Ethical Approaches to the Practice of Anesthesiology - Part 1: Overview of Ethics in Clinical Care: History and Evolution, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

Gail A. Van Norman is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is an academic clinician/ethicist who has spent over 35 years in clinical practice and published a number of articles regarding the ethics and background of animal research as well as regulatory issues in pharmaceutical research and the failure of animal studies to provide effective scientific translation to human medicine. Her reviews of animal and nonanimal research published in JACC Basic to Translational Science have been among the most highly read, downloaded, and cited articles throughout the journal's history. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings regarding the issues of animal research and translational science failures.

• Managing the Labyrinth of Complex Ethical Issues in Anesthesia Practice: The Anesthesiologist’s Ariadne’s ThreadThe Evolution of the Ethical Guidelines of the American Society of AnesthesiologistsThe role of Advance Directives and Living Wills in Anesthesia PracticePerioperative Care of the Patient with Directives Limiting Life-Sustaining TreatmentsEnd-of-life Care in the Intensive Care Unit and Ethics of Withholding/Withdrawal of Life-sustaining TreatmentsBrain Death: Medical, Ethical, Cultural, and Legal AspectsEthics Consultation in Anesthesia PracticePublic Good versus Private “Goods”: Ethical Implications of Drug Shortages on Anesthesiology PracticeMedical Triage: Ethical Implications and Management StrategiesEthics of Preanesthesia Mandatory Laboratory TestingMaternal-Fetal Conflicts in Anesthesia PracticeEthical Care of Pregnant Patients During Labor, Delivery, and Nonobstetric SurgeryEthical Issues in the Care of Patients Whose Personal, Religious, or Cultural Beliefs Impact Clinical Management StrategiesDisclosure of Adverse Events and Medical Errors: A Framework for AnesthesiologistsConscientious Objection