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🌟 Want to expand your knowledge in
#bioethics
? 📅 Join our info session on August 7 at 10AM EDT to learn about the Online Fellowship Certificate Program. 🔗 Meet its director, Dr. Thos Cochrane, and learn first-hand about this unique program:
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An Islamic bioethicist who studied secular bioethics at
#HarvardBioethics
, Dr. Abdullah Aljoudi reflects on his experiences. Watch now:
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Congratulations to our graduating master of bioethics students! You make us proud!
#HarvardMed19
#Harvard19
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Congratulations to our own Christine Mitchell, executive director
@HMSbioethics
, just named a
@hastingscenter
Fellow. And congrats to all the new Fellows.
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Is it
#ethical
to implant embryos with
#genetic
abnormalities? Lacey Brennan and
@louise_p_king
explore this dilemma in the latest
#HarvardBioethics
Journal.
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Congratulations to William G. Kaelin Jr. of
@harvardmed
and
@DanaFarber
for winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Peter J. Ratcliffe (
@TheCrick
,
@UniofOxford
) and Gregg L. Semenza (
@HopkinsMedicine
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At a time when there is no presidential bioethics commission, nearly 1,400 bioethicists & health leaders have called on Congress and the White House to make immediate use of federal power and funds as “a matter of moral imperative.”
@hastingscenter
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Welcoming students back at our first in-person orientation since 2019!
#HMSBioethicsOrientation2021
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"The plague is a feature of human experience. Not new to our species, but it's new to us."
@NAChristakis
@HMSbioethics
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In this
#Covid19
pandemic, how can
#bioethics
help negotiate the tension between the community good and the restriction of individual liberty? And to be more prepared next time? See
@NewYorker
Q&A with
@hmsbioethics
executive director Christine Mitchell.
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Congratulations to the Master of Bioethics
#Classof2022
! Our
#HMSBioethics
community is so proud of you and we look forward to hearing about all your future successes.
#MBEGraduation
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A social blueprint for goodness? Nicholas Christakis, who directs the Human Nature Lab
@Yale
, explores this in “Blueprint: The evolutionary origins of a good society.” Christakis engages with
@HMSbioethics
April 30. Register for this online event here: @
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#WomenInMedicine
face numerous disparities with their male counterparts in the workplace. Read
@JulieSilverMD
's plans to create
#GenderEquality
in healthcare professions.
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Do
#socialworkers
belong in end-of-life conversations with clinical team?
@CourtneySas
, 2017 graduate of
@HMSbioethics
master's program, makes the case for why they do: "We are often the people who are most comfortable with the uncomfortable." More here:
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Facebook live with
@NAChristakis
of
@Yale
's Human Nature Lab today at 5 Eastern.
@FrankBruni
calls Christakis' "Blueprint" "a dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics.”
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In honor of
#NurseWeek
we recognize
#HarvardBioethics
Director
@Mitchell_HCB
, a true leader in nursing for her commitment to quality care, integrity, and efforts in creating opportunities for providers to learn the importance of ethics in clinical training and medical education.
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Register now for the Center's Neurotech Justice Summit on 1/24/23 at 9 a.m. ET:
This event is funded by a grant from
@dana_fdn
.
#neurosociety
#HMSbioethics
#neoroethics
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Come learn and work with us. Earn your Master of Bioethics
@harvardmed
http://t.co/HwNJWPDP3f
http://t.co/3xOHwYwfN1
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Looking forward to celebrating our 1st graduating class of Master of Bioethics students!
#HarvardMed16
Congrats!
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Are electronic medical records and demanding regulations contributing to a historic doctor shortage? Read more on the
#burnout
crisis in American medicine:
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Nothing but blue skies over
@Harvardmed
this morning! It's a beautiful morning in
#Boston
.
http://t.co/LJ89XFEWPh
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Advice from
#HarvardBioethics
faculty
@akesselheim
: "You can find bioethical issues in almost every aspect of everyday life, but if you do that, you will not be invited to very many parties."
#WeAreHarvard
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How can we address inconsistencies in
#BrainDeath
diagnostic criteria? Center Director Robert Truog talks to
@JAMA_current
about the World Brain Death Project's latest report. Listen to the podcast here:
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#HarvardBioethics
faculty Martha Montello in
@nytimes
on 'magical objects' and their place in medicine. Read more on the powers of tokens, amulets, and stuffed animals:
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Newsweek asks in its cover story: Who would you save? In it,
@HMSbioethics
director Robert Truog says coronavirus-related rationing arrives in an already unfair system. And Glenn Cohen of
@PetrieFlom
argues for legal protections for physicians.
