Can a Hospital Say, 'Only Thin Doctors Can Work Here'?
A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation. (Source: Medscape Dermatology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Podcast - May 3, 2012 Category: Dermatology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Can a Hospital Say, 'Only Thin Doctors Can Work Here'?
A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation. (Source: Medscape Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Podcast)
Source: Medscape Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Podcast - May 3, 2012 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Ethics: Withhold Genetic Test Results if Mother Will Abort?
The Arizona Senate recently approved a bill that would allow doctors to withhold genetic test information if it could result in abortion. A leading bioethicist provides his take on this serious issue. (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast - May 2, 2012 Category: Health Management Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Should Mentally Challenged Patients Receive Organ Transplants?
A Philadelphia doctor refused to recommend a kidney transplant for a mentally disabled 3-year-old girl. An ethicist talks about whether mentally challenged patients should receive organ transplants. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - February 23, 2012 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Lying to Patients: No Huge Ethical Failure, Says Bioethicist
Truth is more a tool than a necessity, says a leading ethicist, commenting on a recent study showing that physicians are not always fully truthful with patients. (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Podcast - February 10, 2012 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Should Gay Doctors Reveal Their Orientation to Patients?
A religious radio host recently exhorted parents to avoid gay doctors. An ethics expert talks about patients’ right to select their physicians and doctors’ rights to be open about their lives. (Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast - November 18, 2011 Category: Health Management Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Should Gay Doctors Reveal Their Orientation to Patients?
A religious radio host recently exhorted parents to avoid gay doctors. An ethics expert talks about patients ’ right to select their physicians and doctors ’ rights to be open about their lives. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - November 18, 2011 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Noncompliant vs Noncooperative Patients: Treat Them Differently?
An ethics expert says that patients who refuse to adhere to recommended care differ from those who want to but fall short of their good intentions. The way you deal with each could affect the results. (Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Anesthesiology Podcast - September 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Noncompliant vs Noncooperative Patients: Treat Them Differently?
An ethics expert says that patients who refuse to adhere to recommended care differ from those who want to but fall short of their good intentions. The way you deal with each could affect the results. (Source: Medscape Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Podcast)
Source: Medscape Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Podcast - September 14, 2011 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Concierge Practice: Unjust for Patients and Doctors Alike
Concierge medicine is gaining in popularity, and physicians claim that doctors are entitled to practice the way they want and patients enjoy this. Ethics expert Art Caplan, PhD, says it ' s an unfair arrangement. (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast - August 4, 2011 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Concierge Practice: Unjust for Patients and Doctors Alike
Concierge medicine is gaining in popularity, and physicians claim that doctors are entitled to practice the way they want and patients enjoy this. Ethics expert Art Caplan, PhD, says it's an unfair arrangement. (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast - August 4, 2011 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Art Caplan on Ethics and Clinical Trials, The Stem Cell Debate, and More
Internationally renowned bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, talks with Eli Y. Adashi, MD, about the ethics of clinical trials overseas and other hot button issues of debate in medicine. (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Podcast - May 5, 2011 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
