Author / Monica Delles
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Case Study –“But I’m Asymptomatic to the Virus!” Quarantine Ethics
Jane is 40-year old physician who is travelling back from providing free medical care oversees. She has been stationed in South America, where a new virus is spreading. Very little is known about the virus but is has been shown to be extremely contagious through the air.
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Dr. Blacksher Discusses Civic Health and Democratic Deliberation in Podcast
Dr. Erika Blacksher, the Center’s John B. Francis Chair, discusses civic health and democratic deliberation in a podcast.
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Case Study –Allowing Patients to Make Bad Decisions
Patient is a 74-year-old male, suffering from COPD and ESRD. Patient requires oxygen and twice weekly dialysis. After a ten-day hospital admission, the attending physician has determined that the patient is medically cleared for discharge and recommends discharge to a SNF.
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June 2023 Monthly Email Newsletter
The June 2023 edition of our monthly email newsletter.
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Case Study – Everything Be Done
The patient, Mrs. Czarniwicz, is a 67-year-old female diagnosed with non-resectable colon cancer six months ago. She was recently admitted for sepsis.
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Case Study – Nonadherence to Care?
Patient is a 30-year-old female, presenting with multiple co-morbidities including HIV, COPD and cardiac complications. After several weeks in the ICU, the patient’s condition continued to not improve.
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Case Study – Vaccination and Autism
Patient is a 6-year-old female being seen at her family physician. The patient is up-to-date with all of her vaccines, but the patient’s mother is now expressing concerns.
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1984 to 2024
A historical retrospective of the Center for Practical Bioethics from 1984 to today by Trudi Galblum.
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Who has Time to Talk About Ethics?
The Center offers workshops in healthcare ethics to ease the burden of healthcare ethical dilemmas.
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2024 Annual Dinner
Please join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at The Abbott in KCMO. Keynote Speaker is Daniela Lamas, MD.
