Amanda Oster, Program Director of Healthy Work Environment at IU Health, and Eric Williams, Staff Chaplain at IU Health, presented a Fairbanks Ethics Grand Rounds on Healthcare Provider Wellbeing. The talk highlighted the importance of provider well-being and discussed evidence-based interventions to promote wellness among healthcare providers who are often taxed by an environment that… Read more »
Entries by Clayton Hicks
Insulin Price Controls, Who Falls Through the Gaps?
In the United States, 6 million people take insulin to control their type 2 diabetes. In recent years, the high price of insulin has been widely covered in the media. Disturbing stories of insulin rationing and patient deaths have been widely reported. A Yale study from 2018 found that 1 in 4 patients with diabetes were cutting back on insulin… Read more »
Evaluating Patient Decisions: Dr. Schwartz’s View
Peter Schwartz, MD PhD, director of the IU Center for Bioethics and Professor of Medicine and Bioethics at IU School of Medicine, presented at Bioethics Grand Rounds last week. He focused on how to evaluate patient decision-making and the somewhat elusive measurement of decision quality. Find the recording of the talk here. Schwartz’s talk not only informed but also… Read more »