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Elizabeth E. O'Toole
M.D.
Professor of
Bioethics
Professor of Medicine
End-of-Life Decision Making
Ethical Issues in Aging
Ethics in Long-Term Care
Clinical Ethics Consultation
Office Phone: 216-778-2777
e-mail: exo5@cwru.edu
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Bio
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Elizabeth E. O'Toole, M.D., holds numerous positions at the
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and its affiliated
hospitals. She is: Professor of Medicine, Bioethics,
and Family Medicine at CWRU and University Hospitals of Cleveland;
Director of the Clinical Ethics Program, CWRU; Associate Director,
University Center on Aging and Health; Director of the Section
of Geriatrics and Palliative care in General Internal Medicine
at MetroHealth Medical Center; Co-Director of the Western Reserve
Geriatric Education Center.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Boston University
, and an M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine. She did her internal medicine residency at University
Hospitals of Cleveland and the Veterans Administration Medical
Center , followed by a fellowship in general internal medicine,
clinical ethics, and another fellowship in geriatric medicine.
She has published on end-of-life issues, including: "Withdrawing
treatment in the persistent vegetative state"; "Ethical
issues in management of the institutionalized patient with Alzheimer's
disease"; "Two times what? Quantity and quality of
life in tube feeding decisions"; "Complementary therapies
for older adults: an exploratory survey of primary care physicians'
attitudes"; "Ethical issues in special care units.
Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease." Subjects
of her published abstracts include: "Patient preferences
for nonaggressive care, discussion about hospice and survival
among hospitalized middle-aged and older cancer patients";
"Decision making influences on care of hospitalized late-stage
cancer patients opting for nonaggressive care"; "Physician
and nurse knowledge and use of geriatric best practices."
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Recent Publications
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with Rose, J. H., Dawson, N.V. et al. "Age differences
in care practices and outcomes for hospitalized patients with
cancer." J Am Ger Soc. 2000; 48:S25-32.
with Rose, J. H., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C., Connors, A. F.,
Jr., Wenger, N., Phillips, R. S., Hamel, M. B., Reding, D. T.,
Cohen, H. J. & Lynn, J., for the SUPPORT investigators.
"Generalists and Oncologists Show Similar Care Practices
and Outcomes for Hospitalized Late State Cancer Patients."
Med Care. Nov 2000 ; 38(11):1103-18.
with Arora P. L., Ishler, K. J. "A preliminary study of
gun ownership in geriatric patients." J AM Ger Soc 2000;
48(8):S61.
with Lacey, S., Wong, R. C. K., and Youngner, S., "Endoscopists’
Perspective on Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement"
abstract submitted to "Digestive Disease Week" 2000
conference.
with Rose, J. H., Dawson, N.V., Thomas, C. "Hospitalized
Late-State Cancer Patient Characteristics and Decision Making
About Nonagressive Care."Gerontologist 2000; 40(Sp):343.
with Rose, J. H., Dawson, N. V., Thomas, C. "Length of
Doctor-Patient Relationship and Care Practices with Hospitalized
Late-State Cancer Patients by Attending Specialty." Gerontologist
2000; 40(Sp):346.
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Recent Activities
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"End of Life Communication Strategies: Past and Present"
at the Annual Salt Fork Statewide Geriatric Faculty Development
Conference, Cambridge, OH. October 20, 2000.
"Incorporating Ethics in a Clinical Teaching Setting,"
workshop at the Annual Salt Fork Statewide Geriatric Faculty
Development Conference, Canbridge, OH. October 20, 2000.
"Communication at the End-of-Life," workshop at the
12th Annual Statewide Conference on Geriatric Medicine, Cambridge,
OH. October 21, 2000.
"End-of-Life Decision Making for Patients with Dementia,"
at "Managing Your Increasing Population of Elderly Patients,"
Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland and
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland,
OH. January 20, 2001.
"Strategies to Improve Care Transitions and Transfers,"
workshop with Julia H. Rose, Ph.D., at "Managing Your Increasing
Population of Elderly Patients," Department of Medicine,
University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. January 20, 2001
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Contact Information
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Office Phone: 216-778-8087
e-mail: exo5@po.cwru.edu
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