News
Medical news and recent events, many new informations from our medical center are posted here.
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Attorney General Supports Center’s Position on TPOPP
Attorney General Supports Center’s Position on TPOPP On January 13, 2015, the Kansas Attorney General (AG) provided an opinion regarding two questions related to TPOPP (Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences). TPOPP is designed to ensure that seriously ill or frail patients can choose the treatments they want or do not want and that their… -
Brittany Maynard’s Choice to End Her Life Raises Profound Questions
Brittany Maynard’s Choice to End Her Life Raises Profound Questions John Carney, President & CEO of the Center for Practical Bioethics, responds to the struggle of a young woman suffering from a fatal brain tumor who ended her life after moving to Oregon where physician-assisted suicide is legal. View More -
5 Things to Know About Death and Dying Debates
5 Things to Know About Death and Dying Debates Cathy Lynn Grossman, senior national correspondent for Religion News Service, identified 5 things about death and dying debates recently provoked by Brittany Maynard’s choice to end her life and suggests “neutral sources,” such as the Center’s Caring Conversations Workbook, that “are designed to get people thinking,… -
Myra Christopher Named to Starr Hall of Fame
Myra Christopher Named to Starr Hall of Fame Myra Christopher, the Center’s founding director and current Kathleen Foley Chair in Pain and Palliative Care at the Center for Practical Bioethic joined the ranks of seven of Kansas City’s best citizens on March 13, 2015, when she will be inducted into the inaugural class of the Starr… -
Case Study – The Role of Literacy in Making Wishes Known
Where is Will Rogers when we need him most?
Toward a traditional morality in biomedical ethics. -
Will a ‘vaccine passport’ be required to travel? As idea grows, travelers have mixed reactions
Will a ‘vaccine passport’ be required to travel? As idea grows, travelers have mixed reactions March 30, 2021 Featuring Terry Rosell, PhD Fox4KC News Terry Rosell was interviewed by Kaci Jones, FOX4, about vaccine passports. View More -
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Caring Conversations Webinars
Advance Care Planning Training
Offered in the Spring and Fall
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Terri Schiavo — Five Years Later
Reflections on the Terri Schiavo case.
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The Affordable Care Act and Brain Injuries
Brain injured patients don’t follow a schedule for recovery.
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The Best Care Possible
The way Americans die in this country is a national disgrace, according to Dr. Ira Byock in his new book, The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care through the End of Life.
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