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Join us on December 8th:
We'll discuss the growth in
#telehealth
use, opportunities to meet more
#health
needs, and the policy and
#ethics
questions that arise from this recent entrant into health care provision.
#HMSBioethics
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Alondra Nelson, PhD, discusses her book "The Social Life of DNA: Race, reparations, and reconciliation after the genome," on Thursday, October 22. Register for the online event here:
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ICU nurse and recent
#HarvardBioethics
MBE graduate
@BSiliski
uses bioethics to affect change at the bedside and beyond. Read more about the nurse-bioethicist who is making high-level changes to the growing field of nursing ethics:
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Why can't so many children who need it access
#mentalhealth
care?
@JWesleyBoydMD
of
@HMSbioethics
tells
@newshour
: "If you’re middle income or lower, you might be priced out of services.”
@AmerAcadPeds
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Our Fellowship in Bioethics is a one-year part-time program designed to create strong bonds and community within a diverse group of thought leaders from backgrounds in medicine, law, social work, and other academic fields.
#bioethics
#fellowships
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Wise words from
#HarvardBioethics
faculty Stowe Teti: "The unknown is a constant companion in bioethics."
#WeAreHarvard
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Authors Michael Balboni and
@TracyABalboni
explore how
#MedicalCare
providers can better include their patients’
#spirituality
in the healing process at
#EndOfLife
.
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A call for community and healthcare justice from new master of bioethics
@JoanneCSuarez
@LatinXBioethics
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"That's something I don't remember being taught."
#PalliativeCare
is a growing topic in medical schools across Massachusetts, in efforts to facilitate more "good deaths." Learn more from
@WBUR
:
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"Despite the fact there are many qualified women for any given leadership position, they are not promoted equitably" -
@JulieSilverMD
on
#NeedHerScience
in
@statnews
"We desperately need the science of half of the most brilliant minds in medicine."
Let's accelerate gender equity w/strategies from dissemination & implementation science. Read about how we are doing this⤵️👩🏻🔬👩🏾⚕️
#NeedHerScience
#WomenInMedicine
#HeForShe
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New study shows that social media may help
#WomenInMedicine
overcome gender barriers. "Women’s voices are silenced, and they are not recognized for their important work." Read more on how women are fighting gender disparities online:
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After 50 years,
#bioethics
is still debating
#BrainDeath
. Why? In
@JAMA_current
,
@HMSbioethics
director Bob Truog explains different approaches of biology v. law, the need for a bright line of clarity, and how the
#JahiMcMath
case tests that bright line.
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Join us for our 2nd annual Harvard Surgical Ethics Conference, a series of 4 virtual sessions that are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Visit our webpage for details:
#HMSBioethics
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#HarvardBioethics
@FulbrightPrgrm
Scholar
@m_waligora
leads a multidisciplinary research team examining how initial trials of
#PediatricMedicine
and children’s consent intersect. Read more about how he connects research and democracy:
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Today we celebrate the graduating
#Classof2022
! 🎓 Our
#MBEGraduation
Hooding Ceremony is currently underway.
#HMSBioethics
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Rachel Cooper considers the ambiguity and emotional complexity around assisted dying in “Complicated gratitude: a letter to my mother’s physician.” Cooper will be a student in the master’s program
@HMSbioethics
in the fall.
@CMAJ
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In age of
#AI
, are
#physicians
losing their touch? Robert Truog writes in Hastings Center Report: “Just as we are about to drown in a deluge of data, AI is throwing us a life preserver, to save not only our
#patients
but ourselves.”
@hastingscenter
#meded
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"Reopening the Nation": When can America go back to work? What values should guide policymakers?
@HastingsCenter
gathers leaders in ethics, healthcare, economics & democracy Tuesday 4/21 at 11 a.m. Eastern.
@mildredzsolomon
@HarvardEthics
@PennMEHP
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Hospitals are learning to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in real time. So a new ethical framework and guidelines from The Hastings Center couldn’t be more timely – and is a must-read for healthcare institutions.
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#StayHome
: A stark warning to the people of Massachusetts from
@harvardmed
dean George Daley and
#doctors
,
#nurses
and ethicists from the Center for Bioethics. "Typical medical options may soon not be available to everyone."
@BostonGlobe
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Advice from
#HarvardBioethics
Director Robert Truog: "Remain humble, inquisitive, and always open to new ideas."
#WeAreHarvard
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Is immunity testing a way for society and the economy to get “back to normal”? Or, as bioethicists
@nataliekofler
and
@FrancoiseBaylis
wrote in
@nature
, is the very idea dystopian, ethically flawed and rooted in white supremacy? ()
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Many doctors and nurses say the numeric rating system for pain isn't working and they're trying a new approach. Read more on why words matter when talking about pain with your doctor:
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Advice from
#HarvardBioethics
faculty Martha Montello: "The way we tell and hear stories reveals what matters to us."
