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Arthur R. Derse MD, JD

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Director, Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Institute for Health and Equity
Division: Bioethics
Program: Administration

Director of the Institute for Health & Equity


Research Experience

  • Advance Directives
  • Advisory Committees
  • Bioethical Issues
  • Bioethics
  • Codes of Ethics
  • Commitment of Mentally Ill
  • Curriculum
  • Defensive Medicine
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Disasters
  • Double Effect Principle
  • Education, Graduate
  • Education, Medical
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate
  • Education, Professional
  • Education, Public Health Professional
  • Educational Technology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Empathy
  • Ethical Review
  • Ethicists
  • Ethics
  • Ethics Committees
  • Ethics Committees, Clinical
  • Ethics Committees, Research
  • Ethics Consultation
  • Ethics, Clinical
  • Ethics, Institutional
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Ethics, Professional
  • Ethics, Research
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Geriatrics
  • Health Care Costs
  • Hospice Care
  • Humanities
  • Informed Consent
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Internet
  • Jurisprudence
  • Lawyers
  • Legal Guardians
  • Legislation
  • Liability, Legal
  • Licensure
  • Living Wills
  • Minors
  • Models, Educational
  • Moral Obligations
  • Narration
  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Palliative Care
  • Patient Rights
  • Patient Self-Determination Act
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Personhood
  • Physician Self-Referral
  • Presumed Consent
  • Principle-Based Ethics
  • Terminally Ill
  • health law
  • Clinical Expertise

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Humanities
  • Law
  • Clinical Ethics Consultation
  • Leadership Positions

  • Chair, Advocacy Committee, AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS)
  • Director, MCW Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
  • Director, MCW Medical Humanities Program
  • Administrative Board Member, AAMC Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS)
  • Former Board Member, American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics
  • Past President, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
  • Member and Former Chair, Ethics Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians
  • Former Chair, Veterans Health Affairs National Ethics Committee
  • Board Member and Secretary, Association of Bioethics Program Directors
  • Publications (127)

  • Best practice guidelines for evaluating patients in custody in the emergency department (Chao S, Weber W, Iserson KV, Goett R, Baker EF, McGuire SS, Bissmeyer P, Derse AR, Kumar N, Brenner JM) JACEP Open April 2024;5(2) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188513765 04/01/2024    
  • Duty to Family: Ethical Considerations in the Resuscitation Bay. (Liphart C, Calciano C, Jacobson N, Derse AR, Pavlic A) J Clin Ethics 2024;35(1):54-58 PMID: 38373333 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85185712886 02/19/2024    
  • Revive and Refuse: Capacity, Autonomy, and Refusal of Care After Opioid Overdose (Marshall KD, Derse AR, Weiner SG, Joseph JW) American Journal of Bioethics 2024;24(5):11-24 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160037435 01/01/2024       15 Citations
  • PHYSICIANS' MORAL DUTIES DURING PANDEMICS. (Iserson KV, Derse AR, Moskop JC, Geiderman JM) J Emerg Med 2023 Jun;64(6):740-749 PMID: 37268477 PMCID: PMC10028360 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85162191097 06/03/2023       1 Citation
  • The ECMO Bridge and 5 Paths. (Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2023 Jun;23(6):1-4 PMID: 37220356 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159900356 05/23/2023    
  • Revive and Refuse: Capacity, Autonomy, and Refusal of Care After Opioid Overdose. (Marshall KD, Derse AR, Weiner SG, Joseph JW) Am J Bioeth 2024 May;24(5):11-24 PMID: 37220012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160037435 05/23/2023       15 Citations
  • Law enforcement information gathering in the emergency department: Legal and ethical background and practical approaches. (Simon JR, Derse AR, Marco CA, Allen NG, Baker EF) J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 2023 Apr;4(2):e12914 PMID: 36865389 PMCID: PMC9972077 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159357445 03/04/2023       1 Citation
  • Interactions With Police in the Emergency Care of Children: Ethical and Legal Considerations. (Schultz ML, Winn M, Derse AR, Kaczor F, Levas MN) Pediatr Emerg Care 2023 Apr 01;39(4):226-229 PMID: 36727807 PMCID: PMC10082052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151574645 02/03/2023       2 Citations
