Submissions from 2024
Legal and Ethical Considerations in Psychiatric Emergencies., Jay M Brenner and Thomas E Robey
How Should Health Care Organizations Limit Roles of Human Trafficking in Their Labor and Supply Chains?, Mollie Gordon, Rebecca Chen, John Coverdale, Mike Schiller, Hanni Stoklosa, and Phuong Nguyen
Does Catholic Health Care Have a Responsibility to Those Harmed by Pollution?, Sara K. Kolmes and Steven A. Kolmes
ASPEN international survey on ethical competencies dealing with decision-making in the use of artificially administered nutrition and hydration and competency application in clinical practice., Denise Baird Schwartz, Sarah Sumner, Diana Cardenas, Theodoric Wong, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Babak Goldman, Albert Barrocas, Sonia Echeverri, Eliza Mei Perez Francisco, and Gil Hardy
Books from 2023
The Brokering of Hope, Katherine Brown-Saltzman
What We Owe Those Who Chat Woe: A Relational Lens for Mental Health Apps., Anita Ho and Joseph Perry
Extremely premature birth bioethical decision-making supported by dialogics and pragmatism., Joseph W Kaempf and Gregory P Moore
Generating Insights from Catholic Social Teaching: Ethical Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Ministries, Nicholas Kockler
Differences in US Regional Healthcare Allocation Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic., Donald R Sullivan, Nandini Sarma, Catherine L Hough, Richard A Mularski, Molly L Osborne, Kevin M. Dirksen, and Robert C Macauley
Submissions from 2022
Ethics Roundtable: "Organ Donation After Cardiac Death" in a Patient with Developmental Delay., Steven J Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Scott P Boyles, Vladlena Jefferson, Eddy R Smith, and Gregory T Carter
Ethics Roundtable: Advance Directives, Autonomy, and Gastrostomy Placement., Steven J Baumrucker, Gregg VandeKieft, Eddy R Smith, Matt Stolick, Vladlena Jefferson, Scott P Boyles, Kristin L Thatcher, and Rebecca J Leach
For Ethical Fundraising from Patients, Respect them as Partners., Brendan Curti
TRUST BUT VERIFY: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF POTENTIAL MISDIAGNOSES AND INCORRECT PATIENT DIAGNOSES, Eric Grisham
Finding Meaning in the Everyday Practice of Medicine: Reflections of a Geriatrician and Physician-Ethicist, Marian Hodges
Special Situations That Agonize Us in Caring for the Elderly, Marian Hodges
The Birth of Tragedy? Extremely Premature Births and Shared Decision-Making., Joseph Kaempf and Kevin M. Dirksen
Suffering and divine impassibility., Jonathan Kopel, Franklyn C Babb, William Hasker, Mark Webb, Carmine C Gorga, K J Oommen, Gregory L Brower, and Andrew Coleman
A Doctor's Strange Love or How I Learned to Manage Compassion Fatigue and Love the Hard Conversation, Bob Macauley
Is Advace Care Planning Outdated, Misguided or Redeemable?, Robert Macauley, Sara Kolmes, and Kayla Tabari House
Student perspectives on potential sources of trauma exposure during nursing school., Kala A Mayer, Kate J Linehan, and Natalie K MacMillan
Normothermic Regional Perfusion Requires Careful Ethical Analysis Before Adoption Into Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death., Harry Peled, Sajen Mathews, David Rhodes, and James L Bernat
Submissions from 2021
Data management of sensitive human proteomics data: current practices, recommendations and perspectives for the future., Nuno Bandeira, Eric W Deutsch, Oliver Kohlbacher, Lennart Martens, and Juan Antonio Vizcaíno
Ethics Roundtable: Autonomy and Delusion., Steven J Baumrucker, Hannah Gersch, Heather Holland, Angela Eastridge, Matt Stolick, Gregg VandeKieft, and Eddy R Smith
Ethics Roundtable: The Case of the Surrogate Versus the Living Will., Steven J Baumrucker, Keelin F Roche, Matt Stolick, Scott Boyles, Gregory T Carter, Eddy R Smith, and Angela Eastridge
Breathless., Sarah Carter
Ethical issues and obligations with undocumented immigrants relying on emergency departments for dialysis., Nicholas H Kluesner, Norine McGrath, Nathan G Allen, Monisha Dilip, and Jay Brenner
Balancing risks and benefits of open notes for neonatology., Lily J Lou, Mark F Carr, John D Lantos, Jonathan M Fanaroff, and Mark R Mercurio
Harnessing the Electronic Health Record to Actively Support Providers with Guideline-Directed Telemetry Use., Maya Narayanan, Helene Starks, Eric Tanenbaum, Ellen Robinson, Paul R Sutton, and Anneliese M Schleyer
From AIDS and EBOLA to COVID-19, Molly Osborne
Graphic Medical Education, One ICU Doctor's Use of Comics to Humanize the Medical Experience, Molly Osborne
