Final Online Challenge

Your last challenge is to complete this course survey. It should take between 10 and 15 minutes to answer all of the questions, but I'd ask you to consider taking a little extra time to write more lengthy comments. My only compensation for teaching the course is the privilege of the experience. Think of your honest responses as the currency of my payment. We're looking for candid feedback so that future incarnations of the course will improve. The names of the participants will be kept separate from the answers, and your grade will not depend on your responses, except that we are asking that you complete the survey before we file your grades.

THANKS!

Case Analysis Examples (for the final paper)

As we mentioned in class, there are a number of legitimate ways that cases are analyzed in written form. You are welcome to use an approach based on previously posted recommendations (available here and here), but if you want a different perspective, consider visiting the case log for the ethics journal, Virtual Mentor. There you will find cases on a wide range of topics. One case that pits patient autonomy against the duty to treat is especially relevant to our discussion last week. Read it here. What do you think of the response to the case?

And remember our discussion about leaving AMA versus elopement? For my personal take on the word elope, check out this humor piece.

I-1000

In a week and a half, the Bioethics and Humanities Department (the department sponsoring Ethics in the ER) is presenting a brown bag lecture about a topic that will be important to our discussions the next few weeks:

I-1000: The Washington Death
with Dignity Act

Patricia Kuszler, MD, JD
Charles I. Stone Professor of Law
UW School of Law

Steve Milam, JD
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Bioethics and Humanities

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
11:30-12:30 p.m.
Plaza Cafe Conference Rooms A & B

Brown bag means 'bring your own' lunch. I've heard Dr. Kuszler speak before. This will be worth your time if you can make it. For more information, view this flier.