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Policywise 

How to disagree kindly

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments 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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How can we address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Kristin Kostick, ethics, Scientific Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began work in April with a committee of outside experts to devise a ranking scheme for rolling

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The cost conundrum of care

May 1, 2020April 30, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, medical ethics

While on shift, an emergency physician sews up a large laceration. Her patient is uninsured. On her way to print discharge instructions, the physician stops

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Unconventionally advancing the field of clinical ethics

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Momentum 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, ethics, Events

Much has been written about conference fatigue and how to down the dullness, survive and even thrive at academic meetings. Conference organizers are getting creative.

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Policywise 

How should we balance morality and the law?

December 20, 2019December 19, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, law, Morality

I was recently discussing a clinical case with medical students and physicians that involved balancing murky ethical issues and relevant laws. One participant leaned back

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Policywise 

Reproductive technology: Exploring ethical questions

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Infertility, Reproduction, Technology

We often hear about technology companies moving faster than their counterparts in politics, ethics and public safety. Self-driving vehicles will soon be on public roads

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Lessons from a thousand bioethicists: How to disagree

November 8, 2019November 7, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments 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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Body of Work podcast: Exploring the role of a clinical bioethicist

October 28, 2019 Momentum 0 Comments Body of Work, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics

Ethical questions and conflicts often arise throughout the course of clinical care. But how do these conflicts get resolved? And what role does spirituality play

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Policywise 

An ode to my teachers, with gratitude

May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Appreciation, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, ethics, Lessons, policy, Teacher

My father has the most amazing memory. He can tell you what he ate for dinner one year ago to this day and remembers the

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The evolution of medical ethics committees

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Janet Malek, ethics, Hospital

In 1962, Swedish Hospital in Seattle was the first institution to offer hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure. Demand for access to this novel and

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