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Policywise

Grief over time

March 12, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Death,  Emotions,  Grief,  Loss,  Love

Our Jill Oliver Robinson writes a deeply personal narrative about her relationship with grief, loss and love.

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Policywise

Pandemic, power outages, and…policy on child poverty?

March 5, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Child,  Child Allowance,  policy,  Poverty,  Tax credit

There is is growing interest in a policy change that would have enormous health benefits for children, families, and our society.

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Policywise

A tribute to Dr. Lindley Dodson, with love

February 12, 2021 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Legacy,  Murder,  Pediatrician,  Tribute

Showing gratitude and love for Dr. Lindley Dodson, who was tragically and senselessly held hostage and murdered.

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What’s next in bioethics? The power of people

January 14, 2021 Baruch Brody,  bioethics,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Dr. Amy McGuire,  Houston Methodist,  Infertility,  Race,  Rice University’s Philosophy Department

How to honor the vibrant legacy of those who tackled the most challenging moral issues in medicine.

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Homelessness and COVID-19: Protecting vulnerable populations

December 30, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  COVID-19,  Health Policy Pathway,  Homeless,  Homelessness,  policy

How are people experiencing homelessness affected by the pandemic and how can health policy address their unique needs during this time?

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Shift the conversation: Racism – not race – is the problem in healthcare

December 18, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  General Internal Medicine,  Race,  Racism,  Under-Represented Minorities

Dr. Salman Ahmed discusses how racial effects on health are better explained as racism’s effects on health.

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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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Policywise

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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Policywise

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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Predicting the value of a postdoc

October 19, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  clinical ethics,  Fellowship,  Philosophy,  postdoc,  training

How do you make decisions about training when you’re training for something you don’t really understand until you do it?

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