SDCMS Bioethics Commission

Myrtle’s Story

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Model Policy on “Non-beneficial Treatment”

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July 2009 "San Diego Physician" • Ethics in Medicine

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Features With Liberty and Justice for All Ellen Beck, MD Approaching Ventilator Withdrawal Laurel H. Herbst, MD, and Steven Oppenheim, MD Commercial Credit Is Available Benjamin Pimentel Eric J. Topol, MD Pandemics Brian Snyder, MD Reflections on Leaving San Diego Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH Remembering Jan Niousha Moini, MS IV Challenging Symptoms? Expert Advice. Laurel H. Herbst, MD Myrtle’s Story Adapted by Lynette Cederquist, MD, and Paula Goodman-Crews Charging for Medical Record Copies • Reporting Tuberculosis • Buying the "CPLH" Marisol Gonzalez You’ve Reported a Disease to Public Health Michele M. Ginsberg, MD Model Hospital Policy on Non-beneficial Treatment and Conflict Resolution SDCMS Bioethics Commission Model Policy on “Non-beneficial Treatment” Lynette Cederquist, MD Interview With Nick Macchione, MS, MPH, FACHE "San Diego Physician"

San Diego Bioethics Commission

The San Diego Bioethics Commission, chaired by Lynette Cederquist MD (USCD) and Paula Goodman-Crews LCSW (Kaiser Permanente), was developed within the San Diego County Medical Society (SDCMS) with a vision of bringing together San Diego County's medical community to develop standards in bioethics practices. Very few communities have organized such an effort! At this point in time, there is only one other bioethics commission in California of which we are aware, the Southern California Bioethics Consortium, based in Los Angeles.