Activity ID
10819Expires
August 6, 2027Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics
Description of CME Course
Implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) and other devices with potential for both therapeutic purposes and human enhancement are being rapidly developed. The distinction between therapeutic and enhancement uses of these devices is not well defined. While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rightly determines what is safe and effective, this article argues that the FDA should not make subjective, value-laden assessments about risks and benefits when it comes to approval of BCIs for therapy and enhancement. This article also argues that determining BCIs’ benefits to society requires deliberations on values that the FDA is neither accustomed to making nor qualified to make. Given the inadequacy of the FDA’s safe-and-effective standard to judge devices spanning the spectrum of therapy to enhancement, this article argues that BCI regulation should not be overseen by the FDA.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for health care practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to health care practice, teaching, or conduct
Keywords
Ethics, Neurology
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2021.745