HCA 322 week 1 DQ1
On Day 1 of this course, your instructor will assign you to one of the three options listed below. For your
initial post, address the discussion questions associated with option you were assigned. For your
responses, select two classmates who were assigned different options than you. Respond to at least
two classmates using the required response prompt for their option (e.g., if your initial post was Option
1, then respond to posts from Option 2 and 3 or if your initial post was Option 2, then respond to posts
from Option 1 and 3). Your initial post should be at least 250 words; your response post should be at
least 100 words.
Option 1: Internal Review Board (IRB) Case Studies
Review each of the six IRB case studies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from Yale
University.
Select one case and describe it in your discussion post. Indicate in your post which case number you are
using.
Discuss why you believe the determination was made and whether you believe it was the right or wrong
decision.
Support your view with at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. Your initial
response should be at least 250 words.
Required Response to Option 1: In a substantive post, explain why you agree or disagree with your
colleague’s discussion as to whether the determination was right or wrong. Provide additional
supportive evidence as to your agreement or disagreement. Your responses should be at least 100
words.
Option 2: Ethics Committee Case Study
John, a 32 year-old lawyer, had worried for several years about developing Huntington's chorea, a
neurological disorder that appears in a person's 30s or 40s, bringing rapid uncontrollable twitching and
contractions and progressive, irreversible dementia. It leads to death in about 10 years. John's mother
died from this disease. Huntington's is autosomal dominant and afflicts 50% of an affected parent's
offspring. John had indicated too many people that he would prefer to die rather than to live and die as
his mother had. He was anxious, drank heavily, and had intermittent depression, for which he saw a
psychiatrist. Nevertheless, he was still a productive lawyer. John first noticed facial twitching three
months ago and two neurologists independently confirmed a diagnosis of Huntington's. He explained his
situation to his psychiatrist and requested help committing suicide. When the psychiatrist refused, John
reassured him that he did not plan to attempt suicide any time soon. However, when he went home,
John pinned a note to his shirt to explain his actions and to refuse any medical assistance that might be
offered, then, ingested all of his antidepressant medication. His wife, who did not yet know about his
diagnosis, found him unconscious and rushed him to the emergency room without removing the note.
On Day 1 of this course, your instructor will assign you to one of the three options listed below. For your
initial post, address the discussion questions associated with option you were assigned. For your
responses, select two classmates who were assigned different options than you. Respond to at least
two classmates using the required response prompt for their option (e.g., if your initial post was Option
1, then respond to posts from Option 2 and 3 or if your initial post was Option 2, then respond to posts
from Option 1 and 3). Your initial post should be at least 250 words; your response post should be at
least 100 words.
Option 1: Internal Review Board (IRB) Case Studies
Review each of the six IRB case studies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. from Yale
University.
Select one case and describe it in your discussion post. Indicate in your post which case number you are
using.
Discuss why you believe the determination was made and whether you believe it was the right or wrong
decision.
Support your view with at least two scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. Your initial
response should be at least 250 words.
Required Response to Option 1: In a substantive post, explain why you agree or disagree with your
colleague’s discussion as to whether the determination was right or wrong. Provide additional
supportive evidence as to your agreement or disagreement. Your responses should be at least 100
words.
Option 2: Ethics Committee Case Study
John, a 32 year-old lawyer, had worried for several years about developing Huntington's chorea, a
neurological disorder that appears in a person's 30s or 40s, bringing rapid uncontrollable twitching and
contractions and progressive, irreversible dementia. It leads to death in about 10 years. John's mother
died from this disease. Huntington's is autosomal dominant and afflicts 50% of an affected parent's
offspring. John had indicated too many people that he would prefer to die rather than to live and die as
his mother had. He was anxious, drank heavily, and had intermittent depression, for which he saw a
psychiatrist. Nevertheless, he was still a productive lawyer. John first noticed facial twitching three
months ago and two neurologists independently confirmed a diagnosis of Huntington's. He explained his
situation to his psychiatrist and requested help committing suicide. When the psychiatrist refused, John
reassured him that he did not plan to attempt suicide any time soon. However, when he went home,
John pinned a note to his shirt to explain his actions and to refuse any medical assistance that might be
offered, then, ingested all of his antidepressant medication. His wife, who did not yet know about his
diagnosis, found him unconscious and rushed him to the emergency room without removing the note.
