Medical Ethics Advisor articles

Recent articles from Medical Ethics Advisor

Caring for the caregiver to avoid moral distress, burnout.
July 1, 2009... Caring for the caregiver to avoid moral distress, burnout While the concept is not new, discussion of it is gaining traction Due to the altruistic nature of most health care providers, members of the giving professions often put their own needs last, often to the detriment of...

CME objectives/questions.
July 1, 2009... CME objectives After reading each issue of Medical Ethics Advisor, you will be able to do the following: *discuss new information about hospital-based approaches to bioethical issues and developments in the regulatory arena that apply to the hospital ethics committee; *stay...

Issues in HH warrant HH-specific ethics committee.
June 1, 2009... Issues in HH warrant HH-specific ethics committee Concerns may change when nurses are guests Are the medications safely out of reach of children? Can the family caregiver handle tasks required to care for the patient? Are family members following the wishes of the patient as indicated...

Ethics and the H1N1 flu: A wake-up call for policy makers?
June 1, 2009... Ethics and the H1N1 flu: A wake-up call for policy makers? Employers also need to have preparedness plans The overriding ethical issue of a pandemic influenza -- or any other health crisis involving a contagious disease -- appears to be the dilemma of balancing public health vs....

Q&A with John D. Banja, PhD, on brain death.
June 1, 2009... Q&A with John D. Banja, PhD, on brain death (Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a Q&A with John D. Banja, PhD, who is Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Medical Ethicist, Center for Ethics; Director, Section on Ethics in Research, Atlanta Clinical Translation Science...