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Ethics Training Bibliography
Articles
Previous Bioethics SIG Symposia

Ethics Training Bibliography

The Bioethics SIG's Bibliography Task Force has compiled an annotated list of ethics-related articles, books, and Internet resources available since 1999 that it selected as being especially important to students and faculty of PM training programs. These resources supplement APM's first ethics training bibliography published in Psychosomatics in 1999. This new supplement will be updated regularly as a living, online document published on the APM website. See the bibliography here.

Articles

Articles published based on SIG collaborative work and member surveys: [[[These two articles are in the Bibliography.]]]

Bourgeois JA, Cohen MA, Geppert CMA: The role of psychosomatic medicine psychiatrists in bioethics: a survey study of members of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. Psychosomatics 2006; 47:520-526

Geppert CM, Cohen MA: Consultation-liaison psychiatrists on bioethics committees: opportunities for academic leadership. Acad Psychiatry 2006; 30:416-21

"Issues in Bioethics" section of Psychosomatics

In 2006, Dr. Tom Wise (former editor-in-chief of Psychosomatics) instituted the "Issues in Bioethics" section of the journal, paving the way for the Bioethics SIG to submit, for publication consideration, commentary on ethics consultations. We invite you to submit articles on complex ethical issues for consideration for publication in this section.

The introductory article:
Cohen MA, Brendel R, Martin R. Roberts LW: Issues in bioethics. Psychosomatics 2006; 47:519

The first "Issues in Bioethics" article: [[[This article is in the Bibliography.]]]
Martin RD, Cohen MA, Roberts LW, Batista SM, Hicks D, Bourgeois J: DNR vs. DNT: Clinical implications of a conceptual ambiguity: A case analysis. Psychosomatics 2007; 48:10-14

Presentations

Abstracts of most of the more recently presented SIG symposia are publically available online.

Previous Bioethics SIG Symposia

2015 APM ANNUAL MEETING
New Orleans, Louisiana

November 14, 2014

November 13, 2015
APM Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana

A Case-Based Life Cycle Approach to Education about Palliative Care, Advance Directives and End-Of-Life Issues in HIV Psychiatry (an HIV/AIDS Psychiatry, Bioethics, and Pediatrics PM SIG-sponsored symposium)

Moderators/Discussants: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM and Suad Kapetanovic, MD

Presentations:

• I am only 18, please accept my 5 wishes before I say goodbye—Nicole Mavrides, MD
• The value of Bedside Psychotherapy for Young Adult HIV Patient—Christina Y. Bilyeu, MD
• Anxiety Disorder in an Adult HIV Patient: Can we talk about my funeral?—Deyadira Baez-Sierra, MD
• Race, Culture, and Disclosure in Older Adults with HIV Disease—Karen Johnson, MD, FAPM

2014 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

November 14, 2014

"CPR, Autonomy, and Medical Futility: Conflicting Rights and Responsibilities in the Physician-Patient Relationship" (a collaborative Bioethics SIG and Palliative Care SIG symposium)

Chair: Saba Syed, MD, FAPM
Discussants: John L. Shuster, MD, FAPM; Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM; & Rachel Lynn, MD

Presentations:

• CPR and Concept of Medical Futility—Robert Dasher, MD
• Societal Views of CPR: Popular Medical TV Dramas—David Sheski, MD
• Patient Survey about their Perception and Knowledge of CPR—Maria Mariano, MD

2013 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Tucson, Arizona

November 15, 2013

"Collusions of Silence and Bioethical Dilemmas Unique to HIV Psychiatry" (a collaborative Bioethics SIG and HIV/AIDS Psychiatry SIG symposium)

Chair: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussants: Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM & Suad Kapetanovic, MD

Presentations:

• When Ethics, Legal, Obstetrics, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics (and the Patient) Can’t Agree: A Pregnant Woman Who Refuses to Disclose to Her Husband that She is HIV Positive—Catherine Harrison-Restelli, MD
• Bioethical Issues Raised in the Cases of Two Adolescents with Vertically Transmitted HIV—Nicole Mavirides, MD

November 14, 2013

"Bioethical Aspects of Older Adult Health Care Reform: The Future or Back to the Future"

Chairs: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM & Talin Dadoyan, MD
Discussant: Rabbi Bennett Blum, MD

Presentations:

• Overview of Healthcare Reforms for Older Adults: The Past and the Future—Talin Dadoyan, MD
• Bioethical Issues in Capacity Evaluations of Older Adults—Jaroslava Salman, MD
• Probate Conservatorship and Placement Issues—Saba Syed, MD
• Medical Problems, Polypharmacy, & Substance Abuse in Older Adults—Sarah Gelberd, MD

November 14, 2013

NOTE: At 116 attendees, this symposium set the record for the highest attendance ever at any of our Bioethics SIG symposia!

