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18The Work of ASBH’s Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs Committee: Development Processes Behind Our Educational MaterialsJournal of Clinical Ethics 29 (2): 150-157. 2018.The authors of this article are previous or current members of the Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs (CECA) Committee, a standing committee of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). The committee is composed of seasoned healthcare ethics consultants (HCECs), and it is charged with developing and disseminating education materials for HCECs and ethics committees. The purpose of this article is to describe the educational research and development processes behind our teaching …Read more
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20Pellegrino and Medicine: A Critical RevisionAmerican Journal of Bioethics 6 (2): 90-91. 2006.No abstract
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19Consumer alert: Ethical issues raised by the sale of genetic tests directly to consumersAmerican Journal of Bioethics 8 (6). 2008.
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27Altruism and Pediatric Oncology Trials: It Does Not Tip the Decision-Making ScalesAmerican Journal of Bioethics 6 (5): 48-48. 2006.No abstract
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23From technician to professional: Integrating spirituality into medical practiceAmerican Journal of Bioethics 7 (7). 2007.This Article does not have an abstract
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13When the Bridge Crumbles: Balancing ECMO-DT With Transplant Program NeedsAmerican Journal of Bioethics 23 (6): 49-51. 2023.In their analysis Childress et al. (2023) suggest that withdrawal of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) over a patient’s dissent is not justified by existing ethical arguments. The alternat...
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5Certification Assesses Minimal Competency for Healthcare Ethics Consultants, But What About Assessing Interpersonal Skills?American Journal of Bioethics 20 (3): 27-29. 2020.Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2020, Page 27-29.
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15Engaging With a New Taxonomy for Clinical Ethics Consultation: What Are the Implications?American Journal of Bioethics 19 (11): 69-70. 2019.Volume 19, Issue 11, November 2019, Page 69-70.
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31What Is the Minimal Competency for a Clinical Ethics Consult Simulation? Setting a Standard for Use of the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills (ACES) ToolAJOB Empirical Bioethics 10 (3): 164-172. 2019.The field of clinical ethics consultation has matured into a multidisciplinary profession, with clinical ethics consultants (CECs) being trained in bioethics, philosophy, theology, law, medicine, n...
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23Shouldn't Chaplains Be Handling Cases With Miracle Language?American Journal of Bioethics 18 (5): 58-60. 2018.
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33The Common Good and Common HarmThe National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 13 (4): 617-623. 2013.This article offers a critical examination of the notion of the common good in Catholic social ethical teaching, comparing this concept with utilitarianism and examining parallels between them and common critiques of both. Rather than focusing on the common good and trying to reach agreement on its content as a maximum standard for persons and communities in society, we argue that it is preferable to focus on the common harm. The common harm serves as a minimum standard of what causes harm to in…Read more
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24The Common Harm in Bioethics and Public HealthThe National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 14 (3): 449-455. 2014.Catholic ethical teaching has increasingly relied on a concept of the common good for making and evaluating social decisions. The authors have argued that the common good is a maximal and ideal concept about which people and communities differ fundamentally. In practice, it does not resolve moral and social disagreements. The concept of the common harm is preferable because it is a minimal standard that can be more clearly identified and agreed for individuals and society, providing a basis for …Read more
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22A Call for Multiple Means of Assessing Quality in Clinical Ethics ConsultationAmerican Journal of Bioethics 16 (3): 44-45. 2016.
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28Personal Narratives of Genetic Testing: Expectations, Emotions, and Impact on Self and FamilyNarrative Inquiry in Bioethics 5 (3): 229-235. 2015.The stories in this volume shed light on the potential of narrative inquiry to fill gaps in knowledge, particularly given the mixed results of quantitative research on patient views of and experiences with genetic and genomic testing. Published studies investigate predictors of testing (particularly risk perceptions and worry); psychological and behavioral responses to testing; and potential impact on the health care system (e.g., when patients bring DTC genetic test results to their primary car…Read more
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47As the field of clinical ethics consultation sets standards and moves forward with the Quality Attestation process, questions should be raised about what ethical issues really do arise in practice. There is limited data on the type and number of ethics consultations conducted across different settings. At Loyola University Medical Center, we conducted a retrospective review of our ethics consultations from 2008 through 2013. One hundred fifty-six cases met the eligibility criteria. We analyzed d…Read more
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28Physician, Know Thyself: The Role of Reflection in Bioethics and Professionalism EducationNarrative Inquiry in Bioethics 5 (1): 77-86. 2015.Reflection in medical education is becoming more widespread. Drawing on our Jesuit Catholic heritage, the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine incorporates reflection in its formal curriculum and co–curricular programs. The aim of this type of reflection is to help students in their formation as they learn to step back and analyze their experiences in medical education and their impact on the student. Although reflection is incorporated through all four years of our undergraduate…Read more
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19Who Are You Going to Call? Primary Care Patients’ Disclosure Decisions Regarding Direct–to–Consumer Genetic TestingNarrative Inquiry in Bioethics 4 (1): 53-68. 2014.Background: Direct–to–consumer genetic testing (DTCGT) offers risk estimates for a variety of complex diseases and conditions, yet little is known about its impact on actual users, including their decisions about sharing the information gleaned from testing. Ethical considerations include the impact of unsolicited genetic information with variable validity and clinical utility on relatives, and the possible burden to the health care system if revealed to physicians. Aims: The qualitative study e…Read more
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27The Duty of Competence and the Role of Simulated Ethics Case ConsultationAmerican Journal of Bioethics 15 (5): 58-59. 2015.The Code of Ethics for Health Care Ethics Consultation (HCEC) is a pivotal step in the process of identifying and clarifying standards in our field. It draws on the Core Competencies articulated by...
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44Developing an Evaluation Tool for Assessing Clinical Ethics Consultation Skills in Simulation Based Education: The ACES ProjectHEC Forum 28 (2): 103-113. 2016.The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities has created a quality attestation process for clinical ethics consultants; the pilot phase of reviewing portfolios has begun. One aspect of the QA process which is particularly challenging is assessing the interpersonal skills of individual clinical ethics consultants. We propose that using case simulation to evaluate clinical ethics consultants is an approach that can meet this need provided clear standards for assessment are identified. To this…Read more
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18Behavior Equipoise: Is It Ready for Prime Time?American Journal of Bioethics 11 (2). 2011.This Article does not have an abstract
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64Medical and genetic enhancements: Ethical issues that will not go awayAmerican Journal of Bioethics 11 (1). 2011.This Article does not have an abstract
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23Direct-to-Consumer Genomics and Research Ethics: Should a More Robust Informed Consent Process Be Included?American Journal of Bioethics 9 (6-7): 56-58. 2009.No abstract
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