Bioethics for the People

Life Prolonging Treatment after a Suicide Attempt


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Dr. Barrie Huberman joins Devan and Tyler to discuss a haunting ethics consultation involving a conflict about providing life prolonging medical treatment to a patient who attempted to commit suicide.


*Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide and a description of an individual who becomes critically ill after a suicide attempt.

Dr. Barrie Huberman, PhD, is the Clinical Director of Medical Ethics, and Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College. Her training is in Clinical Psychology and prior to moving to current position, she was the Director of Clinical Ethics at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City since 1992. Dr. Huberman is also directly involved in training future clinical ethicists through the 2-year clinical ethics fellowship in the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College and the New York Presbyterian Healthcare System.

Publications:

  • Building an Organizational Ethics Program on a Clinical Ethics Foundation.  The Journal of Clinical Ethics (2020).

  • Phases of a Pandemic Surge: The Experience of an Ethics Service in New York City during COVID-19.  The Journal of Clinical Ethics  (2020)

  • The Work of ASBH's Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs Committee: Development Processes Behind Our Educational Materials.  The Journal of Clinical Ethics  (2018).

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