Bioethics for the People

In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Ray Moseley and Marcia Brown, both from the University of Florida School of Medicine. Ray and Marcia talk about their pilot project that looked at how accurately an AI tool can predict the medical decisions of a patient, compared with a family member or surrogate. The outcomes are surprising.

Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby and Dr. Kristin Kostick-Quenet Read More Here: Goodman KE, Blumenthal-Barby J, Redberg RF "FAIRS - A Framework for Evaluating the Inclusion of Sex in Clinical Algorithms." N Engl J Med. 2025 Jan 8;Online ahead of print Pubmed PMID: 39778166 Hurley ME, Lang BH, Kostick-Quenet KM, Smith JN, Blumenthal-Barby J "Patient Consent and The Right to Notice and Explanation of AI Systems Used in Health Care." Am J Bioeth. 2024 Sep 17;Online ahead of print:1-13. Pubmed PMID: 39288291 Kostick-Quenet, K and Rahimzadeh, V "Ethical hazards of health data governance in the metaverse." Nature machine intelligence. 2023 May;5(5):1-3. Pubmed PMID: 37334182 Rahimzadeh, V., Kostick-Quenet, K., Blumenthal Barby, J., McGuire, A. "Ethics Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Era of chatGPT and Other Large Language Models: Do We Still Need It?." Am J Bioeth. 2023 Jul 24;1-11. Pubmed PMID: 37487184

In this episode we talk with Dr. Benjamin Collins about combating bias in AI. Read More from Dr. Collins Here: Addressing ethical issues in healthcare artificial intelligence using a lifecycle-informed process Role and Use of Race in AI/ML Models Related to Health Recommendations for Clinicians, Technologists, and Healthcare Organizations on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: A Position Statement from the Society of General Internal Medicine A Call to Partner With Communities To Hear Diverse Sociocultural Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

In this episode, focused on the utilization of AI and Machine Learning in healthcare, Tyler and Devan talk to Teresa Fair-Field, OTD, OTR, who is part of an NIH-funded team developing "Emma Baby," a smartphone application designed to detect critical motor markers in infants during their first year. Read More Here: Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202, Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207 Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202, Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207

In this episode we interview Dr. Lukas J. Meier about an algorithm he helped develop to help solve clinical ethics dilemmas. Check out his team’s paper on this project here

In this episode we talk with Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop about how AI will shape our minds and habits and how we need to rethink medical training in light of the promises and perils of AI in health care.

In this episode, we chat with Drs. Ami Palmer and David Schwan to discuss the wild west of mental health and wellness apps using AI.

In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the most common ethical concerns raised in the field of AI and clinical care.

In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the current uses of AI in clinical medicine.

In this episode, Tyler and Devan are joined by Dr. Holland Kaplan to unpack a case of sudden-onset psychosis. We discuss the complex interplay between patient autonomy, surrogate decision-making, and the nuance of invasive interventions over a patient’s objection. How do we assess decision-making capacity in an acutely altered state? What happens when a surrogate’s wishes conflict with what clinicians believe is medically necessary? And where should the line be drawn between beneficence and coercion?

Devan and Tyler sit down with Dr. David Shalowitz to unpack the ethical complexities surrounding the claim that clinical trials offer the best care for cancer patients. From the “therapeutic misconception” to the burdens and risks of trial participation, we explore what it means to balance patient-centered care with the pursuit of scientific advancement. David Shalowitz, “Are Patients with Cancer Care Best Managed in a Clinical Trial?” JAMA 331 (24): 2077-2078. THE best “white elephant gift” ever

In this episode, Tyler and Devan are joined by Dr. Peter DePergola to explore policies addressing non-beneficial treatment requests, medical futility, and inappropriate treatment demands. Dr. DePergola, the Shaughness Family Chair for the Study of the Humanities at Elms College, is an Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities with joint appointments in Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Biomedical Sciences. He also serves as Director of the Undergraduate and Graduate Bioethics and Medical Humanities Programs and Executive Director of the Saint Augustine Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture. Dr. DePergola shares insights from his recent policy revision work, focusing on refining the concepts and language surrounding non-beneficial treatment, futility, and related ethical challenges in medical decision-making.

In this Episode, Hospital President Dan Carey, Chief Medical Officer Barbara Ducatman, and Clinical Ethicist Jason Wasserman at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan join Tyler and Devan to discuss their action-oriented, complex case committee work and its success.

In this episode, Stephanie Van Slyke helps us to understand DNR orders and her success in helping clinical staff understand what they mean.

In this episode Steven Squires describes an intervention into ethics education that has taken off!

In this episode we discuss another success story with Dr. Jennifer Bell who helped her medical center think about how to ration scarce CAR-T Cell cancer treatments.

In this episode we do a deep dive into the work and life of our co-host Dr. Tyler Gibb.

You asked for it, so here it is… the “Who is Dr. Stahl” episode. We do a deep dive into the path that brought Devan to where she is today. How did she first get interested in Bioethics? Who were some of her most influential mentors? What is she currently working on?

In this episode Dr. Tim Lahey describes how he helped his institution curb violence against health care professionals. Here’s an open access copy of Tim’s article describing his work on combating workplace violence:   https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.13355