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What is the role of hope for those requesting MAID, and on a larger scale, those approaching the end of life? Explore here!
Exploring distinctions that are established in a specific bio-ethics field in philosophy to see what relevance they have to medical professionals in the field of end-of-life care.
We are excited to report that as of mid-April 2020 we have achieved several milestones for this project.
Three UW students are working to help a local hospice address misconceptions and increase uptake of their services.
Offered for the first time in Winter 2021, PHIL 321J will take a deep dive into the history and principles of the palliative care movement.
Radical interpretive research requires dialectically attending not only to what the ‘data’ says but also reflexively to the horizon or lifeworld within which the data was generated.
Is there a morally relevant distinction between killing a patient and letting them die? Here are the main issues in this debate.
The name “Kernel Network” better reflects the reality of what we hope this emerging end-of-life care hub will grow into. So we’ve made the change!
In the midst of this global pandemic, we are pushing forward with the Physicians’ Experience and Bioethical Distinctions research project.
We are excited to report that as of mid-April 2020 we have achieved several milestones for this project.