An Introduction to Applied Clinical Ethics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

An Introduction to Applied Clinical Ethics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Case-Based Approach offers an organized pragmatic approach to processing ethical dilemmas that frequently occur in pathology and laboratory medicine in a systematic way. This is a novel resource strategically crafted in a case-based format to help readers confidently reach potential solutions with strong ethical reasoning that not only further quality patient care but honor the good intentions of pathologists and laboratorians. Readers will gain confidence in their ability to think critically about complex problems in pathology that create ethical conflict. This book is for healthcare providers, practicing anatomic and clinical pathologists, pathology residents and fellows, pathology educators and graduate medical education program directors, students of allied health sciences, researchers, laboratory technologists, and any members of the clinical care team who utilize laboratory services.

Author Biography

Dr. Ifeoma Perkins is a practicing pathologist, double board certified in anatomic pathology/clinical pathology and dermatopathology. She is an assistant professor adjoint in the department of pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine where she teaches pathology residents, fellows, and medical students pathology and disciplines related to ethics and professionalism. Dr. Perkins is also affiliate faculty of the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities, where she participates in multidisciplinary efforts to better understand ethical challenges in indirect patient care, including pathology and lab medicine. She is known for having created a novel ethics curriculum for pathology graduate medical trainees (“Broadening Our Scope”) which has now been taught over years at several pathology residency programs within the United States (US). She has served on hospital ethics committees, completed multiple clinical ethics-related training workshops, and is currently completing a graduate program for bioethics and humanities at the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Perkins is considered an emerging respected educator in the US on the subject matter of clinical ethics as it pertains to pathology and laboratory medicine.