Chioma Onuoha joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Jennifer Tsai and Rohan Khazanchi: “Using Critical Pedagogy to Advance Antiracism in Health Professions Education.”
Dr John Chenault joins Ethics Teaching and Learning to discuss how he uses critical theory to prepare health professions students to better distinguish representation from reality.
Dr Brent M. Kious joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Ryan H. Nelson: “Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is ‘Palliative’?”
The physician must help patients understand that all options—further testing, surgery, no action—carry risks and benefits. Disclosing the statistical probability of injury and other possible outcomes might help, but it can also hinder the process.
After assessing the reasons for a patient’s unrealistic hopefulness in the face of clear understanding, a clinician may believe that significant harm will come to the patient if he or she does not acknowledge the seriousness of the illness.