current events & follow-up

Fresh Air interview about patenting human genes, cells, tissues, etc.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141429392&m=141591220

Case 42 MASS Health Care (Week V)

Please discuss Case 42 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Case 41 Justice & Poverty (Week V)

Please discuss Case 41 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Case 10 Cultural Beliefs (Week V)

Please discuss Case 10 here.  Use the more formal, thorough case analysis form in your module.

Genetics

Here is some basic information about genetics:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourgenes.aspx
We'll watch the short video in class.

We'll also watch these short series of videos on genetics.  The link is to the last in the series, but it has embedded links to the first 3:
http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/02/09/dna-video-23andme-genetics-101-part-4/

Here's an interview with a man who won the Nobel in 2008 for his work on teleomeres, which regulate how cells age:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/18conversation.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

Case 38 Delayed Twinning (Week IV) Judy's group

Consider the claims of beneficence as well as the questions from the case.

Case 35 Cystic Fibrosis (Week IV) Sommer's group

Answer the questions and consider the claims of Justice in your response.

Case 34 Huntington's (Week IV)

While answering the questions, use Non-maleficence as an additional lens for this case.

Case 13 Cochlear Implant (Week IV)

Use the lens of autonomy to examine this case, in addition to answering the questions from it.

Case "c" (week III)

Case "b" (week III) Adam's group

Case "a" (week III) Sommer's group

Global Health, Health Care, Justice (Week V)

*new* update on Malaria
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/malaria-may-be-eliminated-from-a-quarter-of-nations-in-10-years.html

Essay on new global health agenda.
http://the-scientist.com/2011/10/04/opinion-a-new-global-health-agenda/

I sent you a link to our Google Doc for the countries & health care chart.

Professional Medical Relationships

This article is about nursing with advanced education using the title of "Dr." as in Ph.D. (Like I'm Dr. Cate)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/health/policy/02docs.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

Research on Human Subjects (Week III)

We'll read about the Nuremberg Code and other codes governing research on human subjects in another week.  Take a look at this article about a man who reported on the trial of the Nazis, and look at the primary sources linked in the story
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/opinion/nocera-the-nuremberg-scripts.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

Current Events

The cost of health insurance this year rose more steeply than in previous years, outstripping wages and adding uncertainty about the pace of growing costs. http://s.nyt.com/u/8GG9

Case 8 Nurse & Informed Consent (Week II)

Respond to the case, using the questions to guide your response.

Case 7 Cosmetic Surgery (Week II)

Respond, using the questions from the case to form your answer.  What would Kant say about this situation?

Case 4 Dentist & Pt Autonomy (Week II)

Respond to the case, answering the embedded questions.  What would Kant say about this situation?  Is it important to respect autonomy?  Why or why not?

Case 22 Honoring a Living Will

Do you have a Living Will?  What would you recommend in this situation?  Answer questions p. 717.  What might a utilitarian say in this situation?

Case 2 Useless Tx

Comment on what you would recommend for the resolution of this case.  Answer the questions p. 708 as you do so.

Initial questions about dying

Not everyone must answer all the prompts.  You can answer as groups and/or individuals.  The goal here is a rich discussion.

Prompts:
* How do you want to die?  Where do you want to die?
* How would you determine what is 'appropriate care'?  Is doing nothing ever appropriate?  When?
* What is a good death?
* How is death removed from us?
* Do you have an obligation to care for a family member who is dying?  At what cost to yourself?
* How would you negotiate between the patient and close family?  Is the patient the unit of care?  The patient + family?  How often?  Under what circumstances?

Frontline Facing Death video

What was your reaction to the Frontline video? 


There are lots of good resources on the Frontline Facing Death website.  See the Facts and Figures page, for example.

Expectations: What is Philosophy?

What do you expect out of this class? 1a. What is philosophy? 1b. Why is thinking philosophically about issues like death or cloning important?

Current Events

What's going on the news related to this course?

Introductions

You all probably know each other, but would you introduce yourselves to me?  Who are you?  What connection to health care (if any) do you have?  What are your expectations for this course?  What examples of ethical concerns in health care are you aware of?