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January 24, 2020

Strengthening Healthcare through Patient and Family Engagement in Quality Improvement and Research: A User’s Guide

The guide is primarily intended for patients and family members, acting on their own or within Patient and Family Advisory Councils or other committees, who seek to partner with their healthcare systems to improve care.

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January 21, 2020 | LDI PolicySense

Should Physicians “Prescribe” Cannabis?

Despite the rapid changes in the legal status and evidence supporting the use of cannabis to treat a range of conditions, physicians and trainees remain ill-equipped to recognize and advise patients who may benefit medical cannabis.

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January 21, 2020 | Healio

Social Mobility May Decrease Income-Based Life Expectancy Gap

“While we cannot prove cause and effect, this study – along with others from our group— suggests that hope for a better future may translate into better health.”

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Events
January
28
1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Bioethics Seminar | George Demiris, PhD, FACMI

Learn More 2020-01-28 12:00:00 2020-01-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | George Demiris, PhD, FACMI "Smart homes" for health: Challenges and opportunities   Advances in sensor technologies and passive monitoring tools have created “smart home” solutions that promote safety and monitor residents’ health and wellness. Such applications carry great potential to support aging in place and enable a proactive rather than a reactive approach to adverse health events. This presentation reviews current trends and opportunities in smart home research and outlines ethical considerations including challenges around informed consent, privacy and overall obtrusiveness of such technologies especially when designed for vulnerable populations. We discuss approaches that aim to promote patient and family engagement and shared decision making based on smart home implementations and highlight ethical challenges in sharing patient generated health data that are captured in people’s homes. George Demiris, PhD, FACMI Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor University of Pennsylvania   1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Penn Medical Ethics
February
3
Class of 1962 Auditorium, John Morgan Building (3620 Hamilton Walk)

Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS) | Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH

Learn More 2020-02-03 12:00:00 2020-02-03 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS) | Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH Ethical issues in the design & conduct of community-based research   Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH George A. Weiss University Professor School of Nursing University of Pennsylvania Class of 1962 Auditorium, John Morgan Building (3620 Hamilton Walk) Penn Medical Ethics
February
4
1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Bioethics Seminar | Robert Klitzman, MD

Learn More 2020-02-04 12:00:00 2020-02-04 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Robert Klitzman, MD Designing babies: How technology is changing the ways we create children   Robert Klitzman, MD Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Director, Masters of Bioethics Program Columbia University     1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Penn Medical Ethics
February
11
1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Penn Bioethics Seminar | Sara Rendell

Learn More 2020-02-11 12:00:00 2020-02-11 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Sara Rendell “Contagious containment: Public health concerns from ICE detention practices”   Sara Rendell MD/PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology University of Pennsylvania   1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Penn Medical Ethics
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