In the News
Scope, 12/01/15
--When medical knowledge is at a crossroads, how research can take patient preferences into account
This blog entry discusses how to ensure patients understand risks when normal medical care is a clinical trial. Stephanie Alessi Kraft, a clinical ethics fellow in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and the lead author of a paper in the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics that argues for reconsideration of the draft guidance from the federal Office for Human Research Protections, is quoted here.
http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2015/12/01/when-medical-knowledge-is-at-a-crossroads-how-research-can-take-patient-preferences-into-account/
Washington Examiner, 11/30/15
--'Designer babies' worry both parties
Several spending bills under consideration in the House of Representatives would prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from spending money related to modifying genes in a human embryo. Hank Greely is quoted here.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/designer-babies-worry-both-parties/article/2577264
San Jose Mercury News, 11/29/15
--'Gene drive' toll can prevent epidemics — but should it?
A technology called "gene drive" makes it possible to alter a population's genetics, a technique that could help eliminate malaria and other insect-borne diseases. Hank Greely, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_29176839/gene-drive-tool-can-prevent-epidemics--but-should-it
Advance Health Care Information
California law give you the ability to ensure that your health care wishes are known and considered if you become unable to make these decisions yourself. Completing a form called an “Advance Health Care Directive” allows you to do a number of things:
Appoint another person to be your health care “agent”
Delineate your health care wishes, such as:
- Health care instructions, including life support, organ and tissue donation
- Revoke prior directives
A sample form is attached for reference. Acknowledgment before a notary public is not required if two qualified witnesses have signed this Directive in Part 5. In other words this is a free legally binding document.
Ways to Give Gifts
A gift may be made in the form of a check, securities, a bequest, or a complex trust arrangement designed to maximize tax advantages. Checks should be made payable to Stanford University.
For financial donations, please contact the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics at 650-723-5760.
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John Huss, PhD
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Health Care: The Human Story
Anna Deavere Smith
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25th Annual Jonathan J. King Lectureship
Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 5:30 pm
Li Ka Shing Center: Berg Hall
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24th Annual Jonathan J. King Lectureship video presentation
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A Conversation Between Dr. Kalanithi and Dr. Quill
Timothy E. Quill, MD, FACP, FAAHPM
October 21, 2014