Review the case study “The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
and answer the questions following the case.
Case Study Review questions:
- What
characteristics of Henrietta Lack’s story support an argument that she was
a member of a vulnerable population? How is the fact that this incident
occurred in 1951 relevant? - What
bioethical principles were violated by her physicians and nurses in the
treatment of Henrietta Lacks and her children? - What
information should have been included in the informed consent process? - The
original HeLa cell line was developed at the Tuskegee Institute. Explain
how this relates to the family’s distrust of the researchers. - The
Lacks family never received financial compensation for their mother’s
contribution to science. How were they compensated?
Readings:
Austriaco N, P, G. (2021). Biomedicine and Beatitudes.
Bioethics and the clinical encounter. Ch. 4. (p. 145-168).
USCCB (2018). Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health
Care Services (ERD). (6th ed.).
Part three. The Professional-Patient Relationship. (p. 13-15).
Sulmasy, D. (2006). Is there a need to address the spiritual needs
of patients? Georgetown University Press. (p. 161-185).
Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Compendium Chapter
4.
Burgess, D., van Ryn, M., Dovidio, J. & Saha, S. (2007).
Reducing racial bias among health care providers: Lessons from social-cognitive
psychology. Journal General Internal Medicine, 22(6),
882-887.
Dr. Meinert. (2020)
Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. You tube video.
Assignment:
Module
2 Case Study Discussion Board:
Participate in the Case Study discussion board by posting a
response to the prompt and responding to one other student. The initial post
should be 500-700 words.
These need to be in APA format.