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Feb
19
2015

Laughing, Crying, and Enduring: Ethics and Awake Deep Brain Stimulation - Paul J. Ford

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When: Thursday, February 19, 2015
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Searle Seminar Room, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Bryan Morrison   (312) 503-1927

Group: Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures

Category: Academic

Description:

Laughing, Crying, and Enduring: Ethics and Awake Deep Brain Stimulation

Paul J. Ford, PhD
Clinical Ethicist and Education Director
Cleveland Clinic

Awake surgeries for Deep Brain Stimulation provide opportunities for reflection on the ethical obligations and responsibilities within the operating room. The voices of patients regarding their experiences present fertile grounds for reflecting on these considerations based in lived experience. For this talk I will reflect on our interviews with 36 patients who underwent awake placement of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease. In particular, careful attention will be paid to themes of comfort, endurance, and humor.

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