When patients are unable to express their wishes and do not have surrogates or advance directives, which and whose values should inform decision making for them? We discuss ethical complexities of caring for unrepresented patients.
Dr Rozalina G. McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Andrew J. Torres: “How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members.”
Dr Paul T. Menzel joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: "How Should Willingness-to-Pay Values of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Be Updated and According to Whom?"
Dr Anna L. Westermair joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Manuel Trachsel: “Moral Intuitions About Futility as Prompts for Evaluating Goals in Mental Health Care.”
Dr Roma Subramanian joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Matthew J. Brooks: “How a Medical Orchestra Cultivates Creativity, Joy, Empathy, and Connection.”