ethics Archives - Page 3 of 6 - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

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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, 2020 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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How should we balance morality and the law?

December 20, 2019 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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Reproductive technology: Exploring ethical questions

December 13, 2019 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, 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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Body of Work podcast: Exploring the role of a clinical bioethicist

October 28, 2019 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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An ode to my teachers, with gratitude

May 3, 2019 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, 2019 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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Is there really a perfect way to study humans?

August 17, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Clinical Trials, Dr. Stacey Berg, ethics, observational study, randomized controlled trial

Doctors, patients, and researchers are frustrated when a new healthcare approach works well in a study, but then has disappointing results in the “real world.”

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Death vs. dying: Exploring the ‘Timing Problem’

February 16, 2018 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Death, ethics, Peter Zuk, Philosophy

Is death bad for the individual who dies? We’re inclined, I think, to answer that it is. Answering in the affirmative, however, raises another question: