Tag Archives: palliative care

How do our loved ones make life-and-death medical decisions for us?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Speaking for the Dying: Life-and-Death Decisions in Intensive Care Event Flyer Seven in ten older Americans who require medical decisions in the final days of life lack capacity to make them. For many of us, our biggest life-and-death decisions—literally—will therefore … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Fall 2019 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

The Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the 2019-2020 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series. The series will begin on October 16, 2019. You are invited to join us in person … Continue reading →

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Bioethics for Breakfast: Values at the End of Life: The Logic of Palliative Care

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Roi Livne, PhD, presented at the Bioethics for Breakfast event on October 4, 2018, offering perspective and insight on the topic “Values at the End of Life: The Logic of Palliative Care.” Leonard Fleck, PhD, moderated this session. Over the past … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stahl gives talk at neonatal nurses conference

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

On April 30, Center Assistant Professor Dr. Devan Stahl gave a plenary address at the State of Wisconsin Association of Neonatal Nurses Annual Education Conference, titled “Palliative Care and End of Life Ethics in the NICU.” Using case studies, she … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stahl and co-authors published in ‘Journal of Pain and Symptom Management’

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Devan Stahl is co-author of an article published in the February 2018 issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. “Addressing a Patient’s Hope for a Miracle” was written by Myrick C. Shinall Jr. (Vanderbilt University … Continue reading →

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Can Big Data and AI Improve End-of-Life Care?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Tom Tomlinson, PhD A recently reported study claims to more accurately predict how much longer patients will live. Researchers at Stanford University assigned a neural network computer the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eijkholt presents at Upper Great Lakes Palliative Care & Hospice Conference

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt recently traveled to Marquette, MI to present at the Upper Great Lakes Palliative Care & Hospice Conference, hosted by Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice. The conference brought together a wide variety of providers, including home … Continue reading →

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