  • ETHICAL AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING ENROLLMENT OF INCOMPETENT ADULTS IN MORE THAN MINIMAL RISK RESEARCH AS COMPARED WITH CHILDREN (Derse AR, Spellecy R) Challenging Cases in Clinical Research Ethics 1 January 2023:142-144 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179290182 01/01/2023    
  • Civility in Health Care: A Moral Imperative. (Geiderman JM, Moskop JC, Marco CA, Schears RM, Derse AR) HEC Forum 2024 Jun;36(2):245-257 PMID: 36547791 PMCID: PMC11070391 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144722662 12/23/2022       1 Citation
  • The Physician-Patient Relationship. (Derse AR) N Engl J Med 2022 Aug 25;387(8):669-672 PMID: 35984346 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85137126759 08/20/2022       6 Citations
  • Promoting Equity in Health Care through Human Flourishing, Justice, and Solidarity. (Jotterand F, Spellecy R, Homan M, Derse AR) J Med Philos 2023 Feb 17;48(1):98-109 PMID: 35849078 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85148307243 07/19/2022       3 Citations
  • Alzheimer's Disease and the Invisible Person: The Missing Patient Voice. (Leder G, Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2022 Jul;22(7):87-90 PMID: 35737481 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133100862 06/24/2022    
  • Navigating the Hazards of Social Media. (Iserson KV, Derse AR, Delpier M) Fam Pract Manag 2022;29(3):15-20 PMID: 35536299 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129998587 05/11/2022    
  • Disruptive behavior among emergency department patients. (Marco CA, Schears RM, Geiderman JM, Derse AR, Moskop JC) Am J Emerg Med 2022 Sep;59:176-177 PMID: 35489991 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135385805 05/01/2022       3 Citations
  • When Off-Label Prescribing Becomes Politicized: Do No Harm. (Donnenberg VS, Derse AR, Sklar DP, McKinney RE) J Clin Pharmacol 2022 Jun;62(6):703-705 PMID: 35302243 PMCID: PMC9088343 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128560481 03/19/2022       1 Citation
  • Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: Benefits, Risks, and Recommendations. (Vearrier L, Derse AR, Basford JB, Larkin GL, Moskop JC) J Emerg Med 2022 Apr;62(4):492-499 PMID: 35164977 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85124557556 02/16/2022       7 Citations
  • Creating Reflective Space for Reflective and "Unreflective" Medical Students: Exploring Seminal Moments in a Large-Group Writing Session. (Campbell BH, Treat R, Johnson B, Derse AR) Acad Med 2020 Jun;95(6):882-887 PMID: 32101930 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85085533419 02/27/2020       10 Citations
  • Medical Training and Errors: Competence, Culture, Caring, and Character. (Derse AR) Acad Med 2020 Aug;95(8):1155-1158 PMID: 31833851 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089128395 12/14/2019       4 Citations
  • Medications for addiction treatment initiated from the emergency department: Ethical considerations. (Marshall KD, Derse AR, Iserson KV, Kluesner N, Vearrier L) Am J Emerg Med 2020 Feb;38(2):343-348 PMID: 31831343 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076540250 12/14/2019       6 Citations
  • How Emergency Physicians Approach Refusal of Observation after Naloxone Resuscitation. (Joseph JW, Marshall KD, Reich BE, Boyle KL, Hill KP, Weiner SG, Derse AR) J Emerg Med 2020 Jan;58(1):148-159 PMID: 31753755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075520816 11/23/2019       6 Citations
  • What Is the Minimal Competency for a Clinical Ethics Consult Simulation? Setting a Standard for Use of the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills (ACES) Tool. (Wasson K, Adams WH, Berkowitz K, Danis M, Derse AR, Kuczewski MG, McCarthy M, Parsi K, Tarzian AJ) AJOB Empir Bioeth 2019;10(3):164-172 PMID: 31295060 PMCID: PMC6921700 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068756456 07/12/2019       7 Citations
  • Emergency Medicine in the #MeToo Era. (Marco CA, Geiderman JM, Schears RM, Derse AR) Acad Emerg Med 2019 Nov;26(11):1245-1254 PMID: 31166061 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068213463 06/06/2019       8 Citations
  • Views of institutional leaders on maintaining humanism in today's practice. (Gilligan MC, Osterberg LG, Rider EA, Derse AR, Weil AB, Litzelman DK, Dunne DW, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Frankel RM, Branch WT Jr) Patient Educ Couns 2019 Oct;102(10):1911-1916 PMID: 31097330 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065518387 05/18/2019       7 Citations
  • Another Look at the Persistent Moral Problem of Emergency Department Crowding. (Moskop JC, Geiderman JM, Marshall KD, McGreevy J, Derse AR, Bookman K, McGrath N, Iserson KV) Ann Emerg Med 2019 Sep;74(3):357-364 PMID: 30579619 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058637198 12/24/2018       56 Citations
