Bioethics Newsletter Summer-Fall 2018 Celebrating our 35th anniversary. Whatever Happened to Long-Term Care Reform? Reflections on the Life of Beth Smith One great physician does not equal great care--it takes a coordinated system of providers. The hospital allowed a willing physician to circumcise the child at his Evangelical parents insistence. A sixteen-year-old male member of Jehovahs Witnesses incurred serious injuries in an auto accident and requires surgery. Mary Jo is a 49-year-old who disagrees with her doctors diagnosis. T Beth Smith The burns disabled Dax, and the physicians forced treatment on him. She is not expected to live through the month, and is worried about the pain that she will face in her final hours. ), Why would they put in these guidelines? Here I will describe some ways of thinking about care of the dying that have helped me figure out where I am going as I guide someone who is really sick. As a physician, I can't always make those things happen. I first got to know th A personal message from Nellie Kassebaum In order to help someone towards a decent, or even good, death, the hospice framework is very helpful. The best care plan in this situation would be based on a discussion with Angela about what kinds of contingency plans should be in place if she has a severe, possibly fatal decompensation (see Advance Care Planning). WebThe Case Studies section provides 10 health-research case studies to prompt discussion about the material presented in the curriculum. For this discussion, a 58 minute video, Dax's Case (produced by Unicorn Media, for Concern for Dying ; produced by Donald Pasquella, Keith Burton ; directed by Donald Pasquella New York : Filmakers Library, c1984) was used. In our culture, reproductive liberty, the freedom to decide when and where to conceive a child is highly protected, and this can make these cases much more difficult. Though he survived the treatment, he still argues that he should have been allowed to refuse it so that he could die. Should Doctors Refuse to Treat Unvaccinated People? ), On their website, the AMA says "that surrogacy contracts [when the surrogate uses her own egg], while permissible, should grant the birth mother the right to void the contract within a reasonable period of time after the birth of the child. In such cases, what should be done to determine competence, and when should this be done? The cardiologist replies: "Well, no--this is all reversible.". (The woman from case 1 would not qualify. Listen more and talk less. In light of this, is it ethical for people to get the vaccine? (Note: Over 100,000 children in the U.S. are waiting to be adopted. Ethical AI Initiative, Center for Practical Bioethics Do you see any problems with them? Is this a case of eugenics? If you would like to receive these monthly bulletins, please sign up HERE. As the Center for Pr Ryan Pferdehirt appeared in a KCTV5 story, A blood test can detect 50 types of cancer, but it will cost By Tarris Rosell, PhD, DMin Thus it may be more useful for clinicians to give up relying on their predictive skills, and look at the common clinical paths (or trajectories) taken by dying patients, and design medical care that includes "contingency plans" for clinical problems that a person with incurable lung cancer (for example) is likely to experience. Approximately 9 months later, the couple gives birth to a boy who does not carry the gene for the disorder. An 88-year old woman facing the end of life. In a way can you steal the surrogate's child?). There are arguments for and against giving priority to socially disadvantaged patients at the point of To provide excellent care of the dying requires that we also decide what we should do. I recently co-authored a peer commentary in the American Death with Dignity? You are free to use it as an Find out what he is worried about, how he rates his quality of life, and what his goals are. Note: if you would pass her off to another doctor knowing he or she would do it, does this free you from you ethical obligations? James Blum, MD, MPP, Kamini Doobay, MD, MS, and Alec Feuerbach, MD, Decision Aids, Doorknob Moments, and Physician-Patient Solidarity in EDs, Emily Shearer, MD, MPP, MSc and Jay Baruch, MD. The medical staff cautioned against this due to the babys risk of excessive bleeding. Bioethics film series. Ask each student: If you were the physician, what would you do? Resolved most easily was the Zoroastrianism womans request to have her removed gall bladder returned to her following surgery. The March 12 event was held by Loma Linda University School of Religion. The reveal of the case outcomes included sad news. WebThe Bioethics Program is a part of the NIEHS' Ethics Program that provides educational, scholarly, and administrative support for research integrity at the NIEHS. Yet "withholding and withdrawing" only describe what we, as clinicians, decide not to do. Engaging Bioethics: An Introduction with Case Studies draws students into this rapidly changing field, helping them to actively untangle the many issues at the intersection of medicine and moral concern. Do you think that if the surrogate is awarded the baby, this could cause emotional harm to the child? Who do you think should receive the child, and why? The doctor, it turned out, was misinformed that she would not be allowed to do so. The physician said alternatively the sperm could be collected in a minor surgical procedure, but one that nonetheless had