Medical Ethics Advisor – January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
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Geneticist: Rogue Scientist’s Gene-Editing Procedure Violated Bedrock Ethical Principles
A Chinese scientist’s recent announcement of a genome-editing procedure performed to protect children from HIV has significant implications for the bioethics and genomics fields.
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Too Few Ethics Consults for Children With Chronic Critical Illness: Less Than 1%
Very few hospitalized children with chronic critical illness get ethics or palliative care consultations, found a recent study.
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Surprising Ethics Knowledge Gaps in Emergency Medicine Residents
Gaps in clinical ethics knowledge appear prevalent among emergency medicine trainees, and few programs feature dedicated ethics modules, found a recent study.
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Case-Based Approach to Ethics Education: Consistency Is Goal
Ethicists have another resource to turn to for challenging dilemmas: A Case-Based Study Guide for Addressing Patient-Centered Ethical Issues in Health Care.
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Up to 20% of Patients Excluded From Transplant Due to Lack of Social Support
Social support is one of the factors providers use to determine whether a patient is a candidate for transplant. Recent research suggests this longstanding practice is ethically problematic and should be reconsidered.
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Burnout Intervention Dramatically Reduced ICU Turnover
A recent study paints a clear picture of the financial impact on hospitals if burnout goes unaddressed.