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Bioethics. Medical ethics. Health
care products ethics.
DNA sequencing, vector construction, molecular biology, stem
cell research, splitting livers for human transplantation, living wills --- all
terms almost unknown just a dozen or so years ago. The increase in biotechnology has
caused medical and biological researcher to wonder about ethics and the
perceived (although not actual) increase in lawsuits against doctors has caused
doctors to think more deliberately about medical ethics. In response, the
growth of the ethics materials available to doctors through the American Medical
Association is typified by the
AMA medical ethics internet web pages.
Sometimes a medical group will feel the need for a customized seminar on ethics, to give
information and point up areas of potential ethics problems in their specific
group. Other times a
helping ethics counselor is needed for a specific problem that is causing concern, involving
identified individuals and there relations to the medical
institution. In medical ethics consultations involving patient care, Bucklin has
a Clinical Pragmatism Method format that is effective in solving clinical ethics
questions.
Because of his heavy involvement in both medical corporate advisory work, and
also medical organ transplant ethics, Bucklin has been a member of hospital
advisory, bioethics, and health care ethics committees during his career.
His career as a lawyer handling medical malpractice and products liability cases
has made him sensitive to the issues of legal liability involved with the health
care industry. The combination of medical background and legal
experience is valuable in medical and biotech ethics.
Bucklin is available for medical ethics consultations and advice, and for medical
business and bioethics seminars. The following topics of interest to medical entities may be used in seminars
by Bucklin.
 | Health care ethics |
 | Bioethics |
 | Organ transplant ethics |
 | Bioethics committee operations |
 | Business ethics |
 | Organizational / corporate governance issues |
Bucklin customizes his seminars to the group. Broader seminars and
information frequently may be found through the Ethics Group of the American
Medical Association. The AMA Ethics Group is organized into 3 parts:
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, Ethics Resource Center, and Institute
for Ethics. The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) develops
ethics policy for the AMA. Composed of seven practicing physicians, a resident
or fellow, and a medical student, the Council prepares reports that analyze and
address timely ethical issues that confront physicians and the medical
profession. Upon deliberation and approval by the AMA's House of Delegates, the
recommendations put forth in CEJA Reports become official policy of the
Association. These recommendations ultimately serve as the basis for updating
the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics, widely recognized as the most comprehensive
guide for physicians who strive to practice ethically. The Ethics Resource
Center develops educational programs programs, including a variety of continuing
medical education (CME) courses. The Institute for Ethics is an academic
research and training center on ethics in health care. Institute staff conduct
research and publish peer-reviewed articles on emerging ethical issues. Through
its training programs, a select group of Fellows and Visiting Scholars spend up
to a year participating in scholarly and research activities at the Institute. |
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