by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 13): A risky organ transplant; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 14):Face Transplant; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 13): Suspecting the worst; HIV safety or stigmatization; Suspicion and stealing from patients; Jump to Greys Anatomy (Season 15; Episode 12): Removing Dying Patient’s Autonomy

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 13): A risky organ transplant

Eloise is a third year medical student in need of a double lung transplant as a result of her cystic fibrosis.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

This week was a quiet one as many regular dramas were pre-empted and others did not present ethical dilemmas.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Season 1; Episode 11): Listening to patients; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2: Episode 12): Paying the Piper; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 12): Impaired Colleagues, Robin Hood docs;Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 12): Maternal/Fetal Conflict and Giving Bad News

The Resident (Season 1; Episode 11): Listening to patients

Marisol, a woman in her early 30s, comes to the ED complaining of abdominal pain, with a history of an ectopic pregnancy (lost her right ovary) and a stillbirth after a C-section.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 10): What would you do doctor?a>;Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 1; Episode 11): Ignoring patient rights; unnecessary risks; crisis planning; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 11): Superutilizers and racism; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 11): Triage, gestational surrogacy conflicts; ends justifies the means

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 10): What would you do doctor?

BioethicsTV (January 8-10, 2019): #NewAmsterdam; #ChicagoMed

Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 10): Physician compassion maintains unjust medical system; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 10): Offense against our own; Parents in the OR

New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 10): Physician compassion maintains unjust medical system

An elderly woman arrives at the ED in the throes of her third heart episodeof the week.…

by Craig Klugman, PhD

Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 10): Epidemic & Virtue Ethics; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 9): Not following patient wishes

The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 10): Epidemic & Virtue Ethics

This episode revolves around an unidentified pathogen invading the ED when two patients are brought in immediately after their flight from Malaysia lands.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to Public Lectures; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 9): Empathy-Sex offenders and prisoners

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 9): Oral directives and “the talk

When Hawkins’ father (Winthrop) collapses, he is brought to Chastain (the hospital he owns) even though he asks to be taken somewhere else.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Resident (Season 2; Episode 8): Fraudulent medical devices; Unfinished stories; Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 8): Vaccination, Stories and Marital Counseling; Jump to New Amsterdam (Season 1; Episode 8): Undue influence; Cultural accommodation; overworked physicians

The Resident (Season 2; Episode 8): Fraudulent medical devices; Unfinished stories

Henry is a young boy who comes to the ED after he has a grand mal seizure on the little league field.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

Jump to The Good Doctor (Season 2; Episode 7): Directed donation; Jump to Chicago Med (Season 4; Episode 8): DNR Tattoos and Ethics Committees

As many of our favorite medical dramas head to their fall finales, they focused more on sentimental stories in the personal lives of characters, or feel good cases that did not raise any ethical issues.…

by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.

 “Exploring ethical issues in TV medical dramas”
Jump to The Good Doctor (Episode 2; Episode 5): “No, Dr.…