4.06 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
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Here is a link to the class recording from our 1st Unit 5 lesson where we introduced legal and ethical issues in the workplace and in a healthcare setting.
Here is a link to the recording from 4/24 where we focused on this assignment specifically. Remember that the goal of this assignment is to focus on the considerations we all must make regarding what is acceptable in developing healthcare policies.
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What is informed consent in a medical setting?
Describe a scenario where things could go wrong if someone did not have informed consent before a medical procedure?
What is informed consent in a medical setting?
Describe a scenario where things could go wrong if someone did not have informed consent before a medical procedure?
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Considering what you've learned about the Henrietta Lacks story from this video, our discussion in class, and any outside research you've completed on your own:
What is one ethical problem that the HeLa cell story brings to light that may not have been considered before the 1950s?
Was informed consent present in this situation?
Describe one way that this, very complex story, might contribute to policies that protect patients and still allow for advances in healthcare?
Considering what you've learned about the Henrietta Lacks story from this video, our discussion in class, and any outside research you've completed on your own:
What is one ethical problem that the HeLa cell story brings to light that may not have been considered before the 1950s?
Was informed consent present in this situation?
Describe one way that this, very complex story, might contribute to policies that protect patients and still allow for advances in healthcare?
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Dr. George Gey was given a sample of cells from Henrietta's tumor and from those he began growing the world's first immortal human cell line. It was an incredible breakthrough in medical science.
Do you feel that Dr. Gey acted ethically in sending the cells that he grew to other scientists all around the world?
Factors to consider:1. What were Gey's intentions in sending the cells?2. Henrietta didn't want the cancer cells in her body.3. Was there communication with the Lacks family about the use of Henrietta's cells and their potential impact?
Dr. George Gey was given a sample of cells from Henrietta's tumor and from those he began growing the world's first immortal human cell line. It was an incredible breakthrough in medical science.
Do you feel that Dr. Gey acted ethically in sending the cells that he grew to other scientists all around the world?
Factors to consider:
1. What were Gey's intentions in sending the cells?
2. Henrietta didn't want the cancer cells in her body.
3. Was there communication with the Lacks family about the use of Henrietta's cells and their potential impact?