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The Bioethics for the People podcast has been a game-changer for me in terms of understanding the field of bioethics and the various careers that exist within it. Not only is it informative, but it is also incredibly fun to listen to. I am sincerely grateful to the creators of this podcast for providing such valuable content.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is the diverse range of important topics that are covered. The hosts, Devan and Tyler, do an excellent job in facilitating conversations about these topics, ensuring that they are engaging and thought-provoking. This variety keeps each episode fresh and exciting, making it a pleasure to listen to.
Additionally, I am thoroughly impressed by the intelligence and knowledge exhibited by the hosts. They tackle serious issues with a depth and clarity that shows their deep understanding and passion for bioethics. This not only helps listeners like myself gain a deeper understanding of these complex topics but also makes them accessible to a wider audience who may not be familiar with bioethics.
As a physician, I often find myself so focused on the medical aspect of my work that I overlook the ethical considerations involved. This podcast serves as a great reminder for me to think more deeply about what I do and why it matters from an ethical standpoint. It adds another layer of reflection to my practice and enhances my appreciation for the field of bioethics.
On the downside, one potential drawback of this podcast could be its level of accessibility for listeners who are completely unfamiliar with bioethics. While Devan and Tyler do an excellent job in making complex topics relatable, there might still be moments where some background knowledge could greatly enhance comprehension.
In conclusion, The Bioethics for the People podcast has proven itself to be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in exploring or gaining a deeper understanding of bioethics. The hosts' ability to make these topics accessible, interesting, and engaging is truly admirable. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone looking to expand their knowledge and engage in thought-provoking discussions about important ethical issues.
Devan and Tyler explore the Willowbrook State School, that stands as a stark symbol of the dark chapters in the history of medical ethics and public health. Willowbrook gained infamy for its association with highly controversial medical experiments conducted on children with intellectual disabilities during the mid-20th century. Led by Dr. Saul Krugman, the Willowbrook studies became emblematic of ethical questions about the treatment of vulnerable populations and the boundaries of medical research. “Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace” Investigative Report by Geraldo RiveraDuBois, J. M. (2008). A framework for analyzing ethics cases. Ethics in Mental Health Research, 45-57.Krugman, S. (1986). The Willowbrook Hepatitis Studies Revisited: Ethical Aspects, Reviews of Infectious Diseases, 8:1.
Dax Cowart was severely injured in an explosion in the 1970s. Despite his injuries, he expressed a strong and consistent desire not to want medical treatment for his injuries an to be allowed to die. In this episode, Tyler and Devan explore the landmark bioethics care of Dax Cowart and its importance to current questions about medical decision-making, capacity to refuse medical treatment, and disability. Links to Sources and other Interesting Stuff:“Dax Cowert, Who Suffered for Patient Rights, Dies at 71” The New York Times, Obituary, May 15, 2019. Documentary: “Dax Cowart — 40 years later”
In this episode, Devan and Tyler discuss the separation surgery of conjoined twins, Mary and Jodie
In this episode, Devan and Tyler discuss the case of Ashley X. Ashley's parents and medical team proposed a treatment plan to attenuate Ashley's growth that drew both praise and criticism from bioethicists.
Tyler and Devan walk through the infamous US Supreme Court Case of Buck v Bell (1927) in this episode. Buck v Bell has a dark legacy that includes forced sterilization, eugenics, disability, and violence against women.
In this episode, Devan and Tyler discuss the life and afterlife of Henrietta Lacks. Her cells were taken without her consent and used in tens of thousands of research experiments. We discuss what has and hasn't changed in research ethics.
We delve into the case of historical context and legal significance of the Tarasoff case
Devan presents the fascinating and controversial case of 'Baby M' that captivated the world in the late 1980s. This landmark gestational surrogacy case raises complex questions about reproductive technology, parental rights, and who is a parent. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SITE WHERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE BIOETHICS FOR THE PEOPLE GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
In this episode, Darian teaches Devan and Tyler all about eating your own placenta.
Tyler and Devan discuss their worst reviews, their favorite published sentences, and what's to come on this season of Bioethics for the People
In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss the dueling court rulings about the drug Mifepristone and the recent decision by the 5th circuit regarding its status
In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss prolonged emergency department stays for patients coming in for mental health care.
In this mini-sode, Devan and Tyler discuss palliative terminal sedation. What is it, who can get it, and what are the rules around it?
In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss the Biden administration's proposal to break up UNOS' monopoly on organs for transplantation.
In this mini-sode, Tyler and Devan discuss a recent court case where a judge partially relied on a 19th century law that treated humans as property in order to rule on whether an embryo should be considered property.
In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss match day; the day when medical students if and where they will be spending their residency years.
In this mini-sode Tyler and Devan discuss whether it is ethical to turn off a pacemaker that is keep a patient alive.
