Center for Healthcare Ethics

Join us for the first ASBH Trivia event organized by Duquesne University’s Center for Global Health Ethics. This is a great opportunity to learn (or share) a few fun facts about bioethics and bioethics education, meet/reconnect with your colleagues, and perhaps win a few prizes.

On September 2, Saeed Alghamdi successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled 'The Contribution of Bioethics to the Home Healthcare (HHC) in Saudi Arabia.

The John G. Rangos Sr. Prizes have announced the winners of the Four Minutes to Win It! virtual pitch competition.
Congratulations to the two teams from the Center who won awards:
New Student Winners
Emerging Leaders in AI and Digital Stewardship
Anna Meurer, Amanda Altobell, Lukas Chandler, Tina Nguyen
Advancing Student Winners
Improving Clinical Competency for the Next Generation of Ethics Consultants and Committee Members through Consultation Simulations
Adele Flaherty, Andrew Harrington, Elizabeth Balskus, Hillary Villarreal

Congratulations to our Center graduates:

Yoelit Lipinsky, PhD
Jude Anyaeche, DHCE
Nikolija Lukich, PhD
Deesa Mrvos, PhD

We are all so proud of you and know you will accomplish great things!

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The ultimate Catholic coronavirus vaccine morality explainer A Pillar Explainer

One of the conversations I enjoy most with the patients I visit is about the visions they see. The other day I was with a gentleman who shared that he has been seeing people in his room, mostly men. He is not afraid of them, they seem like they are there to help him feel less alone.

I asked if he talked to them; he told me he didn't know what to say, so we discussed things he could ask them. He asked me if this meant he was dying soon. My response was that while yes... he is dying, I did not believe they are representative of the time frame. I told him I thought that maybe being near death allowed him to be more receptive to their presence and they knew that, which is why they were there. This seemed an acceptable answer to him.

I saw him again the following day and he told me that he started to talk to them, they didn't say words, but he felt their answers, one of which was that he was safe and not to be afraid, which he welcomed. Then he proceeded to tell me that his two dogs who had passed away came to see him. A tear rolled down his cheek. He said they jumped on his bed and curled up next to him.

I would like to think that when I am near death, my dog Jack will curl up next to me...

xo
Gabby
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COVID-19 ethics - providing consultation during the pandemic Ethical treatment of patiemnts is always paramount, but ethics in a pandemic present certain challenges. On COVID-19 ethics and more.

Meetups Brocher #1 - Chair: Arthur Caplan / Covid and bioethics Chair: Arthur Caplan / Covid and bioethics