Bioethics case study on an ethical dilemma in difficult discharge planning . The hospital cannot discharge him back to the care facility where he was previously living because they are unable to provide dialysis services, meaning he would need to be transferred to another location that can accommodate his medical needs. However, his legal guardian refuses the transfer.
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Case Study – Genetic Testing Ethics
Bioethics case study on genetic testing ethics. The geneticist asked Emma’s mother if the hospital could conduct a genetic test. Initially, Emma’s mother agreed. However, after consulting with her attorney, she refuses the genetic test.
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Case Study – Genetic Material: To Whom Does It Belong?
Bioethics case study on genetic material in video or print. The mom said the hospital did not get her consent to take part of her baby and she wants them back as soon as possible. There currently is no consent for pathology that we are aware of.
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Ethics Dispatch January 2025
As people turn to genetic services like 23andMe or Ancestry.com, the results of these at-home genetic tests could soon determine your eligibility for life insurance and the premiums you’ll pay .While genetic tests can provide valuable insights into health, in this issue of the Ethics Dispatch, CPB raises questions about the ethics of genetic ownership and the risks of discrimination.
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Case Study – Challenging Discharge Plans: Mr. Rand Cannot Be Discharged Back to His Long-Term Care Facility
Bioethics case study on challenging discharge plans. Mr. Rand cannot be discharged back to his long-term care facility.
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Case Study – How Do We Discharge Mr. Baylus? Challenging Discharge Plans
Bioethics case study on challenging discharge plans in video or print. Mr. Baylus was stuck at the hospital unless the team could figure out the right place for him.
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Case Study – Mrs. Bartolini’s Medical Team Weighs Allocation of Scarce Resources and Non-Beneficial Treatment
Bioethics case study on non-beneficial treatment and scarce resource allocation in video or print. It breaks their heart, but the medical team is wonder if they should withhold these transfusions to prioritize other patients that might see more benefit from the transfusion, including lifesaving cures.
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Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication
Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication. Bioethics case study on Patient/Physician Relationship.
