Episode 71: Medical Paternalism and a Patient Experience With COVID-19

Episode 71: Medical Paternalism and a Patient Experience With COVID-19

Honored to host Barron H Lerner, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine, bioethicist, and 5-time book author at New York University shares his personal journey of contracting and being treated for COVID-19, thoughts on the usefulness of antibody tests and convalescent-based plasma treatment, ethical considerations of treating patients with experimental therapy, and the balance between patient autonomy and physician paternalism. I learned so much from listening to Dr. Lerner; you will for sure enjoy this one.

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Dr Nabhan and Dr Lerner have no relevant financial disclosures. More about Barron Lerner:  NYU Langone

This podcast is produced by the Journal of Clinical Pathways.

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