  • Open Access Medical Journals: Promise, Perils, and Pitfalls. (Baker EF, Iserson KV, Aswegan AL, Larkin GL, Derse AR, Kraus CK, American College of Emergency Physicians Ethics Committee) Acad Med 2019 May;94(5):634-639 PMID: 30570493 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065323794 12/21/2018       13 Citations
  • HIV-Positive health care workers and the obligation to disclose: Do patients have a right to know? (Lieberman KC, Derse AR) AIDS: Society, Ethics and Law 13 December 2018:85-108 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85080632531 12/13/2018    
  • Physician-assisted Death: Ethical Implications for Emergency Physicians. (Derse AR, Moskop JC, McGrath NA, Vearrier LE, Clayborne EP, Goett RR, Limehouse WE Jr) Acad Emerg Med 2019 Feb;26(2):250-255 PMID: 30230665 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059552870 09/20/2018       1 Citation
  • Should Emergency Department Patients with End-of-Life Directives be Admitted to the ICU? (Jesus JE, Marshall KD, Kraus CK, Derse AR, Baker EF, McGreevy J, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Ethics Committee) J Emerg Med 2018 Sep;55(3):435-440 PMID: 30054156 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050295576 07/29/2018       9 Citations
  • Healthcare at the Crossroads: The Need to Shape an Organizational Culture of Humanistic Teaching and Practice. (Rider EA, Gilligan MC, Osterberg LG, Litzelman DK, Plews-Ogan M, Weil AB, Dunne DW, Hafler JP, May NB, Derse AR, Frankel RM, Branch WT Jr) J Gen Intern Med 2018 Jul;33(7):1092-1099 PMID: 29740787 PMCID: PMC6025655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046621591 05/10/2018       32 Citations
  • The Brutal but Utile Truth of "Futile". (Derse AR) Perspect Biol Med 2018;60(3):340-344 PMID: 29375063 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041042202 01/30/2018       3 Citations
  • Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice: The Views of Wisconsin Physicians. (McCauley MP, Marcus RK, Strong KA, Visotcky AM, Shimoyama ME, Derse AR) WMJ 2017 Jun;116(2):69-74 PMID: 29323820 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85026317737 01/13/2018       17 Citations
  • Legal considerations of patient refusals of treatment against medical advice (Derse AR) Against-Medical-Advice Discharges from the Hospital: Optimizing Prevention and Management to Promote High Quality, Patient-Centered Care 1 January 2018:31-40 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084906810 01/01/2018       1 Citation
  • Health Care Professionals and Law Enforcement. (Derse AR) N Engl J Med 2017 Dec 28;377(26):2515-2517 PMID: 29116879 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040200832 11/09/2017       4 Citations
  • Engender trust and edify. (D'Souza A, Spellecy R, Derse A) Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Jan;53(1):104 PMID: 29035397 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85057522137 10/17/2017       2 Citations
  • A Multi-Institutional Longitudinal Faculty Development Program in Humanism Supports the Professional Development of Faculty Teachers. (Branch WT Jr, Frankel RM, Hafler JP, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, May NB, Derse AR) Acad Med 2017 Dec;92(12):1680-1686 PMID: 28991846 PMCID: PMC5704738 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85037062091 10/11/2017       25 Citations
  • "Futile Care"-An Emergency Medicine Approach: Ethical and Legal Considerations. (Simon JR, Kraus C, Rosenberg M, Wang DH, Clayborne EP, Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 2017 Nov;70(5):707-713 PMID: 28754353 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85025811690 07/30/2017       8 Citations
  • Flying Too Close to the Sun: Lessons Learned from the Judicial Expansion of the Objective Patient Standard for Informed Consent in Wisconsin. (Derse AR) J Law Med Ethics 2017 Mar;45(1):51-59 PMID: 28661273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032959074 07/01/2017       3 Citations
  • How physicians draw satisfaction and overcome barriers in their practices: "It sustains me". (Branch WT Jr, Weil AB, Gilligan MC, Litzelman DK, Hafler JP, Plews-Ogan M, Rider EA, Osterberg LG, Dunne D, Derse AR, Pittman JR, Frankel RM) Patient Educ Couns 2017 Dec;100(12):2320-2330 PMID: 28623052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85020685321 06/18/2017       25 Citations
  • Refusal of Emergency Medical Treatment: Case Studies and Ethical Foundations. (Marco CA, Brenner JM, Kraus CK, McGrath NA, Derse AR, ACEP Ethics Committee) Ann Emerg Med 2017 Nov;70(5):696-703 PMID: 28559033 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85019758861 06/01/2017       15 Citations
  • When Not to Rescue: An Ethical Analysis of Best Practices for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care. (Jecker NS, Derse AR) J Clin Ethics 2017;28(1):44-56 PMID: 28436929 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063711843 04/25/2017       1 Citation
