| A death well planned
On a November day just before Thanksgiving in 2005, Joan Rademacher, a 72-year-old woman with breast cancer, sat at a kitchen table in Madison with her hospice nurse, drinking tea and discussing the progression of the disease. The bumpy, reddened skin that at first had been contained to Rademacher's chest had crept to her back and arms. It looked like a rash but was in fact the tumor spreading. "Are you in pain right now?" asked Cathy Sutter, the hospice nurse. .
The Semantics of Morality in Pediatrics: How Do Physicians and Parents Come to Terms in Our Ambiguous Medical Climate?
Complexities of language framed controversial medical debate at Seattle's third annual bioethics conference, presented by The Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children's Hospital. At the July 13 and 14 conference, "Navigating Conflicts When Parents and Providers Disagree About Medical Care," 250 concerned physicians, bioethicists, social workers, hospital administrators and medical specialists from diverse backgrounds and several countries convened to hear industry leaders discuss issues that defy definition. What does "in the best interest of the child" mean, and who gets to decide? What is "futile treatment?" It depends on context and who you ask. Terms like "viability," "lethality," "medically necessary," "mandatory treatment" and "extraordinary means" all lack precision in today's medical climate, where life can be extended, treatments can be embraced or refused, parents of widely varying backgrounds now proactively weigh-in, and physicians are no longer limited to their previously simple black bag of tools.
Hon. Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH is Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of ...
Hon. Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH was awarded the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" on May 12, 2007. He was selected by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, among other recipients from various heritage groups, to receive this honor because of his dedication and leadership qualities in community service. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 22, 2007 -- Hon. Jacob Eapen MD, MPH was awarded the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" for his dedication and leadership qualities in community service. Dr. Eapen, along with other recipients from various heritage groups chosen by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations NECO, received this honor on May 12, 2007. Each year, NECO awards the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" to outstanding individuals who lead a lifestyle dedicated to community service, exhibit interests for the preservation of cultural groups and share and contribute through personal and professional achievements toward the overall benefit of society.
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