Tag / Center for Practical Bioethics
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Talia’s Mom Reflects on Her Message and Its Impact
Talia’s mom, Naomi Kirtner, recently wrote about what it was like, at great emotional cost, to present four lectures in Kansas City in two days, including the 29th Annual Flanigan Lecture, about the death of her daughter.
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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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October 26 2023 Email Newsletter
Learn how clinical ethics services has three ROI’s, Lindsey Jarrett is promoted to VP of Ethical AI, and how to share your final wishes with your family in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ October 26, 2023 monthly email newsletter.
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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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October 12 2023 Email Newsletter
Read about our recap of our 40th anniversary luncheon, Erika Blacksher and Nellie Kassebaum’ s published commentary on democratic deliberation, Dr. Jarrett’s AI video and Dr. Jarrett’s NIH mentoring in the Center for Practical Bioethics’ October 12, 2023 monthly email newsletter.
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Public Deliberation: An Alternative to Politics as Usual
The October issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is devoted to building common ground for public health action. The Center’s John B. Francis Chair Erika Blacksher, PhD, is the lead author of a commentary on the value of democratic deliberation for building shared values and purpose on population health challenges.
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Dr. Jarrett Mentors NIH Researcher
Dr. Siddhanta has a focus on underserved populations and healthcare and a particular interest in the digital divide present with aging immigrants living in the U.S. Lindsey worked with Dr. Siddhanta on educational recommendations.
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
In this short video, Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, director of the Center’s Ethical AI Initiative, explains in this video, providers have to face how they use it, the reasons for using it, and what are its benefits and risks as a way to provide clinical decision support.
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Case Study – Whose Decision?
Jorge replies, “I don’t want to die! But please, please, don’t cut off my legs! Please, Doctor! No one will take my legs! I can’t live without legs!”
