Dominic Sisti, PhD

In this episode, Dominic Sisti and Steve Levine talk with Arthur Caplan, PhD, about how the concept of brain death was built and why it still generates controversy 50 years later.

In a Q&A with Dominic Sisti, Narva discusses ethics consult workflows, common conflicts, and lessons from complex ICU cases.

Aliza Narva, JD, discusses how clinical ethics consultation works in practice, from bedside dilemmas to mediation-based approaches and clinician support.

Sisti discusses ethics, safety, and guardrails as patients use ChatGPT for mental health support and clinicians navigate AI’s role in psychiatry.

As patients increasingly turn to ChatGPT for mental health support, psychiatrists and ethicists weigh the clinical risks, ethical concerns, and what clinicians should do next.

In Medical Ethics Unpacked, hosts and guest Rose Onyeali, MD, discuss how solitary confinement in prisons may accelerate physical decline and worsen cognitive health.

In this episode, experts discuss solitary confinement, aging in prison, and gaps in care for incarcerated populations.

In this episode, Dominic Sisti and Steve Levine discuss dilemmas surrounding donor transplants, brain death, and cardiac death in organ donations.

Explore the ethical dilemmas of vaccine policy and public trust in health systems as experts discuss the impact of COVID-19 on immunization attitudes.

This episode unpacks ethical challenges of psychedelic therapies, such as consent and integrating traditional practices into mainstream medicine.

Drs. Levine and Sisti discuss the ethical challenges of GLP-1 drug allocation, exploring fairness, disparities, and policy solutions for obesity and diabetes treatment.

In part 2 of this 2-part discussion, hosts discuss ethical considerations and the growing evidence base around euthanasia and medical assistance in dying.

In part 1 of this 2-part discussion, hosts explore the ethical foundation and background of euthanasia and medically-assisted suicide.

An introductory episode for Medical Ethics Unpacked, a monthly multimedia series hosted by medical ethicist Dominic Sisti, PhD, and psychiatrist Steven Levine, MD, exploring ethical issues in contemporary healthcare.