  • Initial Experience with "Honoring Choices Wisconsin": Implementation of an Advance Care Planning Pilot in a Tertiary Care Setting. (Peltier WL, Gani F, Blissitt J, Walczak K, Opper K, Derse AR, Johnston FM) J Palliat Med 2017 Sep;20(9):998-1003 PMID: 28350476 PMCID: PMC6016723 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85033776451 03/30/2017       11 Citations
  • "Erring on the Side of Life" Is Sometimes an Error: Physicians Have the Primary Responsibility to Correct This. (Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2017 Feb;17(2):39-41 PMID: 28112610 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85010427019 01/24/2017       3 Citations
  • Does Lack of "Genetic-Relative Family Health History" Represent a Potentially Avoidable Health Disparity for Adoptees? (May T, Strong KA, Zusevics KL, Jeruzal J, Farrell MH, LaPean Kirschner A, Derse AR, Evans JP, Grotevant HD) Am J Bioeth 2016 Dec;16(12):33-38 PMID: 27901440 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85000819171 12/03/2016       23 Citations
  • Issues of "Cost, Capabilities, and Scope" in Characterizing Adoptees' Lack of "Genetic-Relative Family Health History" as an Avoidable Health Disparity: Response to Open Peer Commentaries on "Does Lack of 'Genetic-Relative Family Health History' Represent a Potentially Avoidable Health Disparity for Adoptees?". (May T, Evans JP, Strong KA, Zusevics KL, Derse AR, Jeruzal J, LaPean Kirschner A, Farrell MH, Grotevant HD) Am J Bioeth 2016 Dec;16(12):W4-W8 PMID: 27901431 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85000352379 12/03/2016       5 Citations
  • Law Enforcement and Emergency Medicine: AnĀ Ethical Analysis. (Baker EF, Moskop JC, Geiderman JM, Iserson KV, Marco CA, Derse AR, ACEP Ethics Committee) Ann Emerg Med 2016 Nov;68(5):599-607 PMID: 27157455 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84964843067 10/25/2016       18 Citations
  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Ethical Issues in the Emergency Department. (Marco CA, Venkat A, Baker EF, Jesus JE, Geiderman JM, ACEP Ethics Committee) Ann Emerg Med 2016 Nov;68(5):589-598 PMID: 27181079 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84966703623 10/25/2016       7 Citations
  • A Pilot Evaluation of Portfolios for Quality Attestation of Clinical Ethics Consultants. (Fins JJ, Kodish E, Cohn F, Danis M, Derse AR, Dubler NN, Goulden B, Kuczewski M, Mercer MB, Pearlman RA, Smith ML, Tarzian A, Youngner SJ) Am J Bioeth 2016;16(3):15-24 PMID: 26913652 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959348723 02/26/2016       49 Citations
  • Ethical and Regulatory Considerations Regarding Enrollment of Incompetent Adults in More Than Minimal Risk Research as Compared With Children. (Derse AR, Spellecy R) Am J Bioeth 2015;15(10):68-9 PMID: 26479114 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84945139744 10/21/2015       2 Citations
  • Creating a Residency Application Personal Statement Writers Workshop: Fostering Narrative, Teamwork, and Insight at a Time of Stress. (Campbell BH, Havas N, Derse AR, Holloway RL) Acad Med 2016 Mar;91(3):371-5 PMID: 26287917 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959059602 08/20/2015       7 Citations
  • The ethics of self-determination: The diving bell and the butterfly (Derse AR) The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies May 27, 2015:1-6 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84938596949 05/27/2015    
  • A code of ethics for health care ethics consultants: journey to the present and implications for the field. (Tarzian AJ, Wocial LD, ASBH Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs Committee) Am J Bioeth 2015;15(5):38-51 PMID: 25970392 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929332936 05/15/2015       62 Citations
  • Ethical issues in the response to Ebola virus disease in United States emergency departments: a position paper of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. (Venkat A, Asher SL, Wolf L, Geiderman JM, Marco CA, McGreevy J, Derse AR, Otten EJ, Jesus JE, Kreitzer NP, Escalante M, Levine AC, American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Nurses Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) Acad Emerg Med 2015 May;22(5):605-15 PMID: 25903144 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929046146 04/24/2015       14 Citations
  • Ethical issues in the response to Ebola virus disease in US emergency departments: a position paper of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Emergency Nurses Association and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. (Venkat A, Wolf L, Geiderman JM, Asher SL, Marco CA, McGreevy J, Derse AR, Otten EJ, Jesus JE, Kreitzer NP, Escalante M, Levine AC, American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Nurses Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) J Emerg Nurs 2015 Mar;41(2):e5-e16 PMID: 25770003 PMCID: PMC7119323 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84924513817 03/15/2015       10 Citations
