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Colleen M. Gallagher
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Open AccessInstitution-Wide Retreats Foster Organizational Learning and Action at a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Providing safe and informed healthcare for sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals with cancer is stymied by the lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reliably available in health rec...
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Ethical Issues at the End-of-Life in the Cancer Patient
The issues surrounding end-of-life and medical futility are often very challenging and when confounded with misunderstandings about the difference between withholding or withdrawing certain treatments while ne...
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The Team Based Biopsychosocial Model: Having a Clinical Ethicist as a Facilitator and a Bridge Between Teams
The biopsychosocial model is characterized by the systematic consideration of biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness, and health care deli...
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Ethical Issues at the End-of-Life in the Cancer Patient
The issues surrounding end-of-life and medical futility are often very challenging and when confounded with misunderstandings about the difference between withholding or withdrawing certain treatments while ne...
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On Human Rights and Freedom in Biomedical Ethics: A Christian Response to Ellen Zhang
In the effort to find convergence of ideas and applications from various traditions, the discussion of human rights and freedom from many religious and cultural perspectives is needed. This response to Zhang s...
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A Response to Ellen Zhang’s “On Human Rights and Freedom in Biomedical Ethics: A Philosophical Inquiry in Light of Buddhism”
Applying religious teachings to legal concepts and determinations is always a challenge. Professor Zhang has given us a means to consider Buddhism’s teaching related to human dignity, rights and freedom as sta...
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Handling Cases of ‘Medical Futility’
Medical futility is commonly understood as treatment that would not provide for any meaningful benefit for the patient. While the medical facts will help to determine what is medically appropriate, it is often...
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Ethics Consultation on a Gynecologic Oncology Service: An Opportunity for Physician Education
The purpose of this study is to understand the features of gynecologic oncology patients who receive ethics consults in order to identify areas for physician education and improve patient care. A review of eth...
