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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (#WEADD)
Kathy Greenlee works for the Center of Practical Bioethics where she advocates to help others understand elder abuse and why it isn’t just a family and should be taken seriously.
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Good Death, or Assisted Suicide?
An elder man is ready to pass but his pacemaker keeps him alive. The ethics of deactivating that pacemaker is examined.
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Improving End-of-Life Care for African-Americans through Advance Care Planning in Partnership with Faith Communities
The Center for Practical Bioethics works with churches to provide end-of-life planning information to African Americans.
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Reflections on the Life of Beth Smith
Remembering the impact of Beth Smith who was once the director of what is now the Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Kathy Greenlee’s Reflections on Paths to Person-Centered Planning
Healthcare professionals hear from various disabled people about how they could be better supported.
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Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Presents Big Ideas in End-of-Life Care
Former Secretary Sebelius will speak at the Center for Practical Bioethics Annual Dinner on end-of-life care.
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Home Birth, Hospital Birth, and the Myth of the Good Mother – Reflections from a Bad Mother
In an upcoming lecture with the Center for Practical Bioethics the ethics of having a homebirth.
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The Affordable Care Act: It will not depart the same way it entered.
The Affordable Care Act has moved but the budget may stop where it is.
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Chronic Pain and the Opioid Epidemic: Wicked Issues Have No Simple Solutions
An ethical balance has not been found between those who suffer from chronic pain and the prescribing of opioids to them.
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Bishop Tutu’s Plea Prompts Personal Meditation on Assisted Suicide
Everyone does not agree on the ethics of physician-assisted suicide which creates a topic of continuing discussion.
