Surveillance Capitalism + the Medical Gaze = Yikes
by Adam Omelianchuk, PhD
Consider what the future holds for mental health treatment options. One could authorize an “Internet of Things” to detect mood-changes from an app that monitors one’s social media posts; stress levels from a smartwatch; anxiety symptoms from tapping and scrolling patterns on a touchscreen; signs of cognitive impairment from a speech pattern analysis through anything with a microphone; the benefits of an A.I. chatbot that offers therapeutic conversation; the presence of gut microbes associated with autism from the examination feces deposited in a smart toilet; sleep quality from a smart mat...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 17, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Artificial Intelligence Featured Posts Technology medical gaze surveillance Source Type: blogs
Resurrecting the Presidential Commission For The Study of Bioethical Issues With Public Engagement at Its Core
by Naomi Scheinerman, PhD
The Biden-Harris Administration has a wonderful opportunity, particularly amidst a pandemic in which bioethics questions and difficult tradeoffs are not in short supply, to resurrect a group tasked to advise the president on “bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology.” Created under the Obama administration, and dispersed under Trump, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues was responsible for numerous reports on topics that included synthetic biology, pediatric research, whole genome sequencing, neuroscienc...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 9, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Ethics Featured Posts Health Policy & Insurance Health Regulation & Law Politics Source Type: blogs
Tik Tok Doc Sexual Assault Suit – What Does This Mean for the Anti-Harassment Movement?
by Alyssa Burgart
Last night, my phone exploded with texts from colleagues when a former anesthesiology resident at Oregon Health Sciences University, the famous “Tik Tok Doc” was named in a $45 million sexual assault complaint. In addition to the resident Dr. Jason L. Campbell, the suit names OHSU, a prominent anti-harassment advocate, residency program directors, leadership in the departments of Anesthesiology and Emergency medicine, and others in power. The 39-page suit alleges a massive institutional failure and highlights the features in a system where harassment thrives and flourishes.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - March 2, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Alyssa Burgart Tags: Featured Posts Justice professional ethics Professionalism Social Media Misconduct Sexual Assault Sexual Harassment Source Type: blogs
AJOB Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines and Allocation
Check out the recording of American Journal of Bioethics’ latest webinar on the ethical issues surrounding allocating COVID-19 vaccines. Journal editor David Magnus leads panelists Grace Lee, Kathy Kinlaw, Govind Persad, and Monica Peek in an informative and intriguing conversation. The original webinar was held on February 17th, 9a – 10:15a PT. But this webinar, along with our other webinars can be viewed on AJOB’s youtube channel, found here.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 22, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Clinical Ethics COVID-19 pandemic Featured Posts Public Health Uncategorized Vaccines Webinar Source Type: blogs
Psychedelic Lawyering – Access to Psilocybin
Join Kathryn Tucker for the upcoming CLE course "Psychedelic Lawyering."This course will discuss recent and ongoing advocacy efforts to remove barriers to access to psychedelic substances, including psilocybin. In recent years there has been incre... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 17, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Robert Rivas on Final Exit Network
Radio show host Jane Asher recently interviewed attorney Robert Rivas about the Final Exit Network.Since the mid 1990s, Rivas has dedicated his life to advocacy in the movement for right to death with dignity. Robert is the author of the SADD, the Supp... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 17, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying (ACAMAID) – Happy Birthday
February 15, 2021 marks the first anniversary of the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying (ACAMAID).The Academy is the first national organization devoted solely to the clinical aspects of medical aid in dying. For clinicians, ACAMA... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 16, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Vaccine Distribution and Racial Equity
Most Americans know that African-Americans have a significantly lower life expectancy than White Americans. Most of us don’t think through the implications of that disparity. For example, all working people pay into Social Security, but African-Americans are less likely to live long enough to collect it. In this op-ed, published today in the Allentown, PA … Continue reading Vaccine Distribution and Racial Equity (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 16, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: denasdavis Tags: Health Care syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Wrongful Life Lawsuits when Advance Directives Are Disregarded (podcast)
The Good Law | Bad Law podcast hosts attorneys Michael McKeon and Mark Kovacich to discuss wrongful prolongation of life, DNRs, self-determination, and a case in which Mr. McKeon and Mr. Kovacich represented a man whose advance directive was ignored.&n... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 16, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Need Help Getting Your Advance Directive Honored? Get a Surrogate Consultant
Are having trouble getting an Advance Directive honored, for yourself or as a surrogate for another individual? The Final Exit Network offers a "Surrogate Consultant" to review the issue thoroughly with you and go over the Advance Directive. ... (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 16, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
