Category / Case Studies / Medical Ethics / Medical Ethics and Policy Guidance
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Case Study – Moral Authority: Is the Feeding Tube Necessary?
Bioethics case study on moral authority and healthcare ethics in VIDEO and PRINT. Even though he knew she wouldn’t have wanted the tube, he was afraid she might be suffering from hunger as she was dying.
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Case Study – The Law or Ethics: Which Should Take Priority?
Bioethics case study on law and ethics in VIDEO and PRINT. What is legally supported isn’t always ethically supported. So what do you do when these two ideas conflict? Do you prioritize what you believe is right for the patient, or do you follow what the law allows?
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Case Study – Beneficence: Obligatory, Ideal and the Gray Space In Between
Bioethics case study on beneficence in VIDEO and PRINT. What is our responsibility to this patient? What does this patient deserve? Would it be obligatory beneficence for this patient to receive chemotherapy, or would it be ideal beneficence for that patient to receive it?
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Case Study – Personhood in the Age of Dementia
Bioethics case study on personhood and dementia in video and print. Patients should be allowed to make their own medical decisions, which means a person should be allowed to make their own medical decisions. But how do you define what a person is regarding cognitive decline in patients and dementia?
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Case Study – Ethical Dilemma in Difficult Discharge Planning
Bioethics case study on an ethical dilemma in difficult discharge planning . The hospital cannot discharge him back to the care facility where he was previously living because they are unable to provide dialysis services, meaning he would need to be transferred to another location that can accommodate his medical needs. However, his legal guardian refuses the transfer.
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Case Study – Genetic Testing Ethics
Bioethics case study on genetic testing ethics. The geneticist asked Emma’s mother if the hospital could conduct a genetic test. Initially, Emma’s mother agreed. However, after consulting with her attorney, she refuses the genetic test.
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Case Study – Genetic Material: To Whom Does It Belong?
Bioethics case study on genetic material in video or print. The mom said the hospital did not get her consent to take part of her baby and she wants them back as soon as possible. There currently is no consent for pathology that we are aware of.
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Case Study – Challenging Discharge Plans: Mr. Rand Cannot Be Discharged Back to His Long-Term Care Facility
Bioethics case study on challenging discharge plans. Mr. Rand cannot be discharged back to his long-term care facility.
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Case Study – How Do We Discharge Mr. Baylus? Challenging Discharge Plans
Bioethics case study on challenging discharge plans in video or print. Mr. Baylus was stuck at the hospital unless the team could figure out the right place for him.
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Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication
Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication. Bioethics case study on Patient/Physician Relationship.
