Category / Case Studies / Informed Consent
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The Case of Russell: Adults with Disabilities as Essential Partners in Their Healthcare
The Case of Russell: Adults with Disabilities as Essential Partners in Their Healthcare The following is an account of how one young man, born with a disability, took control over his own health care decision making. Don Reynolds, JD, was Director of Special Projects, Midwest Bioethics Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
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The Case of Ginger: Autism and Blood Cancer Treatments
Case Study – The Case of Ginger – Autism and Blood Cancer Treatments A 30-year-old woman, “Ginger,” is in the clinic, having been diagnosed several years ago with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, a blood disorder). There is a high chance that the disease will progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with lower chance of survival, so…
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Case Study – Family Opposition to Organ Donation Despite First Person Consent
Case Study – Opposition to Organ Donation JD is a 25-year-old patient who sustained massive head trauma and neurological injury in a motorcycle accident. He is not brain dead, but after 4 weeks in MICU and several neuro consults, the prognosis for “meaningful recovery” is said to be less than 1%. JD has not regained…
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Ethics Committee Consortium
Ethics Committee Consortium The Ethics Committee Consortium is a collaborative effort of more than 20 healthcare organizations who meet on a regular basis to: Educate themselves to “do ethics” Develop and review hospital policies Consult on complex cases arising in the organization These activities have been shown to improve patient outcomes and reduce organizational risk.…
