Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy researches and influences policy on today’s most pressing ethical issues.
The center focuses on conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research on perennial and emerging ethical issues arising in clinical practice and in biomedical research in a changing healthcare environment. Our research informs our teaching, clinical practice and contributions to the development of health and science policy at the local, national and international levels.
Our staff is dedicated to creating a shared, sustainable, intellectual environment in which all stakeholders can critically reflect on and respond to ethical challenges in healthcare and biomedical research.
Submissions from 2024
Predicting Mortality Within 1 Year of ART Initiation in Children and Adolescents Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study, Alexander Kay, Bhekumusa Lukhele, Sandile Dlamini, et al.
Pre-existing Immunocompromising Conditions and Outcomes of Acute COVID-19 Patients Admitted for Pediatric Intensive Care, Courtney M Rowan, Brenna LaBere, Cameron C Young, et al.
Pretesting Discrete-Choice Experiments: A Guide for Researchers, Nicola B Campoamor, Christi J Guerrini, Whitney Bash Brooks, et al.
Pretesting Discrete-Choice Experiments: A Guide for Researchers, Nicola B Campoamor, Christi J Guerrini, Whitney Bash Brooks, et al.
Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies According to Maternal Race and Ethnicity, Texas, 1999–2018, Jeremy M Schraw, Elwin Jaime, Charles J Shumate, et al.
Provider Experiences With Daily Use of Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirators in Health Care, Morgan Lane, Lisa Pompeii, Janelle Rios, et al.
Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores: Experience, Hope for Utility, and Concerns Among Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Amanda R Merner, Page M Trotter, Lauren A Ginn, et al.
Psychosocial Outcomes of Pain and Pain Management in Adults with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Qualitative Study, Whitney S Shepherd, Andrew D Wiese, Hannah E Cho, et al.
Public Attitudes, Interests, and Concerns Regarding Polygenic Embryo Screening, Rémy A Furrer, Dorit Barlevy, Stacey Pereira, et al.
Public Attitudes, Interests, and Concerns Regarding Polygenic Embryo Screening, Rémy A Furrer, Dorit Barlevy, Stacey Pereira, et al.
Public Perspectives on Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Findings from a National Focus Group Study, Jacklyn Dahlquist, Jill O Robinson, Amira Daoud, et al.
Qualitative Investigation of School Experiences in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Julia M Morales, Andrew D Wiese, Whitney S Shepherd, et al.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Acuity of Presentation Among Children With Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia, Lena E Winestone, Kelly D Getz, Yimei Li, et al.
Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bioethics: Recommendations from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors Presidential Task Force, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Alexis Walker, Shawneequa L Callier, et al.
Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bioethics: Recommendations from the Association of Bioethics Program Directors Presidential Task Force, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Alexis Walker, Shawneequa L Callier, et al.
Randomized, Observer-Blind, Controlled Phase 1 Study of the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Na-GST-1/Alhydrogel Hookworm Vaccine With or Without a CpG ODN Adjuvant in Hookworm-Naïve Adults, David J Diemert, Maria Zumer, Mark Bova, et al.
Rational Prescribing of Pancreatic Enzymes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer, Mary Acelle G Garcia, Syed Imam, Ursula K Braun, et al.
Re-evaluation of the Methodology for Estimating the US Specialty Physician Workforce, W Stephen Black-Schaffer, David J Gross, Zakia Nouri, et al.
Research Participants' Perspectives on Precision Diagnostics for Alzheimer's Disease, Hadley Stevens Smith, Jill O Robinson, Ariel Levchenko, et al.
Risk Factors for Childhood Brain Tumours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies From 1976 to 2022, Felix M Onyije, Roya Dolatkhah, Ann Olsson, et al.
Role of Non-chromosomal Birth Defects on the Risk of Developing Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Children’s Oncology Group Study, Erin C Peckham-Gregory, Lucas Maschietto Boff, Jeremy M Schraw, et al.
Scientific impact of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network multistate collaborative publications, Jacqueline T Bascom, Sara B Stephens, Philip J Lupo, et al.
Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing: Acceptability in a U.S. Safety Net Health System, Susan L Parker, Trisha L Amboree, Shaun Bulsara, et al.
Serum Levels of Total Bile Acids Are Associated With an Increased Risk of HCC in Patients With Cirrhosis, Hashem B El-Serag, Aaron P Thrift, Hao Duong, et al.
Short-Term Neurologic Outcomes in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Are Proportional to Bleeding Severity Graded by a Novel Bleeding Scale, Katherine Doane, Danielle Guffey, Laura L Loftis, et al.