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AI Ethics and the Productivity Trap
In this blog, Matthew Pjecha, MS, Ethical AI Program Coordinator at the Center, considers what will happen when future best practices run up against the material interests in increased production. Which will give way to the other? Will society ever get beyond asking how these models are made to address why they are used?
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What I Wish I Had Known Then and What I Know Now about Ethics Consultation
Recognizing American healthcare has many problems without solutions, Trudi Galblum, Marketing Director, writes about the good news that resources do exist that can resolve many ethical dilemmas. Healthcare ethicists can recommend the best treatment and discharge options, relieving patients and families of the burden of uncertainty.
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Advance Care Planning: Responding to the Need for Diverse Communities’ Participation
In this blog, James Stowe, President and CEO, discusses building on the Center’s legacy work in Advance Care Planning, the Center’s national involvement in end-of-life care emphasizes our growing commitment to diverse communities’ participation and the need to respond effectively to emergent high stress situations in medical decision making.
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Center for Practical Bioethics Crossword Puzzle
How well do you know the Center for Practical Bioethics and the field of bioethics? Take a break and have some fun testing your knowledge.
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Clinical Ethics Consultation: How I Make a Difference on the Worst Days in People’s Lives
The nature of my work as a clinical ethicist – whether working with a patient, a physician, or a nurse – includes involving myself in some of the most difficult situations imaginable, both emotionally and intellectually, states Ryan Pferdehirt, in this blog.
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Three Definitions of Medical Futility And How to Balance Them
As modern medicine continues to push forward, it will continue to create scenarios that challenge our presupposed notions of right and wrong. New technologies and advancements in medicine will raise questions regarding the ethical permissibility of continuing to do “everything” versus the risks of holding back.
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Clinical Ethics Consultation: Three Ways It Returns Your Investment
Read three ways the Center’s clinical ethics consultation creates a ROI(return on investment) for healthcare organizations written by Trudi Galblum of the Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Your Life, Your Death: Sharing Your Final Wishes with Your Loved Ones
Read four steps that can empower you to be the narrator of your own sunset chapter or end-of-life wishes written by Odessa Sawyer of the Center for Practical Bioethics.
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What Is Health Equity?
Read how Erika Blacksher of the Center for Practical Bioethics answers the question: what is health equity?
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24 Hours in the Life of a Bioethicist
What does a bioethicist for the Center for Practical Bioethics do in 24 hours? Read a day in the life of Terry Rosell in this blog.