  • Ethics of ambulance diversion. (Geiderman JM, Marco CA, Moskop JC, Adams J, Derse AR) Am J Emerg Med 2015 Jun;33(6):822-7 PMID: 25616586 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930927069 01/27/2015       11 Citations
  • The limits of traditional approaches to informed consent for genomic medicine. (May T, Zusevics KL, Derse A, Strong KA, Jeruzal J, La Pean Kirschner A, Farrell MH, Spellecy R) HEC Forum 2014 Sep;26(3):185-202 PMID: 25117558 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84907301107 08/15/2014       10 Citations
  • Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment and emergency medicine: ethical considerations, legal issues, and emerging trends. (Jesus JE, Geiderman JM, Venkat A, Limehouse WE Jr, Derse AR, Larkin GL, Henrichs CW 3rd, ACEP Ethics Committee) Ann Emerg Med 2014 Aug;64(2):140-4 PMID: 24743101 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84904985496 04/20/2014       40 Citations
  • In the absence of evidentiary harm, existing societal norms regarding parental authority should prevail. (Strong KA, Derse AR, Dimmock DP, Zusevics KL, Jeruzal J, Worthey E, Bick D, Scharer G, La Pean Kirschner A, Spellecy R, Farrell MH, Geurts J, Veith R, May T) Am J Bioeth 2014;14(3):24-6 PMID: 24592835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84897678644 03/07/2014       5 Citations
  • Quality attestation for clinical ethics consultants: a two-step model from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. (Kodish E, Fins JJ, Braddock C 3rd, Cohn F, Dubler NN, Danis M, Derse AR, Pearlman RA, Smith M, Tarzian A, Youngner S, Kuczewski MG) Hastings Cent Rep 2013;43(5):26-36 PMID: 24092588 PMCID: PMC4849543 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84884929289 10/05/2013       88 Citations
  • Can a patient designate his doctor as his proxy decision maker? (Black PG, Derse AR, Derrington S, Lantos JD) Pediatrics 2013 May;131(5):986-90 PMID: 23629617 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84877061258 05/01/2013       7 Citations
  • HCEC pearls and pitfalls: suggested do's and don't's for healthcare ethics consultants. (American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs Standing Committee, Carrese JA, Antommaria AH, Berkowitz KA, Berger J, Carrese J, Childs BH, Derse AR, Gallagher C, Gallagher JA, Goodman-Crews P, Heesters A, Jurchak M, Mitchell C, Mokwyune N, Parsi K, Powell T, Powderly KE, Rosell T, Shelton W, Smith ML, Spike J, Tarzian A, Wocial L) J Clin Ethics 2012;23(3):234-40 PMID: 23256404 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84872055011 12/22/2012       12 Citations
  • A model for emergency department end-of-life communications after acute devastating events--part II: moving from resuscitative to end-of-life or palliative treatment. (Limehouse WE, Feeser VR, Bookman KJ, Derse A) Acad Emerg Med 2012 Nov;19(11):1300-8 PMID: 23167864 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84869454224 11/22/2012       23 Citations
  • A model for emergency department end-of-life communications after acute devastating events--part I: decision-making capacity, surrogates, and advance directives. (Limehouse WE, Feeser VR, Bookman KJ, Derse A) Acad Emerg Med 2012 Sep;19(9):E1068-72 PMID: 22978734 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84866389813 09/18/2012       17 Citations
  • Palliative care in emergency medicine: past, present, and future. (Quest TE, Chan GK, Derse A, Stone S, Todd KH, Zalenski R) J Palliat Med 2012 Oct;15(10):1076-81 PMID: 22913363 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84866296652 08/24/2012       9 Citations
  • Futility in Emergency Medicine (Derse AR) Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review 20 June 2012:117-125 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886140825 06/20/2012    
  • Family-Witnessed Resuscitation in the Emergency Department: Making Sense of Ethical and Practical Considerations in an Emotional Debate (Engel KG, Derse AR) Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review 20 June 2012:67-77 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886209601 06/20/2012       1 Citation
  • Refusal of Life-Saving Therapy (Marco CA, Derse AR) Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review 20 June 2012:89-97 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886107235 06/20/2012       2 Citations
  • Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review (Jesus J, Grossman SA, Derse AR, Adams JG, Wolfe R, Rosen P) Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review 20 June 2012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891585177 06/20/2012       4 Citations
