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Clinicians Have Many Ethical Concerns with Large Language Model Use in Healthcare
Inaccurate or biased responses, concerns about patient data privacy, and risk of harm from medical misinformation are some well-known ethical concerns about large language models in healthcare.
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Surgeons Face Ethical Challenges when Teaching Informed Consent to Residents
Residents often are tasked with obtaining informed consent from patients, and must become proficient in this important skill. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, obtaining informed consent is a core entrustable professional activity for residents.
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Clinicians Face Ethical Dilemmas with Brain Death Testing
If a brain death assessment becomes necessary, clinicians can be taken aback if the family strongly objects. A one-hour simulation training improves medical trainees’ confidence in managing these ethically challenging cases, a recent study found.
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Ethics Committee Members Want More Ethics Education
Many ethics committee members want to increase their ethics expertise. However, tailoring work schedules around course demands is an obstacle for many. After practicing in clinical settings for years, some ethics committee members are somewhat intimidated at the prospect of reentering a classroom in a formal academic setting.
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Ethical Concerns if Clinicians Have Knowledge Gaps in Spiritual Care
Paige Stevens, MD, became interested in developing curricula to teach pediatricians — particularly pediatric critical care physicians — to incorporate the spiritual needs of patients into care plans. Stevens and colleagues conducted a targeted needs assessment to understand the current landscape of spiritual care training for pediatric critical care trainees.
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Chaplains Are Asked to Do Ethics Work, but Additional Training Is Needed
Many are skeptical about chaplains’ ability to do ethics work. M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C, program director and clinical ethicist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Medical Ethics Program, and colleagues conducted a study to learn more about the experience of chaplains working in the clinical ethics field.
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Lawsuit Claims Hospital Kept Patient Alive to Boost Metrics
A New Jersey hospital and a medical team are facing a medical malpractice lawsuit from the family of a man who says they kept the brain-damaged patient alive for a year to boost the hospital’s metric on survival after heart transplant.
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Nursing-Focused Ethics Education Is in High Demand
Nurses spend more time with patients and families than other healthcare providers. “Yet, they do not always have the greatest authority and power. This means that they can experience ethical challenges and burdens in a different way to other healthcare professionals,” says Georgina Morley, PhD, MSc, RN, HEC-C, director of the Nursing Ethics Program at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Informed Consent Is Ethical Concern with Digital Health Research
Technologies such as wearable fitness trackers and home-based air sensors are increasingly being used to collect research participant data. This poses some new ethical challenges for researchers.
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Ethical Controversy Persists Regarding Pelvic Exams on Anesthetized Patients
Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services mandated written consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia. Researchers decided to conduct a study to look specifically at the issue of consent involving exams under anesthesia.