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The Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) was formed in 2010 through a merger of a pre-existing bioethics Program and a decision sciences Center at the University of Michigan Medical School. Since then, we have developed a shared vision that has unified faculty and staff who had previously functioned in separate silos (ethics service, ethics scholarship, and decision sciences) and implemented a variety of programs that benefit our members and the patients, trainees, researchers, and faculty of Michigan Medicine. CBSSM is led by interim Co-Directors Dr. Brian Zikmund-Fisher and Prof. Kayte Spector-Bagdady.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Bioethics Grand Rounds- Charles Binkley, MD
The Illusion of Informed Consent: Informational Agency and Artificial Intelligence
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2025 CBSSM Research Colloquium and Bishop Lecture in Bioethics
Save the date for the 2025 CBSSM Research Colloquium & Bishop Lecture in Bioethics featuring keynote Mildred Cho, PhD!
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Knowledge and Worry Following Review of Standard vs Patient-Centered Pathology Reports
The immediate release of test results to patients via patient portals is required.1,2 Unfortunately, pathology reports contain complex medical terminology, are not written for patients, and are often read by patients before discussion with their clinician.3,4 Whether patients can extract relevant diagnostic knowledge from such reports is unclear.
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Slotkin Pushes to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Supply Chain with Bipartisan Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) – a cofounder of the bipartisan Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Caucus – introduced this week bipartisan legislation to encourage U.S. manufacturing of critical pharmaceuticals and reduce dependence on foreign sources. The Michigan Hospital Association endorses the legislation.
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