BioethxChat

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T1a What are the benefits to the community/patients of having medical volunteers in HC facilities? #bioethx 

 

T1b What are some risks to the community/patients of having medical volunteers in HC facilities? #bioethx

 

T2 What are some benefits/risks to HCPs of having medical volunteers in HC facilities? #bioethx

 

T3a What expectations (if any) are fair for volunteers to have? learning opportunities? training? job recommendations? #bioethx

 

T3b What safeguards, if any, should be in place to ensure safety/fair treatment of volunteers in health care institutions? #bioethx

 

T4 In what ways do you think medical volunteers can, do, and should influence patient care? #bioethx

 

 

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For more information on this subject, check out:

1. Through the Caregiver's Eyes: Flowers on the Window Sill: First Day as a Hospice Volunteer

2. Health benefits of volunteering in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study  

3. An Evening on the Hospice Unit

4. Medical Students' Motivations to Volunteer: An Examination of the Nature of Gender Differences

5. Myths of Volunteer Risk Management 

6. What Are the Benefits of Volunteering in a Hospital?

7. Medical Volunteers, Expectations and Ethics