Bioethics for the People

Bioethics for the People

Bioethics for the People Podcast is for anyone interested in bioethics. Wait, not sure what bioethics is? We are here to explore that question.

Episodes

December 21, 2025 6 mins

Devan and Tyler catch up after a busy few months.

For the past several months, listeners have been asking the same questions:
Did you quit? Are you guys fighting? Did the podcast die?

The answer is no, no, and no.

We’ve been working on a limited series that takes us deep into a particular moment in medical history. A moment with long shadows. Legal consequences. Ethical fault lines....

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In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Ray Moseley and Marcia Brown, both from the University of Florida School of Medicine. Ray and Marcia talk about their pilot project that looked at how accurately an AI tool can predict the medical decisions of a patient, compared with a family member or surrogate. The outcomes are surprising.

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May 1, 2025 41 mins
In this episode Drs. Kostick-Quenet and Blumenthal-Barby discuss their research on LVADs and AI and their thoughts on how to use AI in clinical ethics.
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Benjamin Collins about combating bias in AI.
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In this episode, focused on the utilization of AI and Machine Learning in healthcare, Tyler and Devan talk to Teresa Fair-Field, OTD, OTR, who is part of an NIH-funded team developing "Emma Baby," a smartphone application designed to detect critical motor markers in infants during their first year.

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April 3, 2025 40 mins
In this episode we interview Dr. Lukas J. Meier about an algorithm he helped develop to help solve clinical ethics dilemmas.
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March 20, 2025 39 mins
In this episode we talk with Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop about how AI will shape our minds and habits and how we need to rethink medical training in light of the promises and perils of AI in health care.
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March 13, 2025 39 mins
In this episode, we chat with Drs. Ami Palmer and David Schwan to discuss the wild west of mental health and wellness apps using AI.
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February 20, 2025 41 mins
In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the most common ethical concerns raised in the field of AI and clinical care.
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February 6, 2025 49 mins
In this episode Devan and Tyler discuss the current uses of AI in clinical medicine.
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In this episode, Tyler and Devan are joined by Dr. Holland Kaplan to unpack a case of sudden-onset psychosis. We discuss the complex interplay between patient autonomy, surrogate decision-making, and the nuance of invasive interventions over a patient’s objection. How do we assess decision-making capacity in an acutely altered state? What happens when a surrogate’s wishes conflict with what clinicians believe is medical...

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Devan and Tyler sit down with Dr. David Shalowitz to unpack the ethical complexities surrounding the claim that clinical trials offer the best care for cancer patients. From the “therapeutic misconception” to the burdens and risks of trial participation, we explore what it means to balance patient-centered care with the pursuit of scientific advancement. David Shalowitz, “Are Patients with Cancer Care Best Managed in a Clinical T...
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November 15, 2024 32 mins

In this Episode, Hospital President Dan Carey, Chief Medical Officer Barbara Ducatman, and Clinical Ethicist Jason Wasserman at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan join Tyler and Devan to discuss their action-oriented, complex case committee work and its success.

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Welcome to this epis...

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In this episode, Stephanie Van Slyke helps us to understand DNR orders and her success in helping clinical staff understand what they mean.
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October 24, 2024 46 mins
In this episode Steven Squires describes an intervention into ethics education that has taken off!
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October 10, 2024 36 mins
In this episode we do a deep dive into the work and life of our co-host Dr. Tyler Gibb
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September 26, 2024 50 mins

You asked for it, so here it is… the “Who is Dr. Stahl” episode. We do a deep dive into the path that brought Devan to where she is today.

How did she first get interested in Bioethics? Who were some of her most influential mentors? What is she currently working on?

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