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

November 5, 2021 American 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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Diverse voices: A motif in medical ethics

October 29, 2021 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, medical ethics, patient care

A closer look at the intricacy of topics in medical ethics and stakeholders involved who help answer complex questions.

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‘Good Ethics and Bad Choices’: How does behavioral economics impact medical ethics?

August 20, 2021 Behavioral Economics, bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Decision-making, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, medical ethics

Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby shares her perspective, creative process and some key takeaways from her new book “Good Ethics and Bad Choices.”

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The cost conundrum of care

May 1, 2020 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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Clinical ethics in the time of COVID-19

April 17, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, clinical ethics, medical ethics

I am a clinical ethicist. I prefer this label over the alternatives like “healthcare ethicist” or “ethics consultant.” One reason for this preference has to

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Can you teach someone to be ethical?

March 6, 2020 bioethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, medical ethics

“Bioethics is a broad, interdisciplinary field. Its subject matter encompasses many of the most controversial and weighty matters facing contemporary society” – excerpt from an

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Resonance podcast: Exploring the world of medical ethics

March 4, 2020 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Education, medical ethics, Resonance, Resonance Podcast

Issues related to medical ethics often make headlines, but what is it like to work through these complex cases as an ethicist? Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby,