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Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy

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Reboot your thinking about mental health, the future of our health and health security

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022Amy McGuire, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Genetics, Global Health, Human Geno Sequencing Center, Mental Health, public health, Richard Gibbs, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, TEDx

How willing are you to reboot the way you have always done things? Our society is currently experiencing a reboot – challenging basic assumptions about

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Ethics in a post-COVID world

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, ethics, Intensive, training

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

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

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021American 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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AI will improve healthcare, but doctors and patients need legal safety net

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021AI, artificial intelligence, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Healthcare, machine learning

AI technologies are increasingly being used to assist in healthcare, but what happens when when problems ensue?

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5 steps to a better, more enjoyable writing process

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021Academic Papers, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Ethics Fellow, writing

Dr. Robertson-Preidler, clinical ethics fellow, outlines strategies that have helped jump start her writing process and make it more fun.

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Pediatric deep brain stimulation: What’s the importance of shared decision making?

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021adolescent, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, deep brain stimulation, shared decision-making

A closer look at shared decision-making about deep brain stimulation involving the patient, the parent, and the clinician.

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Informed consent: Patient autonomy in medical decision making

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Decision-making, Informed Consent, Medical Decisions, Patients

A closer look at voluntary consent in medical decision making – what it is, its origin and how it differs across countries and cultures.

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From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs: A closer look at tertiary lymphoid structures. Image courtesy of M. Zelazowski/ P. Castro/Baylor’s Human Tissue Acquisition & Pathology (HTAP) Core.

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