John Banja
Ph.D
USJohn D. Banja is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and a medical ethicist at the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He also directs the Section on Ethics in Research and Participant Advocacy of the Atlanta Clinical Translation Science Institute at Emory. Dr. Banja received a doctorate degree in philosophy from Fordham University in New York and has taught and lectured on topics in medical ethics throughout the United States. He has authored or coauthored over 150 publications and has delivered over 700 invited presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Banja has conducted research or educational projects with numerous federal and private organizations including the NIH, the American College of Surgeons, The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, The National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the Georgia Hospital Association, and AIG Insurance. He is a former board member of the Commission for Case Manager Certification. His current research interests include developing error disclosure practices in healthcare organizations, and conducting model ethics consultations in clinical and translational research environments. His most recent book, Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism, was published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers in 2005.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Communicating with the Impossible Patient
Describes how communication difficulties are often nested in the attitudes of the professional; describes how the desire to sustain a professional self-image is frustrated by the difficult patient or family member; describes communication strategies that prevent a bad situation from becoming worse.
Disclosing Medical Error
Describes the nature of medical error; the psychological barriers in disclosing error; how compassionate conversations might prevent lawsuits
The Normalization of Deviance
Describes how errors occur and become normalized in operations; describes typical rationalizations whereby system flaws go unattended; describes how to choreograph a work environment where employees feel safe in speaking up
OTHER TOPICS:
Managing the Impossible Patient
Managing Painful Communications
The Problem of Futile Care
End of Life
The Genomic Future
Narcissism and the Health Care Professional
Speaking Up in Organizations
Women, Ethics and Health Care
John D. Banja is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and a medical ethicist at the Center for Ethics at Emory University. He also directs the Section on Ethics in Research and Participant Advocacy of the Atlanta Clinical Translation Science Institute at Emory. Dr. Banja received a doctorate degree in philosophy from Fordham University in New York and has taught and lectured on topics in medical ethics throughout the United States. He has authored or coauthored over 150 publications and has delivered over 700 invited presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Banja has conducted research or educational projects with numerous federal and private organizations including the NIH, the American College of Surgeons, The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, The National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, the Georgia Hospital Association, and AIG Insurance. He is a former board member of the Commission for Case Manager Certification. His current research interests include developing error disclosure practices in healthcare organizations, and conducting model ethics consultations in clinical and translational research environments. His most recent book, Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism, was published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers in 2005.
MOST REQUESTED TOPICS:
Communicating with the Impossible Patient
Describes how communication difficulties are often nested in the attitudes of the professional; describes how the desire to sustain a professional self-image is frustrated by the difficult patient or family member; describes communication strategies that prevent a bad situation from becoming worse.
Disclosing Medical Error
Describes the nature of medical error; the psychological barriers in disclosing error; how compassionate conversations might prevent lawsuits
The Normalization of Deviance
Describes how errors occur and become normalized in operations; describes typical rationalizations whereby system flaws go unattended; describes how to choreograph a work environment where employees feel safe in speaking up
OTHER TOPICS:
Managing the Impossible Patient
Managing Painful Communications
The Problem of Futile Care
End of Life
The Genomic Future
Narcissism and the Health Care Professional
Speaking Up in Organizations
Women, Ethics and Health Care
