Latest Information from the PEC:

Lifestyles

Lifestyle and Health 

 

Smoking

 

Tobacco funds shrink as obesity fight intensifies
     New York Times, 7/27/10

 

Whether a child lights up, or chows down
     New York Times, 7/9/10

"If you had to choose one public health problem to attack, which would it be: teenage smoking or childhood obesity?"

 

Goal for high school smoking is unmet
     New York Times, 7/9/10

"The nation has failed to reach its 2010 health goal of reducing high school smoking to 16 percent, federal officials said Thursday in a report calling for a resurgence of antismoking advertising to counter the tobacco industry’s $12 billion marketing campaign."

 

A recent marketing campaign for Camel cigarettes appears to have attracted the interest of teen girls, a study shows

Study:  Camel No. 9 Cigarette Ads Appeal to Teen Girls
     USAtoday.com, 3/15/10

  

Teen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ad Caught Their Eye
     MedlinePlus.com, 3/15/10

 

Sports

For children in sports, a breaking point

     New York Times, May 24, 2010

"Encouraged by parents and coaches, many with visions of glory and scholarships, too many young athletes are being pushed — or are pushing themselves — to the point of breaking down, physically and sometimes emotionally."

 

  

 

 

Kaiser Permanente

Jobs

We are expanding our Medical Bioethics program throughout Southern California over the next few years, and are in search of multiple Medical Bioethics Directors who will function as Clinical Ethicists. We currently have four positions available in Southern California:  Baldwin Park, Fontana, Panorama City, and West Los Angeles.

 

In this role as a clinical ethicist, you will oversee the Meical Bioethics program for a specific medical center. You will be relied on to act as advisor and co-chair for the medical center’s Bioethics committee, which includes directing and expanding the Bioethics program through an integrated ethics approach. Key functions will include responding to individual and organizational cases and issues, conducting individual ethics case reviews and facilitating team consultations, analyzing and improving consultation methods and approaches, and reviewing policies and their development as it relates to patient rights and bioethics. You will also assure compliance with accreditation and agency standards pertaining to clinical ethics and patient rights, and provide advice, guidance, and education regarding end of life care to providers and staff. You will engage in quality improvement activities to reduce ethics quality gaps within the domains of end-of-life care; shared decision-making; the health care environment; and professionalism. Additional duties include working with health care providers at the bedside to provide high-quality and sensitive consultation to patients and their loved ones.

 

Contact Information:
For immediate consideration, please e-mail your resume to Jyn.Diacuna@kp.org. Please visit jobs.kp.org for complete qualifications and job submission details.