Sophie Gloeckler
- Postdoc
Short Bio
Sophie Gloeckler graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with a BA from Columbia University before completing her DNP there and becoming a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. She also holds a PhD in Medical Sciences from the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zürich. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society and was awarded a Fulbright in 2019 for research exploring ethical questions related to assisted suicide and palliative care in cases of severe persistent mental illness. Sophie’s PhD work focused on treatment decision-making and respect for autonomy in the face of severe illness in contemporary clinical settings. Her present postdoctoral work further explores questions of autonomy and decision-making with an emphasis on psychiatric care. She is a practicing psychiatric clinician in private practice.
Research Interest
- Psychiatric Ethics
- Relational Autonomy and Shared Decision-Making
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Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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Digitalization of Health and AI
- Global Health Ethics
- Mental Health
Ongoing Projects
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Psychiatric Advance Directives - Comparative Policy Review
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Paternalism and Beneficence in Psychiatry
- Tools to Enhance Shared Decision-Making in Critical Care
- The Ethical Use (and Feasibility) of Algorithms to Predict Patients’ Preferred Care
Publications
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Publications
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2024
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Journal Article
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Advance care planning evaluation: a scoping review of best research practice. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 14(e1):e228-e234.
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2023
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Journal Article
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A case for preference-sensitive decision timelines to aid shared decision-making in intensive care: need and possible application. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5:1274717.
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Mental health services in the metaverse: potential and concerns. Swiss Medical Weekly, 153(4):40089.
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Ethics of the algorithmic prediction of goal of care preferences: from theory to practice. Journal of Medical Ethics, 49(3):165-174.
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AI knows best? Avoiding the traps of paternalism and other pitfalls of AI-based patient preference prediction. Journal of Medical Ethics, 49(3):185-186.
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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Clinical Decision-Making: A Qualitative Pilot Study Exploring Perspectives of Those Directly Affected, Their Next of Kin, and Treating Clinicians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4):3187.
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Dissertation
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Treatment Decisions and Respect for Autonomy in the Face of Severe Illness in Contemporary Clinical Settings. 2023, University of Zurich, Medizinische Fakultät.
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2022
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Journal Article
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An Ethical Framework for Incorporating Digital Technology into Advance Directives: Promoting Informed Advance Decision Making in Healthcare. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 95(3):349-353.
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In Search of a Mission: Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Ethics. The American Journal of Bioethics, 22(7):23-25.
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2021
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Journal Article
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Altruism, recklessness, or something else? A summary of the forum on self-experimentation in the time of COVID-19. Swiss Medical Weekly, 151:w20523.
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Nurses' views on palliative care for those diagnosed with severe persistent mental illness: A Pilot Survey Study in Switzerland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 29(1):67-74.
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