In this mini-sode Devan and Tyler discuss whether it is ethical to provide vasectomies to 18-year-old men
In this mini-sode Devan and Tyler discuss a proposed bill that would reduce prisoners' sentences if they donate organs or bone marrow. What could go wrong?
In this episode Tyler and Devan talk with ChatGPT about bioethics and whether it wants to take our jobs.
Season 4 is over, but Tyler and Devan and here to wrap things up. What was most memorable? What lessons did we learn?
In this episode Devan talks about a case of a man whose family is making disturbing choices and it's not clear they are even the correct decision makers.
Dr. Birgitta Sujdak Mackiewicz shares a haunting clinical ethics consultation case that raises issues about advance care planning, the preferences of a patient and surrogate decision-makers, and religious commitments. Every patient brings with them a complex set of interests, wishes, values, and commitments. How should healthcare decisions be made when these all come into conflict? Dr. Birgitta Sujdak Mackiewicz, PhD, is the Regional Director of Ethics at OSF Healthcare, in Central Illinois. She has a doctorate in Healthcare Ethics from the Gneagi Center for Healthcare Ethics at Saint Louis University. Before taking on a Regional role, she was the Director of Ethics at OSFHC Saint Francis Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Illinois for 15 years. Some of Dr. Mackiewicz's Publications:Birgitta Sujdak Mackiewicz & Stephen Thompson (2017) When Trust in God Means Preemptive Refusal of C-Section, The American Journal of Bioethics, 17:1, 94-96, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2016.1251639Birgitta N. Sujdak Mackiewicz (2016) Good Ethics Begin With Good Facts, The American Journal of Bioethics, 16:7, 66-68, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2016.1180447More Reading about Jehovah's Witness Beliefs and Healthcare:Thomas McCormick (2008) Ethical Issues Inherent to Jehovah's Witnesses, Perioperative Nursing Clinics, 3:3, 253-258 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpen.2008.04.007West, James M.. Ethical issues in the care of Jehovah's Witnesses. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 27(2):p 170-176, April 2014. | DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000053Ally McInroy, Blood transfusion and Jehovah's Witnesses: the Legal and Ethical Issues, British Journal of Nursing, 14:5 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2005.14.5.17663
In this Episode, Devan and Tyler discuss a challenging case that centers on a pregnant woman, a suspicion of cancer, and lots of uncertainty about what should be done. Although a common topic of discussion in the classroom, actual cases of maternal-fetal conflicts are relatively unusual. This is a case of a true conflict between a mother's interest and the interests of her unborn child.
Dr. Barrie Huberman joins Devan and Tyler to discuss a haunting ethics consultation involving a conflict about providing life prolonging medical treatment to a patient who attempted to commit suicide.
Kevin Dirksen, Senior Director of the Providence Center for Health Care Ethics, brings a haunting clinical ethics case that highlights the complexity of navigating disagreements between patients, family members, and the healthcare team.
In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes about a case in which a medical team has to decide whether being a victim of domestic abuse disqualifies a patient from receiving an organ transplant. *Content Warning: This episode discusses the reality of domestic abuse, but with no description of any abusive events
*Content warning, this episode discusses suicide.
In this episode, our first international guest! Dra. María Susana Ciruzzi (Suzie) tells us about a story from Buenos Aires of a young woman with a chronic illness who asks her doctors to help her die. Learn more about how the medical team responded to a request they couldn't honor from a patient they knew well.
In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk to Dr. Jessica Turnbull about a difficult case involving an infant with a severe brain injury.
In this episode Dr. Abram Brummett discusses whether it is ever justifiable to deceive patients. He brings to us a case in which direct lying to a patient may have been in her best interest. Do you agree?
In this episode Darian Goldin Stahl walks us through a spooky scene with a surprise twist!
Devan and Tyler interview UnConference participants to ask, "What makes a great clinical ethicist?" and "What is the Best part of being a clinical ethicist?"
Tyler and Devan interview presenters at the UnConference in Clinical Ethics.Several articles arising from the 2022 Unconference are anticipated to be published in the Winter 2022 issue of The Journal of Clinical Ethics. Articles from prior Unconferences can be found in the Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 issues of The Journal of Clinical Ethics.
Tyler and Devan meet with the planners and originators of the UnConferences in Clinical Ethics and hear about their goals and intentions for the UnConference. We also discuss how the UnConference is unique and valuable.
In this special, mini-season of Bioethics for the People, we are focusing on the “UnConference” in Clinical Ethics, hosted by Wellstar Health in Atlanta. What is an an UnConference? Stay tuned because we are going deep into the UnConference, its origins and goals, and interview planners and participants. Episodes will be available in August. https://www.wellstar.org/about-us/ethics-program/unconference
In this special crossover episode, Tyler and Devan team up with the team at Bioethics in the Margins for our annual Top 10 list of neglected issues in bioethics.
You are what you eat? In this episode, Devan and Tyler talk with Profs Amy Lewis and Enza Rocco about food, animals, food justice, and bioethics.
