Ethics standard restored; nursing awards announced; genetic causaton beliefs; health equity grand rounds
May 4, 2023
After Hastings Series, Ethics Standard Restored Hospital Accreditation Organization Responds to Concerns About Ethics Services
The organization that accredits hospitals reversed its decision to eliminate the standard for clinical ethics services after a series of essays in Hastings Bioethics Forum raised concerns and stimulated a national conversation. The Joint Commission recently announced it is restoring the standard (Joint Commission Perspectives, May 2023), responding to pushback from ethicists on the need to resolve ethics and values questions in patient care.
In the three-part series in the Forum, members of the Empire State Bioethics Consortium explain what’s at stake:
Three Nurses Recognized for Outstanding End-of-Life Care Announcing the 2023 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Awards
The Hastings Center and The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation are pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards, which honor nurses for outstanding care provided to patients nearing the end of life. Read more.
The Origins & Impact of Beliefs About Genetic Causation Public Event Will Address Psychological Processes Involved
Genomic research has fueled hopes that genetic findings will lead the way to precision medicine. But whether patients seek and use these findings will depend on how they understand the link between genetics and health. Join Hastings senior research scholars Erik Parens and Josephine Johnston on May 18 at the annual conference of the Center for Research on Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics. Learn more and register.
Follow the Money! Understanding the Structural Incentives for Inequity
The National Health Equity Grand Rounds is a virtual event series that highlights the root causes of present-day health inequities by tracing the historical and contemporary social, economic, political, geographic, and environmental forces that shape opportunities for health in the United States. The May 9 event, co-sponsored by The Hasting Center, features speakers who are disrupting and dismantling inequity within and beyond health care. Learn more and register.
Upcoming Events
"Reimagining Healthcare Work, Repairing Healthcare Systems: Lessons from the Front Line, May 18.
"Exploring Origins and Impacts of Beliefs about Genetic Causation," May 18.
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