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Christine Nero Coughlin

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Failure Is Not An Option: An Essay On What Legal Educators Can Learn From Nasa's Signature Pedagogies To Improve Student Outcomes, Christine N. Coughlin, Lisa T. Mcelroy Jan 2010

Failure Is Not An Option: An Essay On What Legal Educators Can Learn From Nasa's Signature Pedagogies To Improve Student Outcomes, Christine N. Coughlin, Lisa T. Mcelroy

Christine Nero Coughlin

The story of the Apollo 13 mission is just one of the inspirational stories from the space program. it was an age of exploration, of pushing boundaries, of discovering new ways of doing things. In this essay, we examine three of NASA's signature pedagogies -- simulation, teamwork, and optimism--and discuss how those practices can be used effectively in legal education to prepare students for the realities of practice.


When Doctors Become “Patients”: Advocating A Patient-Centered Approach For Health Care Workers In The Context Of Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations And Informed Consent, Christine N. Coughlin, Nancy King, Kathi Kemper Jan 2010

When Doctors Become “Patients”: Advocating A Patient-Centered Approach For Health Care Workers In The Context Of Mandatory Influenza Vaccinations And Informed Consent, Christine N. Coughlin, Nancy King, Kathi Kemper

Christine Nero Coughlin

Today’s health care delivery has evolved from the physician-centered model showcased in The Doctor into a more patient-centered model. Although the definition and boundaries of the patient-centered health care movement are still being developed and refined, patient-centered care is arguably distinguishable, both historically and conceptually, from public health. Nonetheless, just as public health concerns and individual medical choices have come together in some health care decision-making contexts for centuries, contemporary questions such as whether hospitals should mandate annual influenza vaccinations for their health care workers involve legal and ethical principles underlying the patient-centered movement, most notably that of informed consent. …