Megan Wanzo, MS Bioethics, Columbia University, Clinical Ethics Consultant describes her experiences and provides insights on ethical issues surrounding access to care and rural health care. feature image Photo 185034881 / Diversity © Skypixel | Dreamstime.com
Jennifer Cohen interviews Robert Klitzman, the director of the Master’s of Bioethics Program at Columbia University. Dr. Klitzman has written nine books, authored or co-authored over 150 academic articles, and contributed to extensive media in the bioethics arena including to the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, NPR, PBS, CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, the BBC and others. The interview discusses his book Designing Babies, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and gene editing as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lydia focuses on the biology of friendship, its importance, and the effect of the pandemic on it. The interview also includes topics from her vast selection of publications including her two other books, I Can Hear Your Whisper and Toxic Truth and she discusses her recent Salon article on friendships. Her work can be found in Scientific American, The Atlantic, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and Spectrum. Lydia also writes the Brain Waves blog for Psychology Today.
Lydia’s bio and work can be found at lydiadenworth.com.
This bioethics discussion cuts across law and policy, public health, social work, and gerontology with a focus on ethical issues that affect older adults including initiatives in palliative care and hospice. As Chair of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Section COVID-19 Task Force, Mary Beth Morrissey also comments on the COVID-19 resolutions adopted by the New York House of Delegates in November 2020. Dr. Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, holds a research fellow appointment at Fordham University’s Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center, Gabelli School of Business and adjunct faculty appointments at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service and Graduate School of Business, and Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Dr. Morrissey also serves as senior advisor to the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center (FLGEC), University of Rochester Medical Center and directs the Interdisciplinary Aging, Public Health, and Palliative Care Certificate Program.
Meryl Selig discusses her experiences with obtaining cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic, lymphoma treatment and CAR T, and the implications of the language surrounding cancer and survivorship.