Additional Resources
The following are articles in recent journals that readers may find helpful.
Aronson, L. "'Good' Patients and 'Difficult' Patients — Rethinking Our Definitions." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 9 (Aug. 29, 2013): 796-797.
Bernat, J.L. "Life or Death for the Dead-Donor Rule?" The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 14 (Oct. 3, 2013): 1289-1291.
Colbert, J.A., J. Schulte, and J.N. Adler. "Physician-Assisted Suicide — Polling Results." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 11 (Sept. 12, 2013): e15.
Daly, Daniel J. "Unreasonable Means: Proposing A New Category For Catholic End-of-Life Ethics." Christian Bioethics 19, no. 1 (April 2013): 40-59.
McCruden, Patrick. "The Affordable Care Act and Community Benefit: A Mandate Catholic Health Care Can (Partly) Embrace." Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 23, no. 3 (Sept. 2013): 229-248.
Parmet, W.E. "Holes in the Safety Net — Legal Immigrants' Access to Health Insurance." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 7 (Aug. 15, 2013): 596-598.
Scornik, H. "In the Shadows." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 7 (Aug. 15, 2013): 598.
Sommers, B.D. "Stuck between Health and Immigration Reform — Care for Undocumented Immigrants." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 7 (Aug. 15, 2013): 593-595.
Truog, R.D., F.G. Miller, and S.D. Halpern. "The Dead-Donor Rule and the Future of Organ Donation." The New England Journal of Medicine 369, no. 14 (Oct. 3, 2013): 1287-1289.
M.A. IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS
The master's program in health care ethics at Saint Joseph's University is designed to prepare individuals for the complex and growing field of biomedical ethics. The program fosters a critical analysis of bioethical topics through the interplay between moral theory and medical practice.
View a 30-minute audiovisual YouTube presentation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjIotYEzVnM which describes the program in some detail.
The University also offers an online CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN HEALTH CARE ETHICS
Saint Joseph's University launched a new online certificate program in health care ethics.
For more information, visit at www.sju.edu/gradstudies or contact the Program Director, Mark Aita, S.J., M.D. at 610-660-3427 or email [email protected].
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Understanding & Applying the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services: An Educational Resource for Physicians
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