Steven KahnSteven Kahn is a consultant in the life sciences. He received his PhD in Philosophy writing his thesis on the epistemology of informed consent. His career has spanned teaching university courses in bioethics, serving as chair of an ethics consultatio committee at a major university teaching hospital, and providing design, implementation and oversight for safety studies in biopharmaceutical research. As a nurse he witnessed the many challenges in communicating with patients about their goals. He became acutely aware of the need to promote shared decision making during this part of his career. Read More Read Less