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Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke Jan 2008

Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke

Theses and Dissertations

Background: The US health care system faces increased costs from end of life (EOL) care. The intensive approach to EOL treatment with greater use of procedures in ICUs has led to decedent spending six times greater than that of survivors in the hospital. Experts in ICU and Palliative care fields have called for greater utilization of end of life planning and education. To date, EOL education has been dominated by the technologically driven medical field and the church has been under-utilized. The US population relies on clergy support for many mental health and EOL issues. Clergy report feeling uncomfortable in …


Sullivan, Jean Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jean Sullivan Jun 2003

Sullivan, Jean Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Carol Holdcraft, Jean Sullivan

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Carol Holdcraft interviewed Jean Sullivan about the founding of the Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview Ms. Sullivan discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as faculty with the College of Nursing and Health.


Assessment Of Capacity To Give Consent To Research Participation: State-Of-The-Art And Beyond, Evan G. Derenzo, Robert R. Conley, Raymond Love Jan 1998

Assessment Of Capacity To Give Consent To Research Participation: State-Of-The-Art And Beyond, Evan G. Derenzo, Robert R. Conley, Raymond Love

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

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Changing Attitudes Toward Euthanasia, Alice V. Mehling Oct 1975

Changing Attitudes Toward Euthanasia, Alice V. Mehling

IUSTITIA

Death is a very individual matter which does not readily lend itself to collective decision. Medical ethicists frequently conclude that to allow a person to die from malice is more reprehensible than to help a person to die from mercy. The most striking change which is taking place in consideration of the problem is recognition of the need to reinforce the patient's right to decide on the course of medical treatment.

A New York Times editorial of February 3, 1903 condemned the practice of active euthanasia by comparing it to "practices of savages in all parts of the world". Seventy …


A Review Of The March, 1970, Theological Studies; Abortion Issue, Vitale H. Paganelli Aug 1970

A Review Of The March, 1970, Theological Studies; Abortion Issue, Vitale H. Paganelli

The Linacre Quarterly

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