Medical Ethics Advisor – February 1, 2019
February 1, 2019
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Providing Care Viewed as Futile or Unnecessary Linked to Physician Burnout, Intention to Quit
About one-third of clinicians considered leaving their jobs due to providing care they saw as futile or potentially inappropriate, found the authors of a recent survey.
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Ethical Responses if Surrogate Is Unfit for Role
Surrogates may be ill-suited for the role due to lacking capacity themselves or failing to act in the patient’s best interest.
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Complex Research Ethics Question? Consultants Offer Their Expertise
The research ethics consultation works independently from the IRBs, although the IRBs occasionally reach out for help with challenging cases. Researchers typically seek help early in the process when thinking about recruitment or what populations to include.
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Law Enforcement Requests Conflict With Nurses’ Ethical Obligations
Nurses around the country are noticing a disturbing trend: Some patients suspected of violent crimes are admitted for medical care but are not arrested.
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Revised Guidelines, New Data Shed Light on Palliative Care
While hospice care is a Medicare benefit and is accessible for most Americans, access to palliative care is more limited.
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Ethics of Genetic Research on Alcohol Addiction
Genetic testing is not yet ready for use in the prediction of alcohol dependence, according to a recent ethical guidance.
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Ethical Concerns With Quality Ratings of Nursing Homes
Quality ratings of nursing homes are not necessarily what they seem, according to a recent analysis.
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Ethics of Genomics Consent: Little Is Known on This Issue
To learn where things stand on individuals’ views on privacy and genetic data, researchers analyzed 53 studies involving the perspectives of 47,974 participants.
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Late Referrals to Hospice Continue, Due Largely to ‘Fear and Stigma’
Despite emphasis on the importance of early referral, patients with advanced disease are receiving palliative care very late in their illness trajectory, found a recent study from the United Kingdom.