Abraham P. Schwab

Areas of Specialization: Bioethics, Moral Philosophy
Areas of Competence: History of Philosophy, Social/Political Philosophy, Epistemology

Education:

Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago
M.A. Loyola University Chicago
B.A. (Honors) Drake University

Peer Reviewed Publications:

(forthcoming) Formal and Effective Autonomy in Health Care, JME

2006. Splitting the Difference Position. AJOB 6 (4): 74-76

2006. with Kelly Carroll and Matthew Wynia. What IS Managed Care Anyway?, AJOB 6 (1): 29-32

2005. July-August. The Biases of Bioterror Funding, AJOB 5 (4): 54-56.

Other Journal Publications:

(forthcoming) Book Review of Against Bioethics by Jonathon Baron. The Hastings Center Report.

2006. July. Medicine and Society. Improving Clinical Decision-Making by Excising Physician Judgment Virtual Mentor. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16381.html> Accessed, July 1, 2006.

2006. February. Policy Forum. Street Credibility and the Division of Labor in Bioethics. Virtual Mentor <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15879.html> Accessed February 1, 2006.

2005. October. Journal Discussion. It’s Getting Better All the Time. Virtual Mentor <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15553.html> Accessed October 5, 2005.

2005. September-October. To the Editor: Would You Know an Undue Inducement If You Saw One?, AJOB 5 (5): W17.

2005. Book Review. Hilde Lindemann Nelson’s Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair, Hypatia at: <http://www.msu.edu/~hypatia/reviews/Nelson.htm>. Accessed October 5, 2005

2005. January. Lead Designer and Author. Special Theme Issue on Internal Medicine. Virtual Mentor. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13493.html> Accessed September 1, 2005

2004. November. Determining Research through Underdetermined Treatment, Virtual Mentor. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13190.html> Accessed November 1, 2004.

2004. August. Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions, Virtual Mentor. Available at: <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/12721.html> Accessed October 1, 2004.

Books

2006. (forthcoming). With Matthew K. Wynia. Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage Decisions. AMACOM.

(forthcoming) Associate Editor: American College of Surgeons’ Ethics Curriculum for Surgical Residents

Journal Issue Editor

2005. August. Co-Editor. Theme Issue on Difficult Conversations in Medicine. Virtual Mentor. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15344.html> Accessed September 1, 2005

2005. June. Editor. Theme Issue on Ethics in Family Medicine. Virtual Mentor. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/15112.html> Accessed September 1, 2005

2004. October. Editor. Theme Issue on Ethics in the Practice of Surgery. Virtual Mentor. Available at: <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13071.html> Accessed October 1, 2004.

Works in Progress

Epistemic Trust in Health Care [paper]
What’s wrong with Autonomy [paper]
Debiasing Medical Decisions [paper]

Presentations and Invited Talks:

“Ethical Decisions about International Research” International Humanist and Ethical Union Conference at the United Nations. April 23, 2006.

“Fiduciary Obligations in Medical Research” Invited talk at Health Law Institute and Center for the Study of Race and Bioethics. April 19, 2006.

Moderator, “Health Care Access” ASBH Fall meeting, October 20-23, 2005

Panelist, “Thomas May’s Funding Agendas: Has Bioterrorism Defense Been Over-Prioritized?” AMA, May 2, 2005

“Credentialing Bioethics” ASBH Spring meeting, April 7-9, 2005

“Community and Principles of Justice in Reflective Equilibrium” presented at the Radical Philosopher’s Association conference, Providence, Rhode Island, November 7-10, 2002

“Autonomy (Power and Knowledge) in the Nursing Home” presented at “Crossing the Great Divide,” Joint conference of the American Society on Aging and National Council on the Aging, Denver, Colorado, April 3-7, 2002

“Just Health?” presented at the Mid-South Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 22-24, 2002

“Adolescent Rights and Adult Obligations” Loyola University Chicago Graduate Student Colloquium, November, 1999

Department of Philosophy

Brooklyn College, City University of New York