Why is there a philosopher in the hospital?

Some folks may be surprised that in many hospitals across the country there are ethicists wandering the halls. In this episode, Tyler and Devan chat with Dr. Virginia Bartlett about clinical ethics. Who are clinical ethicists, what do they do, when would they be involved in the care of patients?

Read more of Dr. Bartlett’s published work here:

• “Retrieving the Moral in the Ethics of Maternal-Fetal Surgery: A Response to ‘Fetal Repair of Open Neural Tube Defects’ by Radic, Illes, McDonald” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (2020)

• “When the Fall is All There is…”: Refocusing on the Critical (Unique?) Characteristics of “Dying” in Physician Aid-in-Dying, American Journal of Bioethics (2019)

• “Exploring Clinical Ethics’ Past to Imagine its Possible Futures(s)” American Journal of Bioethics (2018)