Dialogue in Research Ethics Presents: "Is it Ethical to Choose for Patients? 'Nudges' in Research and Practice"
Peter Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., faculty investigator at the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, will present a Dialogue in Research Ethics at noon on Monday, February 27, in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, fourth-floor auditorium. Dr. Schwartz’s lecture is titled “Is it Ethical to Choose for Patients? ‘Nudges’ in Research and Practice.”
Behavioral economics has shown that influences on decisions can be used to affect individuals’ choices in ways that might be good for them. Some experts have argued for using such methods in medicine. At the same time, influencing decisions has been attacked as paternalistic and failing to respect patient autonomy. Some of the concern stems from the fact that non-rational factors are being used to encourage decisions that might have poor outcomes. During his lecture, Dr. Schwartz will describe the ethical dangers influencing decisions in research and the clinical practice.
Please bring a lunch. No RSVP is required. Dialogues in Research Ethics is a series of monthly conferences. For more information, visit the website.