"From Decisional to Dispositional Capacity: When is the Patient Really the Boss of His/Her Body?"

Chair: Henry R. Bleier, MD, MBA
Discussants: James A. Bourgeois, OD, MD, FAPM & Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM

Presentations:

• Bioethical Challenges to Determination of Decisional Capacity: A Practical Approach—Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM [Dr. Cohen offers her PowerPoint slides here.]
• Capacity for Self Determination: What Is It?—Henry R. Bleier, MD, MBA
• Decisional Capacity Determinations: From Informed Consent to Dispositional Capacity—James A. Bourgeois, OD, MD, FAPM
• In the Trenches: A Resident’s Perspective—Katharine B. Dalke, MD, MBE
• The State of Legal Affairs: What Is Our Jeopardy?—John K. Northrop MD, PhD

2012 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Atlanta, Georgia

November 17, 2012

"Coercion vs. Autonomy: Who Are the Winners?"

Chair: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussant: Lewis M. Cohen, MD, FAPM

Presentations:

• Delay in Medical Treatment Due to Complex Mental Health Laws in California—Jaroslava Salman, MD
• Coercion by the System to Conserve Patients—Saba Syed, MD
• The Evaluation of Capacity, Medical Decision-Making, and Interphysician Conflicts: Who Decides?—Jewel Shim, MD
• Literature Review of Guidelines (or lack thereof) for Surrogate Decision-Making—Talin Dadoyan, MD

2009 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Las Vegas, Nevada

November 13, 2009

"Ethics Consultation and Quality of Care in Psychosomatic Medicine"

Chair: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussant: Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD, FAPM

Presentations:

• An Empirical Study of the Role of the Clinical Ethics Consultant—Donald S. Kornfeld, MD
• Ethical Dilemmas in Child Psychosomatic Medicine and Their Impact on Quality of Care—Susan Beckwitt Turkel, MD, FAPM
• Medical-Decision-Making Assistance Team: Impact on Quality of Care—Charles Schwartz, MD, FAPM
• National Standards for Ethics Consultations—Asher D. Aladjem, MD, FAPM

2008 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Miami, FL

November 21, 2008

"Bioethical Challenges in Capacity Determination"

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussant: Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD

Presentations:

• A Prospective Study of Consultations for Capacity–A Cry for Help—Philip R. Muskin, MD, FAPM
• Challenges in Specialized Capacity Decisions—Robert Martin, MD, FAPM
• Psychopathology and Decisional Capacity: Results of Two Studies—Debra Kahn, MD & James Bourgeois, MD, FAPM
• Evaluating Capacity of the Surrogate Decision-Maker—Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD

2007 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Amelia Island, FL

November 17, 2007

"Dilemmas of Infancy and Early Childhood"

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussants: Rebecca Brendel, MD, JD & Donna Chen, MD, MPH

Presentations:

• Disclosure of Medical Errors—Laura Prager, MD
• Decisional Capacity to Care for a Child—Robert Martin, MD, FAPM & Inessa Meyerovitch, MD

November 16, 2007

"Ethics, Spirituality, and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: Conflict and Collaboration"

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM
Discussant: Edwin Cassem, MD, FAPM

Presentations:

• Negative Effects of Religion and How to Transform into Positive—Cynthia Geppert, MD, PhD, MPH, FAPM (in absentia, presented by Dr. Cohen)
• Ethics and Religious Dilemmas Encountered on a Consultation Psychiatry Service—Edwin Cassem, MD, FAPM
• Spiritual and Ethical Challenges at the End of Life—William Breitbart, MD, FAPM
• Ethical Boundaries in Incorporating Spirituality into Patient Care—Maria Tiamson-Kassab, MD, FAPM

2006 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Tucson, AZ

November 17, 2006

"Ethical Issues of Disposition and Black Boxed Drug Use in the Hospital Population"

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM

Presentations:

• Ethical Dilemmas Involving the Discharge of Active Alcohol-Dependent Persons Who Are Homeless and Refuse Further Treatment for Alcohol Addiction—Robert D. Martin, MD, FAPM
• Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Hospital Discharge in Persons with Impaired Decision Making—Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD
• Black Box Warnings and the Ethics of Treatment—Donna T. Chen, MD, MPH

2005 APM ANNUAL MEETING
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

November 19, 2005

"Bioethics in Psychosomatic Medicine 2005"

Moderator: Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM

Presentations:

• Bioethical Dimensions of Bariatric Surgery—Pauline Powers, MD
• The Moral Community Model—Jose Maldonado, MD, FAPM
• Psychodynamic Aspects of Capacity Consultation—John Barnhill, MD
• The Role of the C-L Psychiatrist on Bioethics Committees: The Results of the 2004 APM Membership Survey—Mary Ann Cohen, MD, FAPM