Elisa Jill Gordon

Summary

Affiliation: Loyola University Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi 'Hitting you over the head': oncologists' disclosure of prognosis to advanced cancer patients
    Elisa J Gordon
    Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Rm 280, Stritch School of Medicine, Bldg 120, Loyola University of Chicago, 2160 S First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    Bioethics 17:142-68. 2003
  2. ncbi The political contexts of evidence-based medicine: policymaking for daily hemodialysis
    Elisa Jill Gordon
    Loyola University Chicago Maywood, IL, USA
    Soc Sci Med 62:2707-19. 2006

Detail Information

Publications2

  1. ncbi 'Hitting you over the head': oncologists' disclosure of prognosis to advanced cancer patients
    Elisa J Gordon
    Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, Rm 280, Stritch School of Medicine, Bldg 120, Loyola University of Chicago, 2160 S First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
    Bioethics 17:142-68. 2003
    ..We discuss these data in light of the cultural, ethical, and legal dimensions of prognosis disclosure, patient hope and the doctor-patient relationship, and recommend ways to enhance the communication process...
  2. ncbi The political contexts of evidence-based medicine: policymaking for daily hemodialysis
    Elisa Jill Gordon
    Loyola University Chicago Maywood, IL, USA
    Soc Sci Med 62:2707-19. 2006
    ..This paper underscores how the demand for, the interpretations, the funding for, and the use of evidence render EBM a political endeavor with vital ethical implications for clinical care...