Dr Matthew C. Bobel joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Robert K. Cleary: “How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills?”
Dr Shelli L. Feder joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Kathleen M. Akgün: “Whom Should We Regard as Responsible for Health Record Inaccuracies That Hinder Population-Based Fact Finding?”
Professor Richard L. Cupp Jr joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “How Might Corporations’ and Nonhuman Animals’ Personhood Compare Under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments?”
Beatrice L. Brown joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Aaron S Kesselheim: "How Should Clinicians and Organizations Assess Risks and Benefits of First-in-Human Implantation of Investigational Devices?"
Dr Donna-Bea Tillman joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "What Should the Public Know About Implantable Material and Device Innovation in the US?"
The ongoing anthrax vaccination case, Doe v Rumsfeld, tests whether the military can require participation in and punish refusal of a vaccination program while waiving informed consent.
The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head.
Consent sounds like a laborious process that requires much time. Actually discussing a procedure or exam with a patient doesn’t take much more time than it took to read this paragraph.
An explanation of the legal origin of informed consent, the key court decisions in establishing the principle of consent to treatment, and the knowledge of risks and benefits necessary to “inform” the consent process adequately.
