Learning Center

Release of sensitive patient records to the government raises ethical concerns relating to patient privacy, confidentiality and trust.

Taylor Swift's electoral influence may have among her fans raises the question of how physicians should engage in political conversations with their patients.

Use of AI in health care promises to improve diagnostic accuracy but valid concerns remain regarding data security, bias, and equitable accessibility.

Improving the accuracy of the Census to ensure better political representation is an important step in reducing health disparities that disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples. 

Every patient deserves to be well informed about the makeup of the surgical team before proceeding with and consenting to a surgical procedure. 

Do patients have a right to know whether their physicians are vaccinated for COVID-19?

In general, a physician should not refuse a patient simply because the individual is not vaccinated or declines to be vaccinated.

Responsibly prescribing an approved medication for a novel, off label use requires that the physician reflect critically on the available evidence.

Learners will recognize competence as an ethical responsibility and know how to apply self-assessment and self-awareness strategies.

Learners will know how to recognize the influence of patient's background on the consent process; describe a framework for communicating effectively with patients; and apply the LEARN model to elicit patient understanding.