The goal of this required bioethics course is to improve the student's
ability to identify and analyze common ethical issues in health care. Using
a case-based approach and presented concurrently with the clinical clerkships,
this course focuses on identifying and addressing ethical conflicts, and developing
understanding of the legal consensus and moral arguments about common bioethical
issues.
Group Schedules:
For individual group schedules, click on your group number:
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
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Course Title: |
Bioethics at the Bedside (CBHX 2400) |
| Type of Course: |
Concurrent, required course for MSIIIs; 1 credit |
| Course Director: |
James Dwyer, PhD
dwyerja@upstate.edu |
Phone: 464.8455
Office: Crouse POB
725 Irving Ave - Suite 406 |
| Lecturers: |
Catherine V. Caldicott, MD
caldicoc@upstate.edu |
Phone: 464.8458
Office: Crouse POB
725 Irving Ave - Suite 406 |
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Thomas Curran, MD
currant@upstate.edu |
Phone: 464.8457
Office: Crouse POB
725 Irving Ave - Suite 406 |
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Pamela Horst, MD
pamela.horst@sjhsyr.org |
Phone: 448.5537
Office: St. Joseph's Hospital
Family Medicine - 301 Prospect Ave |
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Greg Eastwood, MD
eastwood@upstate.edu
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Phone: 464.8454
Office: Crouse POB
725 Irving Ave - Suite 406
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Robert Olick, JD, PhD
olickr@upstate.edu |
Phone: 464.8453
Office: Crouse POB
725 Irving Ave - Suite 406 |
| Format: |
Students are assigned to small groups by their original "track."
Students whose schedules deviate from the original track or are assigned
elective time are still responsible for attending all sessions in their
assigned group. This course is case-based, and each session deals with
a particular topic using specific cases from actual experience. Many of
these cases are adapted from cases written by previous medical students. |
| Time: |
Twelve monthly sessions on Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Course Objectives: |
This course has no large lectures. All of the sessions are conducted as seminars, in small groups. At the beginning of each session, your instructor may take time to reflect on the ethical aspects of your recent clinical experience. Then the class will focus on the topic and the cases for the session. Your instructor may ask you to present the relevant cases and discuss how the ethical issues should be addressed. Many of the cases are based on the experience of students, residents, attending physicians, and ethics consultants.
If you make a diligent effort in this course, you will be better able to:
- Identify ethical issues and values in the practice of medicine.
- Discuss and reason through ethical issues that you may encounter.
- Reflect on and integrate important values in your professional conduct.
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| Sessions: |
1. The Ethics of Learning on Patients
2. The Ethics of Speaking Up
3. Deception and Nondisclosure
4. First Paper
5. Dealing with Mistakes
6. Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
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7. Surrogate Decision Making
8. Second Paper
9. Physician-Assisted Suicide
10. Futility
11. The Health Care System
12. Ethical Reflections |
| Readings: |
Chapter from Bernard Lo's Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians, 3rd edition. Articles, cases and questions will be posted on Blackboard. |
| Attendance: |
Attendance is required at all sessions. If you are unable to attend a
session, you must contact your small group leader in advance. |
