Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a host of ethical challenges in the healthcare setting. Ethical concerns include triage decisions, shortages of key resources, hospital visitor

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As good as dead? The ethical complexities of declaring someone dead

December 3, 2021December 2, 2021bioethics, Brain Death, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Circulatory Death, Dead, Death, ethics, Technology

It is often said that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. And while it is certain we will all die, the definition

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Research staff 101: Fostering curiosity, creativity, and community

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021Academic Research, Career, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Community, Culture, jobs, Research, Research Assistant, Research team

Are you a recent college or master’s program graduate searching for a new professional experience? I remember all too well transitioning to a new career

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Moral distress and the role of social workers during COVID-19

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, discharge planning, End of Life, Hospital, moral distress, Pandemic, Social worker

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, hospital and community-based resources have been cut and ICUs at maximum capacity. Underfunded healthcare systems, lack of healthcare coverage and