Tag / healthcare ethics
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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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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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December 18 2024 Email Newsletter
Read how James Stowe, President and CEO of the Center, explains why he believes nonprofits will play a special role in this period and why their value should be recognized, upheld and defended in this issue. Also, Ryan Pferdehirt, VP of Ethics Services, is published in a new medical professionalism book, and read the latest Ethics Dispatch that discusses mentorship in bioethics.
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November 20 2024 Email Newsletter
In this issue, the Center begins to say, “thank you” to Dr. Rosell for 20 years of service, offers a mini video case study regarding hospital discharge dilemmas, and continues to discuss hospital discharge dilemmas in our latest Ethics Dispatch.
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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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Missouri Abortion Amendment 3 Raises Fetal Viability Issues
Bioethicist Terry Rosell discusses fetal viability in a recent article on Missouri Abortion Amendment 3 fetal viability issues in the Kansas City Star newspaper.
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October 24 2024 Email Newsletter
In this issue, the Center proudly shares our 2024 Impact Report with supporters, offers a mini video case study, discusses drug pricing, financial benefits and ethical care in our latest Ethics Dispatch and Dr. Tarris Rosell meditates on expendability.
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September 25 2024 Email Newsletter
The Center honors two Ethics Champions for 2024, Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, discusses her seat at the AI table, and CPB announces the release of our first mini video case study in this issue.
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CPB’s 30th Annual Flanigan Lecture Success
The 30th Annual Flanigan Lecture at St. Joseph Health Center with nearly 150 in attendance in person and virtual, was a success. Dr. Anita Ho plumbed the risks and benefits of living in a world where we are watched by machines, in her lecture, ““Will AI Health Apps Make Us Healthier?” The 2024 Ethics Champion Award ceremony was at the beginning of the evening’s program. And the evening ended with a lively rendition of Happy Birthday” for Sister Rosemary Flanigan’s 98th birthday.
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The Space Between Excitement and Concern: Finding My Seat at the AI Table
In this blog, Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, Vice President of Ethical AI at the Center, explores views about the potential risks and benefits of Ethical AI in the context of her own position and the past five years of societal upheaval.
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