An Introduction to Applied Clinical Ethics in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Authors

Ifeoma U. Perkins Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical. Dr. Ifeoma Perkins is an anatomic pathologist and double board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and dermatopathology. She is adjunct faculty of pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus where she teaches pathology residents, graduate medical fellows, and medical students pathology as well as disciplines related to ethics and professionalism. Dr. Perkins is also a faculty associate of the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities, where she participates in multidisciplinary efforts to advance knowledge and understanding about ethical dilemmas in clinical medical specialties, particularly those with indirect patient care such as anatomic and clinical pathology. She has additionally completed training in several clinical ethics related workshops and is currently completing a certificate in certificate in bioethics and humanities at the University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities. Dr. Perkins is considered an emerging respected educator in the United States on the subject matter of clinical ethics as it pertains to medical specialties providing indirect patient care, particularly pathology and laboratory medicine.