June 13, 2014
Event: Ethics Teacher Training Course
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.
Education
May 29, 2014
Women’s Contraceptive Use Influenced by Contraception Education and Moral Attitudes
(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
What a Doctor May Miss By Reaching for the MRI First
(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
Teaching Doctors When to Stop Treatment
(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
New Educational Module Available on Informed Consent for Anticipate and Communicate
(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
Event: Ethics Teacher Training Course
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
Parents’ fight against sepsis reaches C.D.C.
(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
Can doctors be taught how to talk to patients?
(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
Pathway ‘improves nurse confidence in palliative care’
(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
Patients more likely to die if treated by nurses without degrees
(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
Nurses who completed practice-based educational pathway report greater confidence in end of life care
(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
Event: Preparation: How to Assist with Advance Care Planning
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
Event: Clinical Ethics Immersion
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
Doctors train to spot signs of A.D.H.D. in children
(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
House calls to the homeless
(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
Event: 12th World Congress of Bioethics
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
Educating young men could expand ‘morning after pill’ use
(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
February 17, 2014
Breakthrough highlights lack of women in science
(University World News) – National euphoria over a young female scientist who led a groundbreaking stem cell research project has quickly turned into anguished soul-searching in Japan, where similar success stories remain woefully inadequate. “Japan has highly talented female scientists … Read More
February 14, 2014
The real world is not an exam
(New York Times) – In 2009, a Supreme Court decision upheld the validity of multiple-choice testing for evaluating firefighters for promotion, prompting a heated nationwide discussion. Critics pointed out that test-taking savvy may have little to do with job performance. … Read More
February 10, 2014
Event: New Opportunities, New Challenges: Exploring the Ethical Boundaries of Pediatric Research
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Seattle Children’s Research Institute Pediatric Bioethics: What have we learned? 2014 Conference: New Opportunities, New Challenges: Exploring the Ethical Boundaries of Pediatric Research July 18-19, 2014 Seattle, Washington See here for more information.
February 7, 2014
As seen on TV, a medical mystery involving hip implants is solved
(New York Times) – By a strange coincidence, two leading medical journals on Thursday published case studies of the same arcane medical mystery. In one, doctors solved the riddle only after the patient, a middle-aged woman, got so sick she … Read More
February 5, 2014
What public health lessons are there from around the world?
(The Guardian) – From Asia to the Americas we find examples of workforce innovation, community empowerment and the role of leaders. Public health in the UK has a long and proud history, and many countries learn from our practice. But … Read More
January 31, 2014
Medical disrespect
(Aeon Magazine) – One doesn’t have to work in a hospital long to experience or observe some form of disrespect. This is hardly a secret. The bullying culture of medicine has been widely written about and portrayed in popular media. … Read More
January 31, 2014
Event: Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics
Sponsors: National Disability Leadership Alliance, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Not Dead Yet Disability Rights Leadership Institute on Bioethics April 25 and 26, 2014 Crystal City Marriott Arlington, Virginia See here for … Read More
January 23, 2014
Education: Embed social awareness in science curricula
As a social scientist who is also trained as an engineer, I am puzzled by how often public-welfare and social-justice issues are viewed as irrelevant or tangential to ‘real’ technical work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions. I … Read More
