Conversations In Bioethics

Episode 3 – Pain Management in Palliative and Hospice Care, Continuous Sedation Until Death and Expanding Options for Dying and Suffering Patients – Interview with Sam LiPuma and Joe DeMarco  (Note: Part 1 of the interview)

In the first part of this two part interview, Dr. Toni Nicoletti interviews Mr. Samuel H. LiPuma, Associate  Professor at Cuyahoga Community College and Dr. Joseph P. DeMarco, professor emeritus in philosophy at Cleveland State University, on their new book, The Dying Experience: Expanding Options for Dying and Suffering Patients. In this episode, the authors discuss why respect for autonomy and uncontrolled pain constitute good reasons for expanding options for dying and suffering patients. They discuss continuous sedation until death and why its use should be expanded in hospice care, and legal decisions regarding physician assisted suicide that involve issues in pain management. 

Episode 2 – Physician Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia – Distinctions and Arguments

In this episode, Dr. Allyson Robichaud, Cleveland State Philosophy Department Faculty, and Dr. Toni Nicoletti, Cleveland State Philosophy Department faculty, discuss the main distinctions between physician assisted suicide or physician assisted death and voluntary euthanasia. They also discuss the main ethical arguments for and against these practices and studies on the effect of medical care in states and countries where these practices are legal.

Episode 1 - Clinical Ethics Consultations: Interview with Dr. Paul Ford, Director of Bioethics at the Cleveland Clinic

In this episode, we discuss clinical ethics consultations at the Cleveland Clinic with Director of Bioethics, Dr. Paul Ford. Dr. Ford discusses the structure of the department, how clinical consultations arise, the role of ethical dilemmas in health care and the goals of ethics consultations. He also discusses a case from a book he edited with D.M. Dudzinski, Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, as well as other cases involving complex human values. 

Episode 0 - Channel Trailer

A Podcast that discusses contemporary bioethics issues with Cleveland State Professionals and other professionals. Produced by Toni Nicoletti.