What's New Archives - Center for Practical Bioethics

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Respecting Autonomy

Ryan Pferdehirt, Vice President of Ethics Services, discusses respecting autonomy in this blog.

May 24, 2023

Bard AI Writes a Poem on Bioethics Center

Dr. Terry Rosell asks Bard AI to write a poem describing the ideal bioethics center.

May 18, 2023

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Ethics Perspective on a Controversial Innovation to Recover Donor Hearts for Transplantation

Tarris (Terry) Rosell, PhD, DMin, discusses lack of transparency about a new and controversial organ recovery protocol would be ethically problematic, especially for donor authorization or family consent.

April 27, 2023

A Benefit of Being an Ethics Services Affiliate Organization: The Monthly Ethics Dispatch

Affiliate Organizations of our Center Ethics Services receive our Ethics Dispatch as part of their annual membership. The Dispatch is designed to contribute educational content for ethics-committee-meeting agendas by discussing bioethical issues, related news headlines, case studies, and philosophical musings from Center staff and other contributing authors.

February 23, 2023

Short Video Released About the Center’s Values

A 1:30-minute video amplifies the values of the Center for Practical Bioethics.

February 20, 2023

Healthcare Workplace Violence An Appeal for Proven Preventive Measures

Tarris (Terry) Rosell, PhD, DMin, describes the guidance and thought leadership he has provided to the Kansas House Judiciary Committee on proposed legislation to address healthcare workplace violence.

February 6, 2023

Four Recommendations for Ethical AI in Healthcare

Dr. Jarrett delivers recommendations on how an adapted, augmented system of healthcare technology can operate, as the industry prepares for more forceful regulation of the use of machine learning-based tools in healthcare practice.

January 23, 2023