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Compassion beyond hospital curtains and prison bars

November 22, 2024 ASBH, compassionate release, End of Life, patient care, Prison

“Let’s open these curtains and let some light in here. Is that better, Mr. Roy?” I first met Mr. Roy during my cardiothoracic surgery rotation

A digitally-generated young person with computer code floating in front of their face.

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Exploring the complexity of ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Reflections and responsibilities

November 17, 2023 AI, AI-based solutions, Algorithms, American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, artificial intelligence, ASBH, Executive Order

“Which suicides are morally permissible to prevent?” This question caught my attention during a session at the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) annual conference last

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Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?

November 5, 2021 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Chronic Pain, medical ethics, opioids, Pain

Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.

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Improving health literacy: Lessons from clinical ethics

November 6, 2020 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, communication, health literacy

Rohit Gupta discusses the importance of promoting health literacy, how a patient can obtain, communicate, and understand health information.

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How to disagree kindly

October 30, 2020 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, disagree, ethics, golden state killer

Elizabeth Sult Case describes how the field of ethics gives us tools to connect with one another and to consider difficult questions deeply together.

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A turn of events: Do virtual conferences increase collaboration?

October 23, 2020 ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Collaboration, Conference, Virtual

A look into how we collaborate, discuss, and share during a pandemic, and if there’s utility in virtual engagements not found in person.

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Lessons from a thousand bioethicists: How to disagree

November 8, 2019 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, bioethicists, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics

“So it’s like a conference full of philosophers? That should make for some heated debates,” remarked the man in the plane seat next to me

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Four medical ethics lessons from ASBH 2018

November 30, 2018 ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Conference, Kristen Mathias, Suchi Agrawal

Editor’s note: Fourth-year medical students Suchi Agrawal and Kristen Mathias reflect on their experiences at the annual American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Conference,

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What makes a ‘good’ clinical ethicist?

October 12, 2018 ASBH, certification, clinical ethics, ethicist, Trevor Bibler

As the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) annual conference kicks off next week, numerous ethicists will converge upon Anaheim to show off their

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The importance of case-based study in ethics consultation

June 23, 2017 ASBH, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Ethicist, Courtenay Bruce, ethics, Ethics Consultation, medical ethics

Ethics consultation is tough stuff. Ethics consultants seek to identify and address value-laden conflicts or ethical uncertainties in cases involving patients, healthcare professionals, and family