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Feb 2023
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#118 "Futility": At the Bedside Segment

CORE IM TEAM
About this episode

How do you approach requests for 'futile' care? What do we mean by futility? What kind of recovery do we think is meaningful? How do we evaluate potentially inappropriate care? Where can we go for guidance on this?

Show notes, Transcript and References:  https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2023/02/01/futility-at-the-bedside-segment/

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  • 04:45 What do we mean by “futility”?
  • 11:20 Definitions
  • 20:23 Ethical Analysis
  • 39:13 Recommendations

Tags: IM Core, CoreIM, ATS, autonomy, justice, values, emotions, communication, medical humanities, ethics



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