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Interns at the Center: Give and Gain Practical Experience
Internships at the Center for Practical Bioethics are, well, practical.
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John G. Carney: A Career in Ethics
John G. Carney, Center CEO, announces his retirement by year’s end. John reflects on the work of the Center today and in the future.
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Changing False Narratives in Public Health
Nellie Kassebaum can’t stop thinking about the systemic nature of social issues.
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Healthcare Ethics in the Era of Dobbs v. Jackson
Dr. Rosell believes there are matters of morality related to pregnancy on which we all might agree. These are summed up in five statements.
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A Philosopher Who Does Bioethics
Read how new careers often emerge from new technology. Clinical ethics is one of them. Clinical ethicists assist health professionals in identifying, analyzing and resolving ethical issues that arise in health and healthcare. Blog written by Trudi Galblum.
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Previous Ethics Dispatches
Previous Ethics Dispatches The Ethics Dispatch is a monthly email containing discussion of bioethics issues, related news headlines, case studies, and philosophical musings from Center staff and other contributing authors. The Dispatch is designed to contribute educational content for regular ethics committee meeting agendas. All partner-organization contacts receive the Ethics Dispatch as a monthly email. Below is… -
The Case of Jesse, Unrepresented and Homeless
A 60-year-old homeless man, “Jesse,” is found confused and in distress by a passerby who calls 911. Paramedics bring the man to the hospital. Jesse’s feet and legs are swollen and covered in ulcers and dead tissue—diagnosed as osteomyelitis, or infection of his legs.
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Caring Conversations To learn more and download advance care planning materials, such as Caring Conversations, click here. Get Materials NowWhat is Bioethics? Ethics is a philosophical discipline pertaining to notions of good and bad, right and wrong -- our moral life in community. Bioethics is the application of ethics to the field of medicine and…