Exploring Increase in Nurse Retention with the Utilization of Conflict Management Strategies, Doyle D. Patterson
Ethical Aspects of Artificially Administered Nutrition and Hydration: An ASPEN Position Paper., Denise Baird Schwartz, Albert Barrocas, Maria Giuseppina Annetta, Kathleen Stratton, Carol McGinnis, Gil Hardy, Theodoric Wong, Diego Arenas, Mary Pat Turon-Findley, Rubén Gustavo Kliger, Kelly Green Corkins, Jay Mirtallo, Teruyoshi Amagai, and Peggi Guenter
Submissions from 2020
Webinar: Palliative Care and COVID-19: Implications for Clinical Practice, Part Three, Olumuyiwa Adeboye, Nate Hibner, MC Sullivan, and Gregg VandeKieft
Ethical Framework for Nutrition Support Resource Allocation During Shortages: Lessons From COVID-19., Albert Barrocas, Denise Baird Schwartz, Jeanette M Hasse, David S Seres, and Charles M Mueller
Ethics Support in Responding to COVID-19: A Case Study of Providence St. Joseph Health, Mark F. Carr, Peter J. Cataldo, Andrea Chatburn, Nicholas J. Kockler, Doyle D. Patterson, Karen Pavic-Zabinski, and Kevin M. Dirksen
Can't Hit Pause? On the Constitutive Elements of Responsible Ventilator Management & the Apnea Test., Kevin M. Dirksen and Lilith Judd
Periviability in a Pandemic: Good Ethics Still Considered Essential., Kevin M. Dirksen, Joseph Kaempf, and Nicholas Kockler
Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying, and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking., David A Gruenewald and Gregg VandeKieft
Battle Forged: How the Military has Shaped Medicine, Torree McGowan
The Forgotten Denouement, Writing to Finish Doctors Stories, Torree McGowan
Bedless Psychiatry, Rebuilding Behavioral health Service Capacity, Dominic Sisti
Disability, Vulverability, and COVID-19, Dominic Sisti
Submissions from 2019
Witness, Identity and Common Ground in Collaborative Arrangements: A Partner’s Perspective, Mark F. Carr
Commentary: Telehealth holds promise, but human touch still needed, Todd Czartoski
Cultivating the Medical Mind: An Interactive Exploration of Uncertainty, Alexa Miller
Looking with Uncertainty, Inquiries into Visual Art, Alexa Miller
Genetic Counselors' and Genetic Counseling Students' Implicit and Explicit Attitudes toward Homosexuality., Megan L Nathan, Kelly E Ormond, Christopher M Dial, Amber Gamma, and Mitchell R Lunn
Conditional Permission to Not Resuscitate: A Middle Ground for Resuscitation., Richard B Stuart and Stephen Thielke
Cultural Variances in Bioethics: Differing Approaches to Common Clinical Dilemmas, Daniel Tsai
End-of-Life Decisions and Eastern Religious Perspectives: Exploring Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Daniel Tsai
Submissions from 2018
Rational Urine Drug Monitoring in Patients Receiving Opioids for Chronic Pain: Consensus Recommendations., Charles E Argoff, Daniel P Alford, Jeffrey Fudin, Jeremy A Adler, Matthew J Bair, Richard C Dart, Roy Gandolfi, Bill H McCarberg, Steven P Stanos, Jeffrey A Gudin, Rosemary C Polomano, and Lynn R Webster
Decision-Making on a Deadline: Tracheostomy, Nutrition, and Autonomy., Steven J Baumrucker, Matt Stolick, Laura Hutchinson, Gregg VandeKieft, Angela Cullop, Ella Farida Meade, and Russell W Adkins
Taking Psychedelics Seriously., Ira Byock
"To Err Is Human" but Disclosure Must be Taught: A Simulation-Based Assessment Study., Ashley C Crimmins, Ambrose H Wong, James W Bonz, Alina Tsyrulnik, Karen Jubanyik, James D Dziura, Kelly L Dodge, and Leigh V Evans
Health zones in Oregon: Exploring an ethical deliberation process in county public health, Kevin M. Dirksen, S.D. Present, P. Mason, and D. Emerick
Improvisation and the Art of Medicine: Adaptable Skills for an Uncertain World, Belinda Fu
An Employer Health Incentive Plan for Advance Care Planning and Goal-Aligned Care., Matthew J Gonzales, Jeff Dobro, Katy Guilfoile, Keegan Fisher, and Ira Byock
Extremely premature birth, informed written consent, and the Greek ideal of sophrosyne., Joseph Kaempf and Kevin Dirksen
Shared decision-making, value pluralism and the zone of parental discretion., Joseph W Kaempf, Nicholas Kockler, and Mark W Tomlinson
Integrating Ethics Services in a Catholic Health System in Oregon, Nicholas Kockler and Kevin M. Dirksen
When the Family has Other Ideas: A Case Discussion of Shared Decision-Making, Mark Kuczewski
Who is My Neighbor in Catholic Health Care? Caring for Undocumented Immigrants in Our Community, Mark Kuczewski
Medical Aid in Dying., David Nowels, Gregg VandeKieft, and Jennifer Moore Ballentine
Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education., Jan Piasecki, Kevin Dirksen, and Hamilton Inbadas
