Tag / clinical ethics consultation
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Case Study: Refusing Life-Saving Surgery, Overruling a Parent’s Prior Wishes
Bioethics case study on autonomy, consent and capacity — when a patient with capacity refuses life-saving surgery, can a surrogate later overrule his prior wishes? Center for Practical Bioethics.
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When Children Become Pawns: The Human Cost of the Florida Vaccine Dispute
Florida’s threat to Catholic school scholarships over vaccine exemptions raises a bioethics question: who bears the consequences? Children and families. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Ethics Champion 2026: Dr. Namir Khandker’s Proactive Approach to Clinical Ethics
A proactive approach to clinical ethics is how neurocritical care physician Namir Khandker, MD, rebuilt ethics at Ochsner Health by bringing clinical ethics in early — not as an eleventh-hour solution. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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The Elevator Speech: How to Talk About the Center for Practical Bioethics
Struggle to explain what the Center for Practical Bioethics does? Get our elevator speech, mission messaging, and audience-tailored talking points. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Ethics Consultation: A Strategy for Overcoming Barriers to Trust in Healthcare
Discover how healthcare ethics consultation builds institutional trustworthiness, bridges value conflicts, and improves patient care outcomes for families and clinicians. The Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Case Study: Healthcare Insurance Barriers
Healthcare insurance barriers cause strife for the patient, clinicians, and hospital when Ms. Grayson, a 44-year-old woman, is diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and has no health insurance. Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Case Study: Pregnancy Termination
This pregnancy termination clinical ethics case study regards a 32-year-old patient presenting with a likely nonviable pregnancy at 10 weeks gestation raises critical questions about patient autonomy, informed consent, and physician paternalism when her OB/GYN refuses to prescribe termination medication pending a follow-up scan. Center for Practical Bioethics.
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Bioethics Case Study – Empathy in Ethics Consultation Supports Family
Using empathy in healthcare ethics consultations is the topic of this Bioethics case study in VIDEO and PRINT. This case illustrates how the ethics consultant discovered the underlying reason for the family’s reluctance to let go and find a way to meet their need with empathy. Published by the Center for Practical Bioethics.
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The Center Welcomes Kayhan Parsi and Nanette Elster – A Tribute to Mentorship and Transformation
Read how our Vice President of Ethics Services, Ryan Pferdehirt, came to be one of Kayhan Parsi and Nanette Elster’s students and how working directly with them he learned new ways to apply his clinical ethics skills, expand his knowledge of pediatric ethics, and cultivate his bioethics scholarship.
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Will Your Healthcare Organization Be Ready? Ethics Services Partnerships Offer Clarity
Read about two hospitals partnering for different clinical ethics services. Partnership with the Center offers clarity. We provide real-time consultation, long-term support, and guidance that helps hospitals respond to uncertainty with confidence – while upholding the highest ethical standards in care.
