Medical Ethics Advisor – August 1, 2018
August 1, 2018
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Ethics Services Report Unprecedented Surge in Demand for Consultations
At the same time ethics consultation services are seeing a surge in demand, cases are increasing in complexity.
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Proposed Model Ethics Curriculum Developed for Dermatology Residency
Standardized methods to teach ethics skills in dermatology residencies are currently unavailable. A recent paper offers a model curriculum.
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Novel Training Program Pairs Clinicians With Chaplains
Patients’ spiritual needs often go unaddressed due to providers’ lack of prioritization, time, and training. A novel training program pairs clinicians and chaplains.
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Education Needs Still Unmet for Family Presence During Resuscitation
Critical care nurses’ needs for education on family presence during resuscitation are not being met, found a recent survey of 395 critical care nurses.
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Nurses Report Barriers to Involving Family Caregivers
Patient care demands, the professional practice environment, and lack of resources hindered nursing family caregiver involvement, found a recent survey of 374 critical care nurses.
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Study: Less Money Spent on End-of-Life Care for Rural Medicare Patients
Medicare expenditures are lower for rural beneficiaries with cancer than urban beneficiaries, found a recent study.
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Shared Decision-making Is ‘Moral Imperative’ Despite Challenges in ED
Shared decision-making is an important concept for patient autonomy, but how does it play out in the unique ED setting?