Dr. Harold Braswell shares his research into the history of US hospice system and reforms that could improve how we die in America.
In 2003, Britney Spears, the superstar pop singer, had all of her legal rights taken away from her and given to her father. Over the past decade, a concerted effort has been underway to #FreeBritney. The process that led to her ability to make decisions for herself is called guardianship or conservatorship. In this episode, Devan and Tyler talk through the process, the reasons it is helpful for many individuals and patients, and also the potential issues that arise when someone's legal power to direct their own lives is upset.
Dr. Michael Deem joins us to explore religion, theology, and religious exemptions to mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
What is going on with COVID-19 vaccine mandates? Are vaccine mandates legal or ethical? Exemptions— are those allowed and what are they? Professor Elizabeth Pendo, an expert on health law, disability rights, and bioethics at Saint Louis University School of Law, helps us understand what is going on with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Prof. Pendo talks about the reasons why employers might create a requirement for a vaccine, and also what rights employees have. Check out more from the episode and Prof Pendo's work below:COVID-19 Employee Health Checks, Remote Work, and Disability LawResolving Tensions Between Disability Rights Law and COVID-19 Mask PoliciesYang, Y. Tony and Pendo, Elizabeth and Reiss, Dorit Rubinstein, The Americans with Disabilities Act and Healthcare Employer-Mandated Vaccinations. 38(16) Vaccine 3184 (Apr. 3, 2020), UC Hastings Research Paper No. 390, Saint Louis U. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3614824Pendo, Elizabeth, Protecting the Rights and Wellbeing of People with Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic (February 15, 2021). Burris, S., de Guia, S., Gable, L., Levin, D.E., Parmet, W.E., Terry, N.P. (Eds.) (2021). COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future. Boston: Public Health Law Watch., Saint Louis U. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-12, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3812630
In the first ever repeat guest appearance on the Podcast, the amazingly talented and sassy fan favorite, Dr. Darian Goldin Stahl, joins Tyler and Devan again for a spooky ooky Halloween episode. Will there be books bound in human skin? Will there be Murder and Mayhem? Will Darian tell us another ghost story? Check out the episode to find out.
This week Tyler and Devan talk with Dr. Travis Rieder about opioids, addiction, and a motor cycle accident that chanced his life.
Tyler and Devan interview Martha Gershun and Dr. John Lantos about their new book, Kidney to Share.
We are doing things a little differently this season. Join us to hear about new and exciting topics in bioethics, health care, medicine, and society! As always, we are keeping it conversational, fun, and accessible. Darian Goldin Stahl, “Glory,” Water transfer, 30” x 22,” 2021.
The rollout of the COVID19 vaccine has been…interesting, to say the least. There have been many news stories about folks jumping in line to get their vaccines. Is this ever ethical? What should you do if you are given an opportunity for a vaccine, but don’t feel like you should? Devan and Tyler talk about some of the hiccups in the vaccine roll out. “The Vaccine had to be Used. He Used It. He was Fired,” The New York Times (Feb 10, 2021). “How People are Jumping the COVID-19 Vaccine Line,” NPR News (Feb 9, 2021).“Line-Jumping to get COVID-19 vaccine could be costly, to someone else,” WWMT News (Feb 8, 2021).“Is It Ever OK to Jump Ahead in the Vaccine Line?” NPR News (Feb 6, 2021)
This episode features Devan’s famous TikTok dancing, and, perhaps more interestingly, Dr. Alyssa Burgart about professionalism, medical education, bioethics, and host of other topics. Dr. Burgart specializes in pediatric anesthesia and pediatric abdominal transplant anesthesia. She has special interest in transplantation, PANS/PANDAS, spinal muscular atrophy, and trauma. Dr. Burgart is committed to finding the most successful way for each child to interact with the anesthesia team, in order to create an overall positive experience. She champions a program specifically supporting children with unique needs, such as those with sensory integration differences. Dr. Burgart has a joint appointment in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, serves as the Co-Chair of the LPCH Ethics Committee and as a member of the SHC Ethics Committee. She provides ethics consultation services for people of all ages. Her ethics interests include pediatric ethics, organ transplantation, communication skills, disability rights, women's healthcare access, adolescent decision-making, ethics education, and excellence in ethics consultation. She also is active on Twitter @BurgartBioethixRead More of Dr. Burgart’s work below:“Vaccinate Me, But not First,” (Bioethics.net)“Poorly Conducted Science is Unprofessional,” (Journal of Vascular Surgery)“Machine-Learning Implementation in Clinical Anesthesia: Opportunities and Challenges,” (Anesthesia & Analgesia)“Fairness and Transparency in an Expanded Access Program: Allocation of the only treatment for SMA1,” (American Journal of Bioethics)
In this episode, Devan and Tyler discuss how vaccine distribution is going and whether or not it is ethical to mandate people to take the vaccine.
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