Wertheimer Remembrance: The challenge of shared decision making between physicians and patients

In Remembrance of Alan Wertheimer, PhD, the CC Department of Bioethics Presents the First Annual Widening the Lens Lecture Alan Wertheimer's contributions to bioethics were far reaching and invaluable. After a very successful career in Political Science at the University of Vermont, Alan embraced bioethics with intellectual curiosity and acumen, often challenging prevailing views and urging broader thinking. He practiced a fruitful method - Widening the Lens (reflected in the title of this lecture and the subtitle of his last book), challenging all of us to consider why the norms and principles that guide our thinking about bioethics, particularly research ethics, should be different from other social contexts. Alan was an integral member of the NIH CC Department of Bioethics from 2005 until 2015, and his work produced fresh insights that shook up the conventional wisdom. In honor of Alan and his many contributions, the Department of Bioethics is hosting an annual Widening the Lens lecture, featuring a speaker whose work also serves to expand our perspectives and understanding of complex issues. Critical Decisions: The challenge of shared decision making between physicians and patients. Guest Speaker: Peter Ubel, MD, Duke University In 1974, Betty Ford went to sleep so that her doctors could biopsy a lump they had seen on her mammogram. She woke up in a hospital room with a huge bandage over her chest. They hadn't removed a tiny lump. They'd removed her entire breast, wi...
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