A conversation with Anna Goff, Clinical Ethics Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine, on the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation

The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

Joe was very excited to be joined by our first US guest, Anna Goff, PhD, HEC-C, Clinical Ethics Fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, which allows a reflection on the differences between UK and US approaches to clinical ethics. They discuss the emotional impact of ethics consultations, the importance of recognising this within the profession, and Anna’s recent research, including her publication ‘Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation’.

The Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Work on Clinical Ethicists: A Qualitative Study - PubMed

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation - The Hastings Center for Bioethics

Ethical Challenges Experienced by Clinical Ethicists during COVID-19: AJOB Empirical Bioethics: Vol 14 , No 1 - Get Access

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