Emily A Largent JD, PhD, RN

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Emanuel and Robert Hart Assistant Professor in Bioethics
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy

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1403 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
Georgetown University, 2004.
BS (Nursing)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
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Selected Publications

Gaster B, Largent EA: What Makes a Better Life for People Facing Dementia? Toward Dementia-Friendly Social Policy, Medical Care, and Community Support in the United States. Hastings Center Report February 2024 Notes: Part of the special report: "Facing Dementia: Clarifying End-of-Life Choices, Supporting Better Lives"

Erickson CM, Karlawish J, Grill JD, Harkins K, Landau SM, Rivera-Mindt MG, Okonkwo O, Petersen RC, Aisen PS, Weiner MW, Largent EA: A Pragmatic, Investigator-Driven Process for Disclosure of Amyloid PET Scan Results to ADNI-4 Research Participants The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease February 2024.

Erickson C, Largent EA: Diagnosing Preclinical and Prodromal Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Clinical Is Political JAMA Neurology February 2024 Notes: Peer-reviewed.

Largent EA, Lowers J, Pope TM, Quill TE, Wynia M: When People Facing Dementia Choose to Hasten Death: The Landscape of Current Ethical, Legal, Medical, and Social Considerations in the United States Hastings Center Report February 2024 Notes: Part of the special report: "Facing Dementia: Clarifying End-of-Life Choices, Supporting Better Lives"

London AJ, Karlawish J, Largent EA, Hey SP, McCarthy EP: Algorithmic Identification of Persons with Dementia for Research Recruitment: Ethical Considerations. Informatics for Health and Social Care January 2024.

Pierson L, Gibert S, Orszag L, Fei RY, Sullivan H, Persad G, Largent EA: Bioethicists Today: Results of the Views in Bioethics Survey. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 2024.

Nelson R, Kious B, Moore B, Largent EA, Blumenthal-Barby JS : The Problem with Suffering. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 2024.

The Aspen Institute: Improving Medicare at Home for Beneficiaries and Family Caregivers Recommendations from an Expert Working Group \{The Aspen Institute} 2024 Notes: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/improving-medicare-at-home-for-beneficiaries-and-family-caregivers/

Largent EA, Peterson A, Harkins K, Coykendall C, Kleid M, Abera M, Stites SD, Karlawish J, Clapp JT: “A Raw Blessing” – Caregivers’ Experiences Providing Care to Persons Living with Dementia in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics December 2023.

Erickson CM, Wexler A, Largent EA: Alzheimer’s in the Modern Age: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Digital Monitoring to Identify Cognitive Changes. Informatics for Health and Social Care December 2023.

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