Medical Ethics Advisor – September 1, 2019
September 1, 2019
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Are High-Dose Painkillers Ordered? Ethics Can Prevent Harm, Conflicts, Legal Disasters
Ethicists can help resolve issues in cases involving high-dose painkillers by using highly publicized cases as a teaching tool, determining which cases should be escalated automatically, and helping resolve conflicts among clinicians.
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Optimism Linked With Better Outcomes: Physicians Can Promote It
Researchers found that higher levels of baseline optimism were, in fact, associated with lower rates of ischemia-driven hospitalization and revascularization. This group of patients showed greater improvements in angina severity compared with lower levels of baseline optimism.
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Interventions Aim to Promote Ethical Research Practices
Researchers tested the efficacy of a one-hour training session on psychology graduate students' attitudes toward ethically questionable research practices. Students who rated the training more favorably demonstrated greater attitude change toward detrimental research practices.
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Be on Your Best Behavior: The Ethics Police Are on the Way
There are a few common scenarios involving ethics misconceptions.
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Simulation Improved Pharmacy Students' End-of-Life Expertise
Groups of nursing and pharmacy students were exposed to either a case study approach in a classroom setting or simulated versions of the same cases.
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Committee Tackles Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Genetics Field
According to one committee member, there is a lack of guidance about the responsible use of psychiatric genetics in clinical and nonclinical settings.
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Ethical Concerns if Patient at End of Life Is Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled
Adults with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities often present to EDs with complex medical needs. Their advance care directives are complex, too.
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Update on National Certification for Individuals Who Perform Ethics Consults
The Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified program is a national standard that recognizes a consultant’s proficiency in identifying, counseling, and resolving ethical issues.