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 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?”
Virtual Mentor issue editor Sophia Cedola, a medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, interviewed Dr. Craig Blinderman about talking with patients who are terminally ill, asking him whether there are some key “do’s” and “don’ts” for having end-of-life conversations with patients and their families.
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?”
Dr Noah Boton joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Jeffrey Larnard: “When Should Patients at the End of Life Get Antimicrobials?”
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?"