#WeAreHarvard
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The panel for "Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic," co-sponsored by
@HMSbioethics
and
@Harvard
's Office Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in
#Learning
: David Jones, top left; Robert Truog, and Mildred Solomon.
@harvardmed
@HarvardChanSPH
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How does the biological process of
#BrainDeath
translate to laws? Definitions of death are impacting health policy nationally and globally.
#HarvardBioethics
director Robert Truog tackles the topic in
#JAMA
:
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How to Navigate a Public Health Emergency Legallly and Ethically. New
#Covid19
guidance from
@hastingscenter
@LawrenceGostin
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Advice from
#HarvardBioethics
faculty member
@louise_p_king
: "Remember how important your contributions to the dialogue can be."
#WeAreHarvard
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Last week, we concluded our second annual Harvard Ethics Consultation Skills Course with a full day of in-person activities, group discussion, networking opportunities, and a keynote presentation by Thomas V. Cunningham, PhD, MA, MS.
#HMSBioethics
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Judith Daar of
@nkuedu
delivers the 2020 Lader Lecture
@harvardmed
on Oct. 7. What's her take on modern day eugenics,
#ReproductiveFreedom
, and equal access to ART? Read the Q&A and register for the event here:
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Read why
@harvardmed
Dean George Daley &
@HMSbioethics
directors Christine Mitchell & Robert Truog recommend that the hardest and most burdensome rationing decisions -- to remove patients from mechanical ventilation -- be made by triage committees.
@nejm
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There's still time to register for the Center's Neurotech Justice Summit on 1/24/23 at 9 a.m. ET. Learn more, and register, here:
This event is funded by a grant from the Dana Foundation.
#neurosociety
#HMSbioethics
#neoroethics
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We congratulate Harvard alumna
@TheAmandaGorman
the U.S.’ first youth poet laureate. Beautifully written, beautifully read. via
@Harvard
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Discussions by
@BHedtGauthier
@rashijjw
@MichelleJoMD
@JohnMeara
regarding gaps in access to safe and affordable surgical care will start off our Surgical Ethics Conference on 6/6 @ 7 pm
#HMSBioethics
#surgicalethics
#affordablecare
#globalsurgery
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From all of us at the Center for Bioethics, warmest wishes for a happy holiday season!
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We're excited to present this year's MBE Capstone Symposia booklet! It contains info about our MBE students, their capstone projects, and their mentors. Learn more:
#HMSbioethics
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Join
@thekelseyberry
,
@LaurenTaylor_LT
, and
@RishiManchanda
this Friday for a conversation about hospitals’ responsibilities beyond health care, and their commitments and obligations in the social realm.
#organizationalethics
#HMSbioethics
Register at:
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New paper in
@nature
from
#HarvardBioethics
@Mitchell_HCB
@SpeckerLaura
on privacy in
#AI
and brain-computer interface tech.
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We were thrilled to host the Center's current class of fellows last week, for an in-person retreat here at HMS! While they were here, the fellows got to meet in person, learn about each other's work, and take in some Boston scenery (despite the freezing weather!).
#HMSbioethics
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Should elective surgeries be postponed during the coronavirus pandemic? Yes, says
@louise_p_king
, surgeon and director of reproductive bioethics
@HMSbioethics
. Why? She spells out her reasoning on this thread.
The recommendation to hold all non-urgent surgical cases is a reasonable and ethical rationing response. It is not simply the OR space but also equipment and specifically gowns and masks that need to be conserved.
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Medical historian David Jones questions whether ventilator rationing is really the issue. With SARS-Covid19 patients on ventilators, "We're not choosing who lives and who dies, but who gets a slightly better chance of survival." Better to invest in health disparities?
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Day 2 of orientation: students learn about the capstone experience, an applied study of bioethics that is unique to the MBE program.
#HMSbioethics
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Robert Truog of
@hmsbioethics
notes that crisis standards of care have not been enacted in Massachusetts or Boston. “I’m proud we did have a plan," he says, "and proud to be part of a city that didn’t need it.”
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The second session in the
@michelebgoodwin
series is on Thursday, March 10th at 5 p.m. ET with special guest
@maryrziegler
discussing reproductive health and justice. Register here:
#HMSbioethics
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Millennials aren't seeing primary care doctors nearly as much as older generations, instead opting for urgent care clinics. This shift towards convenience, noted by
@harvardmed
's
@Ateevm
, could cause more harm than health.
