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Transatlantic Issues: Report from Scotland [PDF]
Several bioethical topics received a great deal of news coverage here in Scotland in 2009. Three important issues with transatlantic connections are the swine flu outbreak, which was handled very differently in Scotland, England, and America; the U.S ...
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'Ethically Impossible': STD Research in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948 [PDF]
In response to the President's request of November 24, 2010, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) oversaw this thorough fact-finding investigation into the specifics of the U.S.
Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
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Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics: a case for an effective model for international bioethics education [PDF]
Designing bioethics curriculum for international postgraduate students is a challenging task. There are at least two main questions, which have to be resolved in advance: (1) what is a purpose of a particular teaching program and (2) how to respectfully ...
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It's money that matters: the financial context of ethical decision-making in modern biomedicine [PDF]
While the importance of patient autonomy is widely acknowledged and discussed in the bioethics literature, clinicians' autonomy, their ability to make the best choices about patients' care free from outside interference, is far less debated.
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Bioethical issues in the development of biopharmaceuticals [PDF]
Development of biopharmaceuticals is a challenging issue in bioethics. Unlike conventional, small molecular weight drugs, biopharmaceuticals are proteins derived from DNA technology and hybrid techniques with complex three dimensional structures ...
Protić Dragana, Todorović Zoran
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Empowerment or Engagement? Digital Health Technologies for Mental Healthcare [PDF]
We argue that while digital health technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, smartphones, and virtual reality) present significant opportunities for improving the delivery of healthcare, key concepts that are used to evaluate and understand their ...
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Bioethics of Xenotransplantation: Three Religious Perspectives [PDF]
The recent explosion of biotechnology has raised many ethical and religious questions among faith communities. Many of these faith communities are attempting to balance modern technology and historical religion. Using xenotransplantation as a case study,
Wachholtz, Amy
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Introduction: The Fogarty International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Program in Historical Context [PDF]
In response to the increasing need for research ethics expertise in low and middle income countries (LMICs), the NIH's Fogarty International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Program has provided grants for the development of training ...
Grady, Christine+3 more
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Foreword: Urban Bioethics [PDF]
On February 26, 1997, the Fordham University School of Law hosted the Sixth Annual Stein Center Symposium on Contemporary Urban Challenges, entitled Urban Bioethics: A Symposium on Health Care, Poverty, and Autonomy.
Cooper, Elizabeth B.+1 more
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Over the past couple of years, the Bioethics Consultative Committee has been active in promoting an understanding of bioethical issues within the medical profession, as well as more generally among the paramedical, and indeed the lay public.
Cauchi, Maurice N.
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