Making a Difference Grant
Bioethics and Humanities Apr 1, 2019of six "Making A Difference," grants for, A Novel Methodology to Explore Bioethics
Issues in Physician Aid-in-Dying (PAD). PAD is a highly contentious issue in bioethics
and health policy today. Data on physicians’ experiences and assessment of key bioethical
issues in PAD derive from small, qualitative studies rather than from quantitative studies
due to high costs of large physician surveys and concerns about anonymity. We aim to
develop and test a novel efficient, low cost, anonymous methodology to facilitate bioethics-
related physician surveys. This study will result in generalizable findings that bring bioethics
into policy and decision-making processes about PAD.