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Learning Healthcare Systems: Possibilities and Ethics

Learning Healthcare Systems: Possibilities and Ethics

Introduction:

On May 25, 2023, Peter Schwartz, MD, PhD, Director, Bioethics and Participant Advocacy Program of the Indiana CTSI; Director, IU Center for Bioethics hosted the latest iteration of IUCB's TREATs talks. In this short talk / discussion, Dr. Schwartz provides a roadmap to the major issues and recommendations by ethicists for those hoping to aid in the transition to learning healthcare systems and for those who will work within these systems in the future.

TREATs Talk: "Learning Healthcare Systems: Possibilities and Ethics" by Peter Schwartz

References:

Faden, Ruth R., et al. “An Ethics Framework for a Learning Health Care System:A Departure from Traditional Research Ethics and Clinical Ethics.”Hastings Center Report, vol. 43, no. s1, 2013.

Faden, Ruth R., Tom L. Beauchamp, et al. “Informed Consent, Comparative Effectiveness, and Learning Health Care.”New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 370, no. 8, 2014, pp. 766–768.

Halverson, Colin M.E., et al. “Ethical Conflicts in Translational Genetic Research: Lessons Learned from the Emerge-III Experience.”Genetics in Medicine, vol. 22, no. 10, 2020, pp. 1667–1672.

Learning Healthcare Systems: Possibilities and Ethics