Patient harms, professional obligations after Dobbs; clincian burnout; stories of disability, creativity, & community
November 10, 2022
Patient Harms & Professional Obligations After Dobbs
Join Us for Virtual Hastings Conversations Event on November 18
The Dobbs decision is causing confusion and risking the health and safety of pregnant patients in states where abortion has been banned. Physicians are asking what to do. Is the ethical choice refusing to comply? Or is civil disobedience the wrong answer? What can be done to ensure sound reproductive health in the post-Dobbs landscape? Learn more and register.
Health Care Professionals' Burnout During Covid New Study Points to More Effective Interventions
Frontline physicians, nurses, and other health care professoinals who cared for Covid-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic experienced enormous occupational stress. A new study of physicians' experiences, coauthored by Hastings Center research scholar Nancy Berlinger, concludes that interventions to reduce stress and burnout should target systems factors and stressors, such as organizational culture and team dynamics. Read more.
Stories of Disability, Creativity, and Community Visit Our "Art of Flourishing" Archive
Artists, writers, and others with disabilities speak with candor and humor about topics ranging from family-making to painting to activism. Watch them tell their stories in our archive of six events on disability and the art of flourishing. Watch the events.
Upcoming Events
"Communicating Ethical Challenges in Crises: Bioethics with Bigger Impact," November 15.
"Patient Harms and Professional Obligations After Dobbs, a Hastings Conversations event, November 18.
"Helping Older Americans During the Pandemic," The Hastings Center and Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, November 18.
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