August 8, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – U.S. graduate students in psychology receive very little instruction in military medical ethics and are largely unaware of their duties under the Geneva Conventions, despite the longstanding ties between the American Psychological Association and the military, and … Read More
August 6, 2014
(The Atlantic) – So, doctors are earning solid salaries—once they are fully done with their training. Of course, medical school is expensive. The average graduate is in debt $169,000. Less talked about is the salaries doctors make during their first … Read More
August 5, 2014
(New York Times) – The current physician training system, heavily subsidized by the federal government, has not produced doctors prepared to serve in a changing health care system and cannot account for billions of dollars in public funding each year, … Read More
July 31, 2014
(Sci Dev Net) – Earlier this month, UNAIDS published its annual Gap report, drawing together global data on HIV/AIDS alongside information and analysis about the ‘people being left behind’ in the fight against the disease. [1] Among the 12 groups … Read More
July 29, 2014
(New York Times) – Many are drawn to the field for this more personal, hands-on approach and its emphasis on community medicine and preventive care. There are pragmatic reasons as well. Medical schools are failing to keep pace with the … Read More
July 21, 2014
Center for Ethics (CFE) MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC November 7-10, 2014 See here for more information.
July 17, 2014
(Washington Post) – For the past decade, clinical simulation has steadily gained a place in medical education, thanks to technological advances. The appeal is clear: Practice makes perfect. By giving medical providers a chance to frequently rehearse a technique in … Read More
July 10, 2014
(New York Times) – In the frenetic world of daily clinical practice, doctors struggle to keep all the balls in the air in the limited time allotted. I find that I focus mostly on history, because the words of the … Read More
June 13, 2014
Bioethics and Ethics of Science and Technology Sector for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO October 19 – 23, 2014 Amman, Jordan See here for more information.
May 29, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and unplanned pregnancies are associated with poorer health and lower rates of educational and economic achievement for women and their children, according to the Centers for … Read More
May 20, 2014
(Washington Post) – To address the problem, programs to revive and teach physical diagnosis — also known as bedside medicine — are underway at some medical schools, including Stanford, Jefferson and Johns Hopkins. The programs are predicated on a belief … Read More
May 20, 2014
(Washington Post) – Patients and families often assume their doctors are trained and knowledgeable about end of life, and they assume that if the doctor recommends more tests and treatments, he or she thinks they will help in some way. … Read More
March 21, 2014
(Bioethics.gov) – The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Bioethics Commission) has just posted to Bioethics.gov a new educational module on informed consent in the management of incidental and secondary findings. The module integrates material from the … Read More
March 14, 2014
UNESCO: The Division of Ethics and Global Change Sector for Social and Human Services Ethics and Teacher Training Course June 30 – July 4, 2014 Dubrovnik, Croatia See here for more information.
March 5, 2014
(New York Times) – Sepsis is what happens when the body’s own responses to an infection spin out of control, destroying cells and blood vessels. This leads to shock, organ failure and death. The sooner treatment begins, the better the … Read More
February 27, 2014
(New York Times) – Recently one of us attended a daylong retreat designed to help doctors communicate more effectively with patients. The course was taught by a colleague with whom we had consulted in the past on patient-related matters but … Read More
February 27, 2014
(Nursing Times) – A practice-based educational pathway has been found to improve nurses’ confidence in delivering end-of-life care to patients. The pathway involved assigning a mentor from a specialist palliative care team to community and district nurses from South Tyneside … Read More
February 26, 2014
(The Telegraph) – Hospital patients are more likely to die after surgery if they are treated by nurses who don’t have a bachelor’s degree, a study has found. Researchers followed up more than 420,000 patients from 300 hospitals across Europe … Read More
February 25, 2014
(News-Medical) – District and community nurses who completed a practice-based educational pathway reported greater confidence in delivering palliative and end of life care to patients. Nurses working in these roles said communication was their main area of concern in relation … Read More
February 20, 2014
The Center for Ethics at MedStar Washington Hospital Center Preparation: How to Assist with Advance Care Planning May 9th, 2014 Washington, D.C. See here for more information.
February 20, 2014
The Center for Ethics at MedStar Washington Hospital Center Clinical Ethics Immersion Spring Session: May 30th – June 2nd, 2014 Fall Session: November 7th – 10th, 2014 Washington, D.C. See here for more information.
February 19, 2014
(New York Times) – One in seven children in the United States — and almost 20 percent of all boys — receives a diagnosis of A.D.H.D. by the time they turn 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and … Read More
February 19, 2014
(CNN) – In the homeless camps and in the alleys, I found people who had suffered extremes of weather, violence and prejudice. Many were older, confused people; some were war veterans holding on to the last shreds of their dignity; … Read More
February 18, 2014
Inspire the Future to Move the World International Associate of Bioethics 12th World Congress of Bioethics June 25-28, 2014 The Hilton Mexico City Reforma Hotel Mexico City, Mexico See here for more information.
February 17, 2014
(Reuters) – Young men know even less about emergency contraception than young women do, which may be limiting access to an effective means of preventing unwanted pregnancies, researchers say. “The big finding in our study is that young men had … Read More