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Our faculty Rebecca Brendel, Robert Truog, and Christine Mitchell
@Mitchell_HCB
are at
#ASBH18
, representing
#HarvardBioethics
at Booth 10. Stop by and say hello!
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Join us for a public forum "Addressing LBGTQI Concerns in Health Care," Wednesday, June 6 at 6pm,
@HarvardMed
campus. Register:
@bostonpride
#WickedProud
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Congratulations Sam Doernberg, the 2021 Beecher Prize in Medical Ethics Winner.
Learn more about the Beecher Prize and read Doernberg's essay "Should Physicians’ Family Members Receive Special Treatment?"
#HMSBioethics
#HMSBeecherPrize
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Hear Richard Whyte, MD, MBA, John E. Mayer, MD, Martin F. McKneally, MD, PhD,
@louise_p_king
and
@Twilli7
outline the process of using new devices in the operating room and the ethical challenges accepted with them 6/21 @ 7 pm
#surgicalethics
#HMSBioethics
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#HarvardBioethics
annual conference speaker
@ArthurCaplan
will share a bioethicist's view on “Brain Death and the Controversial Case of
#JahiMcMath
” Wednesday April 11. Register here:
#HMSABC
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The genetics field widely agrees that race is a social construct, but gets into trouble when it ignores semantics. Read what happens when geneticists talk sloppily about race:
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The
#Fellowship
in Bioethics is a year-long, part-time academic
#certificate
program for those with a serious interest in
#bioethics
. Apply today! Visit our website to learn more:
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Congratulations
#HarvardMed20
master of bioethics graduates! Advice from HMS Center for Bioethics Exec. Director
@Mitchell_HCB
: "Fit your passions, skills, and interests to the work that needs to be done in bioethics."
#WeAreHarvard
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#HarvardBioethics
Exec Director
@Mitchell_HCB
speaks at
#AAMC17
on advising hospitals on difficult ethical issues. Today at 3:30!
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Although today was about celebrating our students, the Center would not be where it is without our leaders: Bob Truog, Rebecca Brendel, and Christine Mitchell
@Mitchell_HCB
#HarvardBioethics
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You still have time to register for this free event! Join us this Thursday as Professor King discusses racism, inclusion, and justice in bioethics.
#racism
#inclusion
#justice
#bioethics
#HMSBioethics
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Support from
#prison
to the streets is critical. When the govt defunds
#reentry
programs, it's because they want the prisons full. --George Powell
#PrisonEthics17
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One third of medical students believe
#obese
people are lazy, undermining how they treat obese patients. Ethics education can reduce this bias. Read in
@JournalofEthics
:
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Transhumanism, libertarianism & calculating lives: Thoughtful
#bioethics
debate thread between
@zoltan_istvan
and
@hmsbioethics
faculty member
@louise_p_king
@zoltan_istvan
@HMSbioethics
What if the breakthrough innovation that allows for significant human longevity actually comes downstream from research into how to beat this virus? Or from fundamental clinical knowledge re delivery of care gained from fighting this virus?
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While we celebrated our 2022 MBE class at their hooding ceremony, our very own associate director for
@HMSbioethics
,
@BeccaBrendel
, was instated as president of
@APAPsychiatric
yesterday. Get to know more about her goals and objectives here:
#HMSBioethics
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Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, director of the Masters in Bioethics and president-elect of the APA, gave testimony on the Hill, advocating for evidence-based policies that will help communities get the
#mentalhealth
care they need.
#advocacy
#policies
#APA
@BeccaBrendel
Americans are struggling to get access to
#mentalhealth
care, as well as affordable care. When benefit administrators are using opaque formulas to make it harder to access MH care...it goes against the fundamental nature of what health insurance is supposed to provide.
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Brain Death and the Controversial Case of
#JahiMcMath
(4/11). Perspectives from Alan Shewmon,
#neurology
;
@ArthurCaplan
,
#bioethics
;
@michelebgoodwin
,
#SocialJustice
; Robert Truog,
#HarvardBioethics
. Watch now:
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Bob Truog discusses the biological spectrum vs the bright legal line in dealing with
#BrainDeath
#HMSABC
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Dr. Robert D. Truog announced his decision to step down from his role in directing
@HMSbioethics
at the end of June. Dean Daley announced that he has appointed
@BeccaBrendel
to succeed Robert as the next Director, effective July 1, 2023.
#HMSbioethics
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"On my side of the room, everything looks different."
@harvardmed
psychiatrist
@AdamPhilipStern
's kidney cancer diagnosis drastically changed his perspective of his own treatment practice.
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Hospitals reflexively put patients who may be dying on breathing machines. It’s time to rethink that:
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