Medical Futility, Nonbeneficial Treatment, and Inappropriate Care at ASBH 2018

Medical futility remains a leading topic of relevance and interest in bioethics. Be sure to calendar these two sessions at ASBH 2018 in Los Angeles.   Clinical Ethics and Inappropriate CareOct. 21, 2018, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  Inappropriate ICU Admissions: One Step Closer to Addressing Inappropriate ICU Care for PatientsKatherine E. Kruse , Ruth Marks , Stephanie M. Harman , David Magnus . Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Children's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, Minneapolis, MN; Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; Stanford University, Stanford, CA Who Are Patients Perceived to Receive Inappropriate Critical Care and What Happens to Them?Neil Wenger, Thanh Neville. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA  Creeping Noninterference-Focused Autonomy in Modern Medicine: How We Created and Continue to Feed the Problem of Futility Catherine S. Heith. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Nonbeneficial Treatment: Across State Lines  Oct. 20, 2018, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMThis panel presentation will explore various approaches to management of requests for Non-Benefcial Treatment from three different health systems in California, Michigan, and Nevada. The presentation will focus on a) legislation impacting health care decision-making in these states, b) policies adopted by institutions to address this challenging clinical situation, and c) a discussion of the financial impact of requests for Non-Beneficial&#...
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