12 recommendations for physician stress crisis; Will Gaylin in Best & Worst Times; Ethics of NYC's involuntary commitment plan
January 19, 2023
12 Recommendations to Respond to Crisis of Physician Stress
Many Physicians Feel Complicit in Perpetuating Injustice Through Hospital Practices
A new set of 12 recommendations for leadership in U.S. hospitals and professional groups responds to moral stress in clinical practice as a barrier to practitioner integrity and good care. The recommendations reflect findings from the Study to Examine Physicians’ Pandemic Stress (STEPPS), a project of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The Hastings Center, funded by The Greenwall Foundation. Learn more. Read the recommendations.
Will Gaylin in the Best & Worst of Times; NYC's Involuntary Commitment Plan From Hastings Bioethics Forum
Will Gaylin’s Wit, Wisdom, and Kindness. “I want to emphasize the kindness that Will and [his wife] Betty . . . showed us in good times and, especially, in the worst of times,” writes Hastings Center President Emeritus Tom Murray. Read his essay.
New York City’s Involuntary Commitment Plan: Fulfilling a Moral Obligation? New York City Mayor Eric Adams said we have a “moral obligation” to help people who are mentally ill. But does his recent plan to involuntarily remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and subways and bring them to hospitals for psychiatric evaluation qualify as helping people who are mentally ill? And is it moral? The Hastings Center’s Aashna Lal investigates. Read her essay.
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