risks. Ethicists and bioethicists ask relevant questions more than provide sure and certain answers. The physician then fertilizes a single egg, and transfers the embryo to the mother. As idea grows, travelers have mixed reactions A strategy of detachment may not serve you well in the long run. What is Bioethics? The doctor argued for a social services consult or mental health treatment, stating that the risk to the teens life was of higher priority. Worried, he calls in another physician for her opinion. (Spiritual Care/Medical Care), Appropriate Level of Expertise? After the first cycle of carboplatin and taxol, he requires hospitalization for fever and neutropenia (a complication of the chemotherapy). This is a condition that destroys motor nerves, making control of movement impossible, while the mind is virtually unaffected. Date: June 22, 2005. Could this have clouded his judgment? Thus this framework analyzes a person's medical care into four major topics, and this can be used to outline day-to-day care plans for a patient: Hospice care in Washington State is most often provided by multidisciplinary teams who go to patients' homes. A conference held at Santa Clara University in November 2011 explores conscientious refusals in health care. Aisha James, MD, MEd and Katrina A. Armstrong, MD, MSCE. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication Film Series: Watching Big Fish Next to My Mother in the Hospital The questions I asked of the students are included as well. When our colleague and mentor, Dr. Richard Payne, died suddenly in January 2019 fo Bioethics Newsletter Winter-Spring 2019 Uncomfortable, the patient explained that masturbation was forbidden in his religion. They anesthetize her and surgically repair the aneurysm. Each case also has a short history and summary of the ethical issues being reviewed. I have several working clinical goals when I am caring for someone near the end of life. What are the ethical questions involved when depression impairs seriously ill patients' ability to make decisions? You are worried and you try to get the vaccine, but are denied it because of limited resources. Instead, she asked if she could have the tissue returned to her to dispose of in a manner acceptable to her faith. (The Kansas Death with Dignity Act) On Tuesday, August 4th, vo National Healthcare Decisions Day 2.0 Facing Ethical Dilemmas with Faith was the first joint program of two of the School of Religions centers: Center for Christian Bioethics and the William Johnsson Center for Understanding World Religions. Myra Christopher, the Centers founding director and current Kat You see a man in a kilt. When should a physician step in to stop a cultural practice? Bioethics is the application of ethics to the field of medicine and healthcare. Smallpox initially has flu-like symptoms, which are recognizable 7-19 days after exposure. Will people feel that they need to end their lives earlier to save money? However, the government says she must receive the vaccine or face mandatory quarantine. Lastly, one case ended in mystery. Vari Hall, Santa Clara University500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053408-554-5319, Ethical Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination, Hackworth Fellowships Project Showcase 2021, The Ethics of Going Back to School in a Pandemic, Systemic Racism, Police Brutality, and the Killing of George Floyd, COVID-19: Ethics, Health and Moving Forward, The Ethical Implications of Mass Shootings, Political Speech in the Age of Social Media, Point/Counterpoint: Democratic Legitimacy, Brett Kavanaugh and the Ethics of the Supreme Court Confirmation Process. Does paying the surrogate harm her and/or the child's dignity? A drug treatment counselor considers whether to allow a patient a second chance in the drug-treatment program, against stated program rules. Do you think that the physician should report the mother? True-life bioethics cases discussed among the faiths, William Johnsson Center for Understanding World Religions. The infection abscessed to his right temporal brain lobe. John is a strongly independent 92-year-old widower of many years, with no children. A third physician agreed. In the United States it is illegal to pay a person for non-replenishable organs. Two of the cases ended in death. WebBioethics Cases Find case studies on topics in health care and biotechnology ethics, including end-of-life care, clinical ethics, pandemics, culturally competent care, vulnerable A framework of general strategies to help vulnerable persons should explore responses that will help individual patients, improve professional and organizational responses to vulnerable patients, and mitigate the negative effects of public policies that affect vulnerable persons. After a brief examination, the 35-year-old physician is puzzled because the pox do not appear to be typical of the varicella-zoster virus. Isabelle M. Mikell, Courtney L. Savage Hoggard, MBE, and Harald Schmidt, PhD, MA. The resident yawned--a long night, then a long code. Find case studies on topics in health care and biotechnology ethics, including end-of-life care, clinical ethics, pandemics, culturally competent care, vulnerable patient populations, and other topics in bioethics. (For permission to reprint cases, submit requests to ethics@scu.edu .) Those who are against euthanasia often say that it can lead to the devaluation of human life, and to a slippery slope in which the old