  • Preface (Jesus J, Grossman SA, Derse AR, Adams JG, Wolfe R, Rosen P) Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review 20 June 2012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84886188284 06/20/2012    
  • Decision-making capacity (Derse AR) Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees 1 January 2012:55-62 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84925685059 01/01/2012    
  • Legal and Ethical Issues in the United States (Derse AR) Palliative Care 2011:343-352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84884453134 12/01/2011    
  • Informed consent in palliative care: part II #165. (Weissman DE, Derse A) J Palliat Med 2011 Sep;14(9):1066-7 PMID: 21910615 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052713652 09/14/2011       1 Citation
  • Informed consent in palliative care: part I #164. (Weissman DE, Derse A) J Palliat Med 2011 Sep;14(9):1065-6 PMID: 21910614 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052736298 09/14/2011    
  • Legal and Ethical Issues in the United States (Derse AR) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies, Expert Consult Online and Print 27 April 2011:343-352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133769223 04/27/2011    
  • The Memory Art Project: medical students and older adults. (Kodadek LM, Bettendorf BA, Uihlein JA, Derse AR) WMJ 2010 Dec;109(6):311-6 PMID: 21287881 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78751480713 02/04/2011       5 Citations
  • Surrogate decision making for a pregnant patient refusing emergency Caesarian section. (Bradley C, Derse A, Brasel K) Surgery 2009 Nov;146(5):964 PMID: 19835730 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70349765647 10/20/2009    
  • When I lay my burden down: commentary on Berger. (Derse AR) J Clin Ethics 2009;20(2):172-4 PMID: 19554825 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-67650712279 06/27/2009       1 Citation
  • Hospice and palliative medicine: new subspecialty, new opportunities. (Quest TE, Marco CA, Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 2009 Jul;54(1):94-102 PMID: 19185393 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-67349277440 02/03/2009       90 Citations
  • Net effect: professional and ethical challenges of medicine online. (Derse AR, Miller TE) Camb Q Healthc Ethics 2008;17(4):453-64 PMID: 18724884 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-50249147317 08/30/2008       14 Citations
  • Is patients' time too valuable for informed consent? (Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2007 Dec;7(12):45-6; discussion W3-4 PMID: 18098023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-37549059216 12/22/2007       1 Citation
  • Legal and Ethical Issues in the United States (Derse AR) Palliative Care 2007:294-303 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84882810021 12/01/2007    
  • Gavels in the nursery: an Appellate Court shuts out parents and physicians from care decisions. (Lang KR, Leuthner S, Derse AR) Ann Health Law 2007;16(2):263-90, table of content PMID: 17982824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-38449116726 11/07/2007       5 Citations
  • The evolution of medical ethics education at the Medical College of Wisconsin. (Derse AR) WMJ 2006 Jun;105(4):18-20 PMID: 16878654 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33745840473 08/02/2006       4 Citations
  • Ethics and the law in emergency medicine. (Derse AR) Emerg Med Clin North Am 2006 Aug;24(3):547-55 PMID: 16877129 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33746295319 08/01/2006       9 Citations
  • Privacy and confidentiality in emergency medicine: obligations and challenges. (Geiderman JM, Moskop JC, Derse AR) Emerg Med Clin North Am 2006 Aug;24(3):633-56 PMID: 16877134 PMCID: PMC7132767 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33746488993 08/01/2006       33 Citations
  • Emergency research and consent: keeping the exception from undermining the rule. (Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2006;6(3):36-7; discussion W49-50 PMID: 16754448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33745104367 06/07/2006       8 Citations
  • The seven-year itch. (Derse AR) Am J Bioeth 2005;5(5):1-5 PMID: 16179294 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-27944476917 09/24/2005    
  • What part of "no" don't you understand? Patient refusal of recommended treatment in the emergency department. (Derse AR) Mt Sinai J Med 2005 Jul;72(4):221-7 PMID: 16021314 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-22944458904 07/16/2005       18 Citations
  • Ten myths about decision-making capacity. (Ganzini L, Volicer L, Nelson WA, Fox E, Derse AR) J Am Med Dir Assoc 2005;6(3 Suppl):S100-4 PMID: 15890283 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052545253 05/14/2005       77 Citations
