Moral Distress and Conscientious Objection to Requested Care - Joel Frader - MH&B Lectures
| When: | Thursday, November 15, 2012 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
| Where: | The Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University, Searle Seminar Rm, 1st Floor
303 E. Superior
Chicago, IL 60611 map it |
| Audience: | - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public |
| Contact: | Bryan Morrison
13125031927
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| Group: | Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program |
| Category: | Academic |
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Joel Frader, MD, MA
Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Humanities & Bioethics
Moral Distress and Conscientious Objection to Requested Care: Will the Real Professional Please Stand Up?
It has become fashionable for clinical professionals to invoke "moral distress" or "conscientious objection" when they want to opt out of providing requested care that conflicts with the clinician's personal/religious/philosophical views. However, such personal exemptions raise serious questions about what it means to practice a profession.
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The Special Topics in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lectures run weekly on Thursdays at noon, addressing diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Speakers are MH&B faculty or special guests we've invited to present. All lectures run from noon to 12:45pm in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie building. All are welcome. Please feel free to bring a lunch.