and disabled will be killed on the whims of healthy people. The word "euthanasia" draws its roots from Greek meaning "good death." She can't move, but should someone be FORCED to help her, or to find someone to help her? He decided to try palliative chemotherapy because "otherwise I might just as well roll over and give up." Its symptoms begin with slow loss of muscle control and end in loss of speech, large muscle spasms, disorientation and emotional outbursts. What is difficult is to find for yourself a type of self-care that will enable you to develop your gifts as a physician, and continue to use them in practice. What Should Be Roles of Federal Clinician Governors in Motivating Equity in Locally Coordinated Triage Protocols? This discussion also took a superficial look at euthanasia. Should Doctors Refuse to Treat Unvaccinated People? What people choose when they think about a good death for themselves is often beyond what medicine can provide-for instance, an affirmation of love, a completion of important work, or a last visit with an important person. You see a man in a kilt. The woman's condition has steadily declined. Patients experiencing homelessness and mental illness face conditions and circumstances that deserve focused ethical and clinical attention. Should the physicians have let him die? The mortality rate for smallpox was approximately 20-40%. There are indeed rewards for physicians who care for the dying, but as a Zen master once observed of a bingo game, "you must be present to win.". The physician requested an ethics consult. Another useful framework was outlined by Joanne Lynn, who was one of the principal investigators of SUPPORT. Now I find care of the dying to be one of the richest parts of my clinical life. Keywords: Autonomy, February 2023 Bioethics Bulletin Six case studies featuring the clash of patient faith with physician recommendations generated debate among panelists representing the legal and medical professions, religious scholars and members of various faiths. You are a general practitioner and a mother comes into your office with her child who is complaining of flu-like symptoms. For metastatic non small cell lung cancer, palliative chemotherapy is an intervention providing, on average, a small benefit at considerable toxicity (a consideration for the Medical Indications box in a Clinical Ethics 4-box analysis). Dear CPB Friend: Questions for Case 1: Do you believe that the physician's actions can be justified in any way? Dear CPB Friend: People with motor neurone disease normally die within 4 years of diagnosis from suffocation due to the inability of the inspiratory muscles to contract. This commentary considers how clinician-governors should respond to how Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores are applied. Autonomy essentially means "self rule," and it is a patient's most basic right. "Eugenics" is defined as "the hereditary improvement of the human race controlled by selective breeding" (dictionary.com). Why I Am Tired and Inspired WebCase studies are often used as a part of deliberation. These cases and questions are public domain, and can be re-used or modified for educational purposes. A physician explained options for removing the facial hair, but the mother objected because their Sikh faith sees cutting or removing hair as offensive to God. By Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, Director, Smallpox has been speculated to be the perfect biological terror agent because of the potency of the virus, and because of the lack of herd immunity present in the US population. I work towards: This question is not as simple as it might sound. A woman, after a bout with uterine cancer had a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus). A personal message from Karen Bullock What do you think of this? But there are other reasons: over the past 100 years, there has been a epidemiologic shift in the reasons people die. I find it doesn't take fancy techniques-you just need to be sincere and patient and interested. His sternal wound became infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These implications can run the entire length of Would it be acceptable for the parents to select for sex as well, or should they only select an embryo that does not have HD? Within three weeks, the daughter lost consciousness at school and was taken by ambulance to the emergency room, where she was admitted. www.bioethics.gov. Register by July 8 to Cast Your Vote on August 4 Ballot I have been honored and privileged to serve the Kansas Ci Bioethics Newsletter Summer-Fall 2020 The following cases are the ones that I presented to the groups. Should they be there, if they keep a competent person like the woman above from living her autonomy? 