  • Disclosing adverse events to patients. (Cantor MD, Barach P, Derse A, Maklan CW, Wlody GS, Fox E) Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2005 Jan;31(1):5-12 PMID: 15691205 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-15944423968 02/05/2005       37 Citations
  • Limitation of treatment at the end-of-life: withholding and withdrawal. (Derse AR) Clin Geriatr Med 2005 Feb;21(1):223-38, xi PMID: 15639048 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-11444258655 01/11/2005       22 Citations
  • From Hippocrates to HIPAA: privacy and confidentiality in emergency medicine--Part II: Challenges in the emergency department. (Moskop JC, Marco CA, Larkin GL, Geiderman JM, Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 2005 Jan;45(1):60-7 PMID: 15635312 PMCID: PMC7119013 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-11144243167 01/07/2005       43 Citations
  • From Hippocrates to HIPAA: privacy and confidentiality in emergency medicine--Part I: conceptual, moral, and legal foundations. (Moskop JC, Marco CA, Larkin GL, Geiderman JM, Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 2005 Jan;45(1):53-9 PMID: 15635311 PMCID: PMC7132445 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-11144225156 01/07/2005       91 Citations
  • End-of-life care ethics. The emergency physician and end-of-life care. (Derse AR) Virtual Mentor 2001 Apr:E4 PMID: 15612149 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-16644370122 12/23/2004    
  • Ten myths about decision-making capacity. (Ganzini L, Volicer L, Nelson WA, Fox E, Derse AR) J Am Med Dir Assoc 2004;5(4):263-7 PMID: 15228638 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-4143083966 07/02/2004       80 Citations
  • Do-not-resuscitate orders and medical futility. (Cantor MD, Braddock CH 3rd, Derse AR, Edwards DM, Logue GL, Nelson W, Prudhomme AM, Pearlman RA, Reagan JE, Wlody GS, Fox E, Veterans Health Administration National Ethics Committee) Arch Intern Med 2003 Dec 8-22;163(22):2689-94 PMID: 14662622 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0345168152 12/10/2003       57 Citations
  • Managed care, doctors, and patients: focusing on relationships, not rights. (Shapiro RS, Tym KA, Eastwood D, Derse AR, Klein JP) Camb Q Healthc Ethics 2003;12(3):300-7 PMID: 12889336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0038118104 08/02/2003       2 Citations
  • Pitfalls in assessment of decision-making capacity. (Ganzini L, Volicer L, Nelson W, Derse A) Psychosomatics 2003;44(3):237-43 PMID: 12724505 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037408442 05/02/2003       89 Citations
  • Between strangers: the practice of medicine online. (Miller TE, Derse AR) Health Aff (Millwood) 2002;21(4):168-79 PMID: 12117127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036634460 07/16/2002       45 Citations
  • Advance care planning by proxy for residents of long-term care facilities who lack decision-making capacity. (Volicer L, Cantor MD, Derse AR, Edwards DM, Prudhomme AM, Gregory DC, Reagan JE, Tulsky JA, Fox E, National Ethics Committee Of The Veterans Health Administration) J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 Apr;50(4):761-7 PMID: 11982681 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036216360 05/02/2002       49 Citations
  • When cultures clash: physician, patient, and family wishes in truth disclosure for dying patients. (Lapine A, Wang-Cheng R, Goldstein M, Nooney A, Lamb G, Derse AR) J Palliat Med 2001;4(4):475-80 PMID: 11798479 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035667019 01/19/2002       48 Citations
  • Patient care and student education: case for discussion. (Alexander C, Bresnahan JF, Derse AR) Virtual Mentor 2002 Apr 01;4(4) PMID: 23268989 01/01/2002    
  • Ethical issues in cost-effectiveness analysis (Pinkerton SD, Johnson-Masotti AP, Derse A, Layde PM) Evaluation and Program Planning February 2002;25(1):71-83 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-3643065087 01/01/2002       36 Citations
  • Is there a lingua franca for bioethics at the end of life? (Derse AR) J Law Med Ethics 2000;28(3):279-84 PMID: 11210380 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034279944 02/24/2001       9 Citations
  • Determination of "futility" in emergency medicine. (Marco CA, Larkin GL, Moskop JC, Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 2000 Jun;35(6):604-12 PMID: 10828774 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033840655 06/01/2000       45 Citations
  • Managed care: effects on the physician-patient relationship. (Shapiro RS, Tym KA, Gudmundson JL, Derse AR, Klein JP) Camb Q Healthc Ethics 2000;9(1):71-81 PMID: 10721470 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034354131 03/18/2000       12 Citations
  • Making decisions about life-sustaining medical treatment in patients with dementia. The problem of patient decision-making capacity. (Derse AR) Theor Med Bioeth 1999 Jan;20(1):55-67 PMID: 10442054 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033035522 08/12/1999       24 Citations
