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It's Complicated: A Podcast About Healthcare Ethics in Practice

Ethics Issues Related to Access to Care in Rural Communities

Ethics Issues Related to Access to Care in Rural Communities with Host, Amanda Porter and special guest speakers: Tara Rutherford, Health Services Manager, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital Roberta Duschene, Director of Rural and Community Sites, Central Zone, Halifax Discussion Questions Resources:   Simpson, C. and McDonald, F. (2017) Rural Health Ethics. Springer 2017 http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319608099   Szumer, R.T.O., Arnold, M. The Ethics of […]

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Rural Health and Access to Care

How Living in Rural Locations can Affect Access to Care with Dr. Christy Simpson Ethics Collaboration Coordinator, Dept of Bioethics, Dalhousie University Discussion questions: Resources: Rethinking Rural Health Ethics – C Simpson and F McDonald (Springer 2017) http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319608099

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Access to Care: Care Close to Home

with Dr. Fiona McDonald Discussion questions: 4. Do you agree that these are significant barriers?    Resources:   Moving care closer to home: three unanswered questions  – Danielle Jefferies, Blog post published September 20th, 2023: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/blog/2023/09/moving- care-closer-home-three-unanswered-questions   Rethinking Rural Health Ethics – C Simpson and F McDonald (Springer 2017) http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319608099  

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How to Prepare for a Clinical Ethics Consultation

How to Prepare for a Clinical Ethics Consultation with Melanie Goodday Therapeutic Classroom Teacher, IWK Health In this podcast episode, Marika Warren and Melanie Goodday talk about how they prepare for a clinical ethics consultation. the discussion is based on a case about involuntary COVID-19 vaccination of a minor receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. The case was published in the Journal […]

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Productive Conversations from a Patient Relations Perspective

Productive Conversations from a Patient Relations Perspective with Theresa Hawkesworth,  Director, External Relations and Special Projects with Nova Scotia Health

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Emotions in Ethics Consultations

Emotions in Ethics Consultations with Dr. Ange Cooper   Psychologist, Assistant Dean Faculty Wellness  Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

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Ethics and Grief Support

Ethics and Grief Support with Jocelyne Tranquilla Grief is a common experience in health care both for those who are receiving care and for those who are providing care. We hope our discussion today will provide an opportunity to explore grief and grief support through an ethics lens. Resources https://www.nshealth.ca/bereavement https://www.mygrief.ca/ https://www.refugeingrief.com/ https://whatsyourgrief.com/ https://www.centerforloss.com/ https://grief.com/

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Ethics During Crisis

Ethics During Crisis with Marika Warren Christy Simpson Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen In this episode Marika Warren, Christy Simpson and Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen discuss the TV series ‘Five Days at Memorial’ and how ethics can help in a crisis.

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Ethics and Internet Access for Patients

Ethics and Internet Access for Patients with Toni White-Goodridge IT Education Consultation and Trainer, IWK Health Member, IWK Health Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee

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Case Discussion: A Small Town Heart

Case Discussion: A Small Town Heart with Melanie Goodday Therapeutic Classroom Teacher IWK Health Co-Chair of IWK Clinical Ethics Committee Full reference to case : A Small‐Town Heart – Lahey – 2020 – Hastings Center Report – Wiley Online Library

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