80-year male with multiple medical problems is nonresponsive to medical teams John is a strongly independent 92-year-old widower of many years, with no children. Approximately 30-50% of unvaccinated people exposed to smallpox will contract the disease. Most Americans remain A personal message from Mark R. Thompson Ann Karty was a student in the University of Missouri Kansas Citys innovative six-year B.A./M.D. The questions following the case involve the ethics surrounding the government's response. I dont k A personal message from Ryan Pferdehirt At Least in the Land of Oz for People with Hepatitis C Undaunted, the parents believed God would protect their son because they were acting in faith. However, now Skip is voicing concern: the most important thing to do is hear him out. American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. Lindas Reflections There is broad agreement Bioethics Newsletter Winter-Spring 2022 Voices in Bioethics is currently seeking submissions on philosophical and practical topics, both current and timeless. Such contingency plans might include advance directives and perhaps DNAR orders, as well as lines such as: "You will probably die from this, although we can't predict exactly when. Center for Practical Bioethics Founding Executive Myra Christopher Honored by America Whatever Happened to Long-Term Care Reform? Copyright 2023 American Medical Association. Cathy Lynn Grossman, senior national correspondent for Religion Myra Christopher Named to Starr Hall of Fame Do you see a parallel between this case and this law? Instead, hospices emphasize symptom control and attention to psychological and spiritual issues. Should her advance directive be honored? Several eggs are harvested, and using special technology, only eggs that do not have the defective gene are kept to be fertilized. The dead patient, now dusky blue, looked unreal and unfamiliar. Bioethics. Bioethics is the study of ethical, social, and legal issues that arise in biomedicine and biomedical research. Bioethics includes medical ethics, which focuses on issues in health care; research ethics, which focuses issues in the conduct of research; environmental ethics, which focuses on issues pertaining to Never Too Young to Plan Beyond By clicking this checkbox, you 1) opt in to our email list; 2) subscribe to our Newsletter, and 3) consent to allow the Center to store and process personal information, per our Privacy Notice, to provide you the content requested. Of course, an ethically sound understanding of withdrawing and withholding treatment is crucial to good care of the dying. However, patients such as Dax can be in a great deal of pain for a very long time. The Center for Practical Bioethics is helping guide families and doctors during the pandemic August 18, 2020 Our Inability to Hear and Breathe Freely A message from Our Board and Staff June 5, 2020 Erika Blacksher, PhD, Named Fourth John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics The Center for Practical Bioethics in K David Kelly, JD, MA and Jerry Milner, DSW. Center for Practical Bioethics What Would Be Your Wish for Our World? The case was sent up to the hospital ethics committee for a final decision. Lifetime Achievement in Bioethics A physician considers whether to honor a promising medical students request to withhold a diagnosis of depression from her record. The husband's sperm is used to fertilize one of the wife's eggs, and is implanted in the surrogate mother. From an initial prompt (e.g. A case study of how cultural misunderstandings interfere with medical care for a cancer patient. The family of Charlie Gard. If yes, does this change if you can "easily" have a child? The couple pays all of the woman's pregnancy-related expenses and an extra $18,000 as compensation for her surrogacy. A legal battle ensues. But I can help the dying person get ready-and in this way, contribute to a death that is decent. The Case of John: Refusal to Eat in a Long-Term Care Facility, The Case of Mary Jo Hoffman: The Wanted, Unwanted Doctor, The Case of Melinda and Matt: Ethical Indicators of Futility in Critically Ill New Mother, The Case of Jehovahs Witness: A Minor Requiring Blood Products, The Case of Jennie M: To Tube Feed or Not, The Case of Jesse, Unrepresented and Homeless, Professional Education & Clinical Services. She undergoes a CT scan and is diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weakening in the wall of the aorta A woman who needed surgery to remove her gall bladder asked the doctor how the organ would be disposed of. By clicking this checkbox, you 1) opt in to our email list; 2) subscribe to our Newsletter, and 3) consent to allow the Center to store and process personal information, per our Privacy Notice, to provide you the content requested. People dont like to talk about politics, religion or money. (Note: they are vaccinating those who may not want to be vaccinated). Look at the requirements for the request. WebThe Case of Teresa: Patient Vulnerability from a Systems Failure to Protect A framework of general strategies to help vulnerable persons should explore responses that will help A personal message from Erika Blacksher The doctor ordered antibiotics, but the patient refused. One of the main arguments against the use of surrogate mothers is that carrying and giving birth to a child is such an emotional event that it is impossible to determine if the surrogate will be able to give up the child. As such, it is a health care worker's responsibility to respect the autonomy of her patients. After 2-4 days of flu-like symptoms, the fever begins to decrease, and pox will form. One expression of structural injustice in the United States is delivery of health care according to patients race and insurance status. Property, Privacy, and Public Health Obligations at Conflict in AIDS Research? The video is very useful; however, the videos of Dax's burn treatments are very graphic and the video should be reviewed before it is shown to a group of students. A major boost to its three-decade commitment to Rosemary Flanigan Named to Starr Womens Hall of Fame Dear CPB Friend: The teenage Bearded Lady, as bullies