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Tough Cases

The Tough Cases ethics discussion series is supported by the Allen Lein Ethics in Medicine Fund and meets once monthly. It provides an opportunity for physicians, nurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and students anticipating a career in medicine or science to increase awareness of, and sensitivity to, ethical issues.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the month, noon – 1:30 p.m. UCSD Medical Center room 11-309 (Hospital In-patient Tower).

For more information please contact Mary Devereaux at mdevereaux@ucsd.edu.

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2018

Date Topic Location Discussion
Leader
January 23

Discharging Patients with No Where to Go

UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309

Mary Devereaux, Ph.D.

February 27

“Go Back to California: When Doctors Refuse to See Transgender Patients”

UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309

Brian Snyder, MD, UCSD Department of Emergency Medicine; Hospital Ethics Committee

Kaitlyn O’Donnell, LCSW, UCSD; Hospital Ethics Committee

March 27 Spring Break: No Meeting N/A N/A
April 24

A Case of Moral Distress

UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 TBD
May 22 Who Should Decide? When the Surrogate Refuses to Do Her Job UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309

TBD

June 26 Summer Break: No meeting  N/A N/A
July 24 Summer Break: No meeting  N/A N/A
August 28 Summer Break: No meeting  N/A N/A
September 25

TBD

UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 TBD
October 23 TBD UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 TBD
November 27 TBD UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 TBD
December 25 Winter Break: No meeting  N/A N/A