Enteral Nutrition and Dementia Integrating Ethics., Denise Baird Schwartz
Protocol and Fidelity Monitoring Plan for Four Supports. A Multicenter Trial of an Intervention to Support Surrogate Decision Makers in Intensive Care Units., Jennifer B Seaman, Robert M Arnold, Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk, Anne-Marie Shields, Rachel M Gustafson, Kristyn Felman, Wendy Newdick, Rachel SanPedro, Suzanne Mackenzie, Jennifer Q Morse, Chung-Chou H Chang, Mary Beth Happ, Mi-Kyung Song, Jeremy M Kahn, Charles F Reynolds, Derek C Angus, Seth Landefeld, and Douglas B White
Ethical and Practical Ways in Which MOELI (Medical Orders for End-of-Life Intervention) Advance the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Program., Richard B Stuart and Stephen Thielke
Refractory Schizophrenia, Attempted Suicide, and Withdrawal of Life Support: A Clinical Ethics Case Report., Cory Taylor, Jamie C Fertal, and Solomon Liao
Do Everything, Responding to Requests for Futile and Potentially Inappropriate Treatments, Douglas White
Primary Palliative Care in the ICU: Barriers, advances, and unmet needs, Douglas White
Submissions from 2017
Decision Zone at the Margins of Life and Good Health: The Role of Medical Staff Guidelines for the Care of Extremely Early Gestation Pregnancies and Premature Infants., Kevin M. Dirksen, Joseph Kaempf, Mark Tomlinson, and Nicole M Schmidt
When They Can't 'Just Eat': Palliative Approaches and End-of-Life Considerations in Adults with Eating Disorders, Jennifer Gaudiani
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Eating Disorders, Jennifer L. Gaudiani
What They Don’t Say: Non-verbal Patient Behavior and its Role in Medical Decision Making, Ralf Jox
1,001 Ethical Issues with Voluntarily Stopping of Eating and Drinking, Ralf J. Jox
Moral Distress and Associated Factors Among Baccalaureate Nursing Students: A Multisite Descriptive Study., Lorretta Krautscheid, Deborah A DeMeester, Valorie Orton, Austin Smith, Conor Livingston, and Susan M McLennon
Addressing Patient Emotional and Existential Needs During Serious Illness: Results of the Outlook Randomized Controlled Trial., Karen E Steinhauser, Stewart Alexander, Maren K Olsen, Karen M Stechuchak, Jennifer Zervakis, Natalie Ammarell, Ira Byock, and James A Tulsky
Physician Aid in Dying: Caught Between the Extremes., Jeffery Ward
Books from 2016
Responding to Cultural Diversity in Clinical Practice: Revisiting Core Ethical Principles using a Patient-Centered Approach, Joseph Carrese
The Challenge of Patients Who Refuse Recommended Management: An Ethically-Grounded, Practical Approach, Joseph Carrese
Extremely premature birth and the choice of neonatal intensive care versus palliative comfort care: an 18-year single-center experience., Joseph Kaempf, Mark Tomlinson, and J Tuohey
Far from Home and Facing Serious Illness: Palliative Care for Undocumented Immigrants, Anne Kinderman
Caring for Homeless Patients with Progressive Illness, Anne Kinderman and Meg Mullin
Books from 2015
Advance Care Planning Across Culture, Tina Castañares and Barbara Segal
Must We be Morally Courageous in Patient Care, Ann Hamric
Evolution of Palliative Care: What All Providers Need to Know, Michael Rabow
Palliative Care of the Soul, Michael Rabow
Can Reality Match the Rhetoric? Rethinking Social Determinants for Health, Michael Rozier
When Populations Become the Patient: A New Ethic for Health Care, Michael Rozier
Books from 2014
From Detached Concern to Empathy: Humanizing Medical Practice, Jodi Halpern
Groupthink and Caregivers' Projections: Addressing Barriers to Empathy, Jodi Halpern
Ethical Decision-Making Aid for Patients with Diminished Capacity, Nicholas J. Kockler, John Tuohey, and Marian O. Hodges
Compassion Fatigue, Caregiver Burnout and the Balanced Life, Carol Taylor
Give it More Time: The Ethics of Waiting, Carol Taylor
Submissions from 2013
Rounding as an Ethicist: Challenges & Recommendations, Nicholas J. Kockler and John Tuohey
Connecting Ourselves as Health Care Professionals: Mindful Approaches to One Planet Thriving, Donal MacCoon
Books from 2012
Faithful Practice Key Questions at the Intersection of Religion and Medicine, Farr Curlin
Why Conscientious Practices and Refusals are Essential to Good Doctor - Patient Relationships, Farr Curlin
Books from 2011
Navigating Health Care With a Moral Compass Using Professional Codes of Ethics and Moral Reasoning, Barbara Bennett Jacobs
Ethical Challenges in the Use, Abuse, and Addiction to Drugs, Nicholas Kockler