  • Law and ethics in emergency medicine. (Derse AR) Emerg Med Clin North Am 1999 May;17(2):307-25, ix PMID: 10429630 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032838791 08/03/1999       9 Citations
  • Universal emergency access under managed care: universal doubt or mission impossible? (Larkin GL, Weber JE, Derse AR) Camb Q Healthc Ethics 1999;8(2):213-25 PMID: 10067193 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033087648 03/06/1999       5 Citations
  • Law and ethics in emergency medicine (Derse AR) Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1999;17(2):307-325 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032838791 01/01/1999       9 Citations
  • The brave new genetic world. (Derse AR) WMJ 1998 Apr;97(4):19-22, 27 PMID: 9584680 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032044255 05/19/1998    
  • Whither ethics committee networks? (Derse AR) Hastings Cent Rep 1997;27(3):47 PMID: 11644998 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031139055 05/01/1997       1 Citation
  • The abusive patient: where do you draw the line? (Zollo MB, Derse A) Am J Nurs 1997 Feb;97(2):31-5; quiz 36 PMID: 9025671 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0346789370 02/01/1997       3 Citations
  • Retiring the pacemaker. (Reitemeier PJ, Derse AR, Spike J) Hastings Cent Rep 1997;27(1):24; discussion 24-6 PMID: 9017411 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030639780 01/01/1997       6 Citations
  • Managed care ethics: an emergency? (Larkin GL, Adams JG, Derse AR, Iserson KV, Gotthold WE) Ann Emerg Med 1996 Dec;28(6):683-9 PMID: 8953960 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029826632 12/01/1996       7 Citations
  • HIV and AIDS. Legal and ethical issues in the emergency department. (Derse AR) Emerg Med Clin North Am 1995 Feb;13(1):213-23 PMID: 7851318 02/01/1995    
  • The bioethics discussion forum--an implementation of an Internet-based bioethics information analysis resource. (Derse AR, Krogull SR) Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1995:101-5 PMID: 8563245 PMCID: PMC2579064 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029437115 01/01/1995    
  • HIV and aids: Legal and ethical issues in the emergency department (Derse AR) Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 1995;13(1):213-223 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028954125 01/01/1995       4 Citations
  • The emergency physician and patient confidentiality: a review. (Larkin GL, Moskop J, Sanders A, Derse A) Ann Emerg Med 1994 Dec;24(6):1161-7 PMID: 7978601 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028075684 12/01/1994       37 Citations
  • Willingness to perform euthanasia. A survey of physician attitudes. (Shapiro RS, Derse AR, Gottlieb M, Schiedermayer D, Olson M) Arch Intern Med 1994 Mar 14;154(5):575-84 PMID: 8122951 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028196776 03/14/1994       80 Citations
  • The Bioethics Online Service--an implementation of a bioethics database and information resource. (Derse AR, Krogull SR) Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care 1994:354-7 PMID: 7949949 PMCID: PMC2247723 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028185884 01/01/1994       2 Citations
  • Ethical aspects of resuscitation. (Adams JG, Derse AR, Gotthold WE, Mitchell JM, Moskop JC, Sanders AB) Ann Emerg Med 1992 Oct;21(10):1273-6 PMID: 1416313 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026702934 10/01/1992       4 Citations
  • HIV-positive health care workers and the obligation to disclose. Do patients have a right to know? (Lieberman KC, Derse AR) J Leg Med 1992 Sep;13(3):333-56 PMID: 1402384 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026786149 09/01/1992       7 Citations
  • American College of Emergency Physicians Ethics Manual. Ann Emerg Med 1991 Oct;20(10):1153-62 PMID: 1928895 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0026044834 10/01/1991       16 Citations
  • The HIV-infected emergency health care professional. SAEM Ethics Committee. (Knopp RK, Adams J, Derse A, Franaszek J, Green C, Iserson K, Kalbfleisch N, Keim S, Sanders A, Schmidt T) Ann Emerg Med 1991 Sep;20(9):1036-40 PMID: 1652220 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025776436 09/01/1991       7 Citations
  • Ethics emergent. (Derse AR) Ann Emerg Med 1990 Feb;19(2):210-2 PMID: 2301803 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0025117663 02/01/1990       2 Citations
  • The emergency care network of a ski marathon. (Gannon DM, Derse AR, Bronkema PJ, Primley DM) Am J Sports Med 1985;13(5):316-20 PMID: 4051089 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0022002192 09/01/1985       16 Citations
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