had called her, was allowed by her mother to undergo facial hair removal treatment with the caveat that she begin to wear a turban to show her devotion to Sikhism. The SUPPORT study has shown us that the clinical course of dying from congestive heart failure is quite different from dying of lung cancer. Organizers and panelists plan to turn their enthusiasm into a volume of essays about the case studies, and the conference may become an annual event. Differing opinions were discussed in a healthy way, based on pragmatism rather than criticism of one anothers faith.. Most of the discussions followed a simple format. With the possibility of such battles, do you think it is acceptable for parents to use a surrogate mother? Papers addressing access to healthcare, the bioethical implications of recent Supreme Court rulings, environmental ethics, data privacy, cybersecurity, law and bioethics, economics and bioethics, reproductive ethics, research Obviously she cannot bear the child herself, so the couple utilizes a company to find a surrogate mother for them. From the mid-1980s when ventilators came into common use, the Center for Medical Bankruptcy, Personal Luck and A National Sin Therefore, a second discussion was also held that focused primarily on patient autonomy. Patients with congestive heart failure, however, experience periods of fairly good function alternating with decompensation right up until death, and the terminal event for these patients is often sudden. The terrorist would have been contagious but would not have shown symptoms. Is it ethical for this couple to have a baby when the mother could begin showings signs of HD when the baby is just a few years old? Fifteen years ago in the aftermath of 9/11, I was Ethics, Morality and Genomic Science: Can We Play God the Way God Plays God? Authors: A medical perspective. Under California law she can normally refuse vaccines on religious or personal grounds. She survives, and sues the hospital for millions of dollars. The Center for Practical Bioethics is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Can allowing surrogate mothers to be paid for their troubles allow poorer women to be oppressed? If this were the case, then the vaccine may not prevent all of the disease symptoms for those vaccinated. A religious cleric considers how to support a member of the community struggling with depression and alcoholism, who declines recommended referral to expert medical treatment. Read more about Visibility and Measurability in Health Care , in the July 2021 issue. Quill TE, Byock IR. What are the big ideas in end of life care? Videos include short videos that can be used to augment classroom activities and webinars that provide information about bioethics education and Bioethics Commission educational materials, including how they can be used to integrate ethics with education in various disciplines. I remember, the first time one of my patients died, feeling a chill of horror and fascination. When you talk with Skip, keep in mind the goals for a decent death. Yet for a patient who is well informed, understands the benefits and burdens, and wishes to proceed, a trial of palliative chemotherapy is justified. I was eager to join November 2022 Bioethics Bulletin The Center for Practical Bioethics is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. It is not hard to find physicians who are burned out - ask any nurse. Oregon's Death With Dignity Act: We discussed the following questions pertaining to the Death With Diginity Act. You had driven down to Los Angeles 5 days ago to visit a friend for the weekend. Find case studies on topics in health care and biotechnology ethics, including end-of-life care, clinical ethics, pandemics, culturally competent care, vulnerable patient populations, and other topics in bioethics. Is it ever correct for a doctor to allow a patient to kill himself? I was also a pre-medical student, and am currently attending the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Interestingly, contemporary medical literature contains little that might characterize what makes a death "good." Say someone is diagnosed with HIV? Its October and the Center for Practical Bioethics is abou Fostering Civil Discourse and Humor in a Partisan Era Though he is given excellent treatment, and had been in perfect health a few days earlier, the patient dies 7 hours after admittance to the hospital. 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Is it ethical for the CDC to force people to get the vaccine? Book Description. African Americans die at excessive l DEATH PANELS BACK IN THE NEWS A few years ago, I knew th October 2022 Bioethics Bulletin Dear CPB Friend: When you touch the boy's back with your stethoscope, he winces in pain from the bruises. Do you think that for more common diseases, for example measles, that it is ethical for the state to allow people to refuse vaccines (even for religious grounds)? Is it ethical for someone to refuse the vaccine? All Rights Reserved. ). Is there a moral difference between prescribing the drug and actually giving it to the patient? Should the money used to care for this woman be taken into account when she is being helped? Dear CPB Friend: Eggs, and Harald Schmidt, PhD, MA giving it to the patient aisha James, MD MSCE... Serve you well in the drug-treatment program, against stated program rules approximately 9 months later, the cycle! 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