The DDR requires organ donors to be dead according to legal criteria prior to organ removal, and it’s rooted in fears of civil and criminal liability.

Patient-centered care means offering potentially beneficial interventions while avoiding retraumatizing a patient.

Health educators have duties to teach patient focus, motivate equity, and cultivate students’ capacity to serve our most vulnerable neighbors, wherever they reside.

Once focused on hospital liability, risk managers now navigate a broader set of enterprise risk management responsibilities.

Framing risk management goals as patient centered and evidence based helps align them with goals of ethics.

A just culture perspective suggests that punitive responses to those who err should be reserved for those who have willfully and irremediably caused harm.

Clinical applications of AI prompt consideration of how responsibility should be distributed among professionals, tech companies, and others.

Legal questions regarding clinicians’ and technology manufacturers’ liability arise when algorithmic recommendations generated by the technology are hard to understand.

Guidance for organizations using AI tools to diagnose and to develop treatment recommendations can also help clinicians consider risks and benefits.

Pastel and oil paint on wood are used to investigate self-preservation during processes of medical training and professionalization.