Research Projects
Burden of Disease and Informal Caregiving Among Elderly Americans with Cirrhosis
The Hidden Moral Curriculum of Premedical Education
Too often the focus of ethics reform is on the training students receive in professional school....
Medicine and Medical Science in the Age of Bioethics
Four decades ago the profession of bioethics did not exist. Today, bioethics is a part of the landscape...
Decision Aids: Improving methods of presenting risk information
Even though we know that risk information should be included in decision aids, it is not clear what...
Decision Aids:The effect of context on decision making
Decision aids should include information about the risks and benefits of each possible choice. Often...
Decision Aids: Identifying optimal components of decision aids
Decision aids are used to help patients make decisions about their treatment options when multiple...
Decision Aids: Emotional influences on medical decisions
People do not make decisions solely based on risk information. Emotional responses can also play...
Quality of life after liver transplantation
Liver transplantation has become the preferred treatment for most patients with end-stage liver disease....
Patient preferences and decision making about organ quality in liver transplantation
As most are aware, there is a limited supply of organs available for liver transplantation. Moreover,...
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
Approximately one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and...