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Structural racism in precision medicine: leaving no one behind

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background Precision medicine (PM) is an emerging approach to individualized care. It aims to help physicians better comprehend and predict the needs of their patients while effectively adopting in a timely manner the most suitable treatment by promoting
Lester Darryl Geneviève   +4 more
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A meta-analysis of threats to valid clinical inference in preclinical research of sunitinib

open access: yeseLife, 2015
Poor study methodology leads to biased measurement of treatment effects in preclinical research. We used available sunitinib preclinical studies to evaluate relationships between study design and experimental tumor volume effect sizes.
Valerie C Henderson   +6 more
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Challenges to patient centredness – a comparison of patient and doctor experiences from primary care

open access: yesBMC Family Practice, 2019
Background We designed this observational study to investigate the level of patients’ and doctors’ ratings of patient-centred aspects of the primary care consultation. Methods Questionnaire study with patients and doctors.
Helene Bodegård   +4 more
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Individual notions of fair data sharing from the perspectives of Swiss stakeholders

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background The meaningful sharing of health data between different stakeholders is central to the advancement of science and to improve care offered to individual patients.
Lester Darryl Geneviève   +3 more
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Factors associated with post-acute discharge location after hospital stay: a cross-sectional study from a Swiss hospital

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In 2012, Switzerland introduced the diagnosis-related group hospital payment system. Fearing that vulnerable patients may be discharged early, Acute and Transitional Care (ATC) was introduced to address the nursing care of patients who no ...
Bettina M. Zimmermann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethics Commission extends financial disclosure filing deadline [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
"March 27, 2020."; At head of title: For immediate release; "For more information, contact Paul M. Nick, Executive Director.
Ohio Ethics Commission
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Acute and transitional care or rehabilitation? Retrospective analysis of discharge planning from a municipal hospital in Switzerland

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Due to rising health care costs, in 2012 Switzerland introduced SwissDRG, a reimbursement system for hospitals based on lump sum per case. To circumvent possible negative consequences like reduction in length of stay, acute and transitional ...
Lara Kollbrunner   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative study of comprehension of heritability in genomics studies among the Yoruba in Nigeria

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background With growth of genomics research in Africa, concern has arisen about comprehension and adequacy of informed consent given the highly technical terms used in this field.
Rasheed O. Taiwo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The full spectrum of ethical issues in pediatric genome-wide sequencing: a systematic qualitative review

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background The use of genome-wide sequencing in pediatric medicine and research is growing exponentially. While this has many potential benefits, the normative and empirical literature has highlighted various ethical issues. There have not been, however,
Johanna Eichinger   +6 more
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Race in health research: Considerations for researchers and research ethics committees

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2023
This article provides ethical guidance on using race in health research as a variable or in defining the study population. To this end, a plain, non-exhaustive checklist is provided for researchers and research ethics committees, preceded by a brief ...
W Van Staden   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

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