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Bioethics for clinicians: Catholic bioethics Primary Author: Hazel Markwell, Centre for Clinical Ethics Article from CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association) describing the the central tenets of Catholicism for clinicians and issues that may arise in clinical practice. Date Last Modified 07/24/2001 Article

Closure Primary Author: Jonathan Weinkle, Jewish Healthcare Foundation Closure is an initiative to change expectations for end-of-life. Our goal is to empower consumers and healthcare professionals with easy-to-access, simple-to-understand information and resources to make educated decisions about end-of-life care. The Closure website includes blogs, listings of resources, news items, and the Closure 101 curriculum. Closure 101 is a curriculum of educational lessons dealing with an array of complex end-of-life issues including prognosis, advance planning, medical decision making, and hospice and palliative care. These difficult concepts are explained in a way that is designed to make sense to consumers. The curriculum contains 12 easy-to-follow lessons that can be viewed online or used by health educators to teach in-person. In addition to the lessons, the site contains questionnaires and information sheets that can help guide a person through the decision-making process. Guidelines for creating a Closure 101 program are available on the site. Date Last Modified 04/04/2011 Website, Article, Continuing Education course, Course curriculum, Manual/guide

A Dictionary of Patients' Spiritual & Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals Primary Author: HealthCare Chaplaincy This is "a guide that is meant to describe beliefs and practices generally found within a particular cultural or religious group." The purpose is to help healthcare providers meet the Joint Commission's requirement for addressing and maintaining patient rights for their cultural, religious, spiritual, and personal values, and religious and other spiritual practices to be accommodated. Sections include: Western Religions: Comparison of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions; Judaism; Christianity; Christian Science; Eastern Orthodox; Jehovah's Witness; Mormonism; Protestantism; Roman Catholicism; Seventh-day Adventism; Islam (Muslim); Sunni vs. Shiite Eastern Religions: Buddhism; Hinduism; Sikhism Other Religions: Baha'i; Native American; Rastafarian Movement; Santeria; Voodoo; Wicca Major American Cultures: African-American/Black Culture; Hispanic-American Culture; Native American Culture African Cultures: Somali-American Culture; Caribbean Cultures; Cuban-American Culture; Haitian-American Culture; Jamaican-American Culture Middle East/South Asian Cultures: Arab-American Culture; East Indian-American Culture; Iranian-American Culture East Asian Cultures: Chinese-American Culture; Filipino-American Culture; Japanese-American Culture; Korean-American Culture; Vietnamese-American Culture Euro-Asian Cultures: Gypsy/Roma Culture; Russian-American Culture Date Last Modified 09/01/2009 Manual/guide, Report/Document/Book chapter

Elder Abuse and Neglect: Clergy Awareness, Knowledge, Intervention Preferences, and Perceived Severity Primary Author: John D. Rudnick, Jr., Thomas More College Because elder abuse victims, abusers, and stakeholders often seek help from trusted faith-based entities, clergy need to be adequately prepared with appropriate intervention responses, concept awareness and knowledge concerning elder abuse and neglect as an emerging health and social crisis (University of Kentucky, 2007). This presentation is based on a study that explored issues related to the general research question: "What is the perceived level of elder abuse and neglect awareness, knowledge and intervention preferences among Protestant clergy in Kentucky? Survey responses were paired to examine relationships between demographic characteristics and the facets measured--awareness, knowledge intervention preferences, and perceived severity of elder abuse and neglect. Overall, clergy were generally not aware of their responsibilities and lacked detailed knowledge about elder abuse and neglect. Recommended areas for future research linked to awareness, knowledge, intervention responses and perceived severity are provided. Date Last Modified 04/14/2010 Lecture presentation, Case example/study

Health Care & Spirituality: Listening, Assessing, Caring Primary Author: Richard B. Gilbert, The World Pastoral Care Center This book is an anthology covering healthcare professionals and the healthcare work place. It includes chapters on: - The Roman Catholic patient - The Jewish patient - The Native American patient - The Male patient - The Female patient - The Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgendered patient - The Chronically Ill patient - The HIV-AIDS patient - The Alzheimer's patient - The Obstetrics patient - The Trauma patient - The Addicted patient - The Victim of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Date Last Modified 01/01/2000 Book