Polo Camacho, PhD
I’m a bioethicist and philosopher.
As Bioethicist and Ethics Program Manager at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), my team and I work with healthcare professionals to address ethical issues that arise in oncology practice and cancer care. In 2023, we worked alongside oncologists to draft ethical guidance for the practical management of chemotherapy drug shortages, which may be found here published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
As Bioethicist and Ethics Program Manager at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), my team and I work with healthcare professionals to address ethical issues that arise in oncology practice and cancer care. In 2023, we worked alongside oncologists to draft ethical guidance for the practical management of chemotherapy drug shortages, which may be found here published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
In my previous role at the Center for Practical Bioethics, I supported hospital ethics committees (HEC’s) through educational programming, co-published a clinical guidance document to help providers translate patient preferences into actionable medical orders (POLST), and led workshops on advance care planning.
My current work is in oncology and end-of-life ethics, and I’m broadly interested how decision-making figures in medical practice, public health, and scientific practice. In 2021, I earned my PhD under the supervision of Dr. Armin Schulz. My dissertation reappraised the epistemological, practical, and bioethical merits of the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. To view a list of my publications, check out my CV here.
My current work is in oncology and end-of-life ethics, and I’m broadly interested how decision-making figures in medical practice, public health, and scientific practice. In 2021, I earned my PhD under the supervision of Dr. Armin Schulz. My dissertation reappraised the epistemological, practical, and bioethical merits of the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. To view a list of my publications, check out my CV here.