Exploring Ethics: If Researchers Find A Tumor, Should They Tell You?

Overview:

Research imaging studies, including MRI and CT scans, may provide different information than the imaging performed for clinical care. For instance, a liver MRI using research sequences could be more sensitive at detecting tumors than a standard study. As a result, a patient might no longer qualify for surgery according to the research study. However, information derived from research sequences may not be clinically accurate. Hence the need to conduct a thorough investigation and compare against a gold standard (e.g. a surgical result). Should patients and physicians be made aware of research results if they are not verifiably accurate?

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Kathryn Fowler, M.D.,

Associate Professor Of Clinical, Radiology at UC San Diego

Location:

Fleet Science Center, Community Forum. 

Date & Time:

October 2, 2019 from 5-7pm