Palliative medicine specialist Laura Shoemaker, DO, believes that it’s key for physicians to begin a difficult conversation by finding out what the patient knows about their condition. “Ask what they’ve been told and what their understanding of that is. Find out what’s most important to them.”
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In a public health crisis, caregivers and patients alike face ethical issues, including social restrictions, distribution of resources and privacy. In this Q&A, bioethicist Jane Jankowski, DPS, summarizes current and anticipated ethical dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ever-Expanding Role of Clinical Ethicists
The role of clinical ethicists in healthcare organizations continues to evolve. In this article, Margot Eves, JD, MA, discusses this evolution, and how ethicists can help build trust through empathy, authenticity and engagement.
New Program for PM&R Residents Tackles the Tricky Issue of Medical Ethics
Through discussions of real-world cases where value conflicts loomed large, our PM&R residents are learning how to work through practice scenarios where the challenge isn’t purely clinical.
Dear Clinical Trial Participant: Thanks for Your Help. Now Pay Up.
Cancer patients whose clinical trial participation helps drug makers commercialize new therapies shouldn’t have to pay for those lifesaving drugs, an oncologist argues.
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A North American First: Live Birth from Deceased-Donor Uterine Transplant at Cleveland Clinic
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We All Bleed Red: The Importance of Self-Compassion
In this Q&A, Rev. Greene discusses spiritual care at Cleveland Clinic, the importance of empathy and self-compassion.
Advances in Fetal Genetic Testing Outpace Ways to Support Patient Education and Decision-Making
Advances in prenatal genetics are occurring at breakneck speed. Pregnant women want to understand benefits and risks, and physicians want to support their patients’ decision-making. How do health professionals ensure women are empowered in both the consent process and decision-making?
New Survey Provides First-Ever Systematic Evaluation of Conflict of Interest Policies
Conflict of interest policies help keep bias out of clinical care, research and educational activities. A new survey allows you to assess these policies for free, revealing what works and what doesn’t.
Cancer-Risk Psychology: Helping Patients Live with Genetic Test Results
A psychologist specializing in hereditary cancer risk shares insights for how to help ensure patients’ cancer risk knowledge proves to be empowering, not burdensome.
BRAIN Neuroethics Grant Enables Deep Dive into Personality in Parkinson’s
How does Parkinson’s disease affect a person’s personality, and is it further changed by deep brain stimulation? The NIH hopes to find out with a neuroethics grant to Cleveland Clinic researchers.