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Demand for Ethics Education Surges at Medical Schools
Experts argue ethics education should be a lifelong process, not a one-time course in medical school.
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Research Group Increased Minority Participation by 533%
One barrier to enrolling minorities in research involves resources. For some studies, such as pediatric oncology clinical trials, there might not be enough resources to enroll one or two patients at a single site.
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Diversity and Inclusion Go Beyond Race and Ethnicity
Researchers assessing the demographic statistics of All of Us Research Program participants prioritized enrolling racial, ethnic, and other minorities that, historically, have been underrepresented in clinical trials. The researchers concluded studies need to incorporate more diverse factors as key variables to ensure inclusion and identify barriers that limit research participation.
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Research Community Seeks to Enroll More Minorities in Clinical Trials
Several months of data from the COVID-19 pandemic showed that African Americans and other people of color were disproportionately dying from the disease. Disparities in how COVID-19 affects minority communities highlight long-standing difficulties in achieving health equity in U.S. society, including clinical trials.
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Advance Care Planning Does Not Decrease Hope, Contrary to Common Belief
Many oncologists may cite fear of giving up hope as a primary reason they defer conversations about end-of-life or advance care planning until late in the course of a patient’s disease.
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Ethics of Default Options for Advance Directives
Default options in advance directives strongly influenced patients’ end-of-life care choices, according to the authors of a recent study.
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Data Reveal More About Patients Who Request Medical Assistance in Dying
More people are asking for medical assistance in dying, but surprisingly little is known about this population.
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More Than 300 Clinical Ethicists Have Earned HEC-C Credential
One year in, the program is popular, but questions remain regarding the certification's importance to administrators when they are evaluating skills and making hiring decisions.
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Nurses Create Approach to Ethical Decision-Making
Follow the four “Rs”: Recognize what is behind problematic decision-making, Release preconceived attitudes, Reconsider new approaches, and Restart with a fresh focus.
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Establishing the Right Policies on Decision-Making for Unrepresented ICU Patients
A new policy statement recommends institutions prevent patients from becoming unrepresented in the first place by offering advance care planning. Conduct thorough capacity assessments and search for potential surrogates before assuming patients are unrepresented.