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Bioethics for Breakfast: Health Care Consolidations: Good News, Bad News, Fake News?

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

John Goddeeris, PhD, and Michael Herbert presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on May 10, 2018, offering perspective and insight on the topic, “Health Care Consolidations: Good News, Bad News, Fake News?” Leonard Fleck, PhD, moderated this session. At the … Continue reading →

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How should we guide the ethical practice of grateful patient fundraising?

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

Ethical Issues Related to Fundraising from Grateful Patients Event Flyer Health care institutions are becoming increasingly deliberate about philanthropic fundraising given the need to sustain their missions in the face of decreases in governmental research funds and lowering reimbursement for … Continue reading →

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March webinar to address pain as a social construct

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Pain But No Gain: Pain as a Problematic and Useless Concept? Event Flyer References to the human experience of “pain” are common, but those references are often ambiguous and vague. Such ambiguity creates conceptual and practical challenges, especially in the … Continue reading →

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Bioethics for Breakfast: Medicaid Work Requirements: Blood, Sweat and Tears Too?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

Adrianne Haggins, MD, presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on February 8, 2018, offering perspective and insight on the topic, “Medicaid Work Requirements: Blood, Sweat and Tears Too?” Leonard Fleck, PhD, moderated this session. The Trump administration has proposed giving … Continue reading →

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February webinar to address Michigan’s vaccine waiver education policy

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

What’s the point of Michigan’s vaccine waiver education requirement? Event Flyer Since 2015, Michigan parents have had to attend education sessions at public health offices if they want their unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children to attend school or daycare. This policy … Continue reading →

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Dr. Fleck co-authors ICU article in new ‘Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics’

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

Center Professor Dr. Leonard Fleck has a new article in the January 2018 issue of Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. The article, “First Come, First Served in the Intensive Care Unit: Always?,” was written by Dr. Fleck and Timothy F. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eijkholt and co-authors published in ‘Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics’ winter issue

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt has a new article in the Winter 2017 issue of Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. Authored by Dr. Eijkholt, Jane Jankowski, and Marilyn Fisher, the article is titled “Screen Shots: When Patients and Families Publish Negative … Continue reading →

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