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Critical Choices: Medical Ethics for Emergency Physicians
Critical Choices: Medical Ethics for Emergency Physicians is a podcast created by the AAEM Ethics Committee to highlight ethical dilemmas faced by Emergency Physicians and features discussions on medical ethics, decision-making, and real-life case studies.
Recent Episodes
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Ethics in Triage
Dr. Melissa Myers discusses the ethics of triage in the emergency department with Wes Moldogo, a hospital chaplain, and Chris Kaufman, a physician assistant with military experience. The guests explore how to approach triage in mass casualty situations and what kind of training and preparation might help in making triage decisions during a crisis. -
Patient Autonomy and Refusal of Care in the Emergency Department
In this episode, Dr. Dan Mayer and Dr. Melissa Myers discuss evaluating patients in the ED for capacity to make medical decisions. Over 30 minutes, they discuss a framework to quickly assess capacity, what exactly an AMA form does for you, and how to handle difficult cases. -
End of Life and Futile Care
In this first episode of Critical Choices, Dr. David Soffer and host Dr. Melissa Myers discuss non-beneficial care, also called futile care. How do we talk to families, particularly when time constraints are present? When does care cross the line into unethical, even if requested by the family? This episode considers these difficult questions, and […]