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The Ethics Experts - Episode 119 - Christopher Michaelson

Hear from Christopher Michaelson, PhD in this podcast about ethics, compliance, and human resources. 
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New Article: The Language of Less-Lethal Weapons

Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C and professor Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH co-authored follow-up research on the use of less-lethal weapons in policing.  Read Abstract
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Physician, researcher leads new state Health Equity Bureau

Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD applies her years of experience in the new role.
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Measuring What Matters: For Whom the Monitor Beeps

“For several nights in succession, my nurse would enter my room sometime around 11:00pm, awaken me, then start on her tasks: check my vitals, check my blood sugars, check, measure, and empty the drainage from my various tubes. She would…
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Minnesota infant mortality rate disparities creates need for new care facilities

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on health disparities for black mothers. 
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Professor Jameton's Talk: "Bioethics in the Anthropocene"

Prof. Andrew Jameton, PhD gave for the University of Toronto's seminar series "Research Needs for a Climate Positive Health System".
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RSVP for this Virtual Series on Business Ethics & the Pandemic Moderated by Christopher Michaelson, PhD

This three part series is hosted by the University of St. Thomas' Opus College of Business via the The Melrose & The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership.
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US News and World Report Releases New Public Health Program Rankings – But the only data are still peer popularity

Public Health Policy researcher JP Leider, PhD, makes sense of the recent rankings for U.S. Schools of Public Health.
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New Article: Educated Citizenry or Workforce Pipeline Development? Questions for the Future of Undergraduate Public Health in the United States

JP Leider, PhD, along with his co-authors, ask some big questions for the future of public health education as undergraduate degrees surpass MPH degrees for the first time.
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Patients With Vulnerable Immune Systems Worry Vaccine Exemptions May Put Them in Peril

Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C weighs in on the dilemma.