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COVID-19 underscores the important role of Clinical Ethics Committees in Africa

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified pre-existing challenges in healthcare in Africa. Long-standing health inequities, embedded in the continent over centuries, have been laid bare and have raised complex ethical dilemmas.
Keymanthri Moodley, Siti Mukaumbya Kabanda, Anita Kleinsmidt, Adetayo Emmanuel Obasa   +3 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Ethical issues in epidemiologic research and public health practice

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2006
A rich and growing body of literature has emerged on ethics in epidemiologic research and public health practice. Recent articles have included conceptual frameworks of public health ethics and overviews of historical developments in the field.
Coughlin Steven S
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

It is Time to Stop Talking and Start Doing: The Views of People with Learning Disability on Future Research [PDF]

, 2012
There is a need for people with learning disabilities to be involved in directing research to ensure that the research is meaningful to those it concerns.
Marriott, Anna, Townsley, Ruth, Williams, Val   +2 more
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‘If you build it, they will come…to the wrong door: evaluating patient and caregiver-initiated ethics consultations via a patient portal’

BMJ Health & Care Informatics
Objectives Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) sought to empower patients and caregivers to be more proactive in requesting ethics consultations.Methods Functionality was developed on MSK’s electronic patient portal that allowed patients and/or ...
Konstantina Matsoukas, Liz Blackler, Amy E Scharf, Michelle Colletti, Louis P Voigt   +4 more
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Fluid and Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Microgliopathy Colony‐Stimulating Factor‐1 Receptor‐Related Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to identify both fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers for CSF1R‐RD that can inform the optimal timing of treatment administration to maximize therapeutic benefit, while also providing sensitive quantitative measurements to monitor disease progression.
Tomasz Chmiela, Madison Reeves, Karen Jansen‐West, Judith Dunmore, Yuping Song, Audrey Strongosky, Sunil Gandhi, Gilana Pikover, Matt Blurton‐Jones, Robert C. Spitale, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Leonard Petrucelli, Mercedes Prudencio, Zbigniew K. Wszolek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A “Principled Resolution”: The Fulcrum for Bioethics Mediation [PDF]

, 2011
The concept of a principled resolution is the foundation for bioethics mediation. Dubler presents the core bioethical principles that support the creation of principled resolutions as fulcrums for resolving disagreements in the healthcare setting ...
Dubler, Nancy Neveloff
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Hospital/clinical ethics committees' notion: an overview

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2016
Hospital ethics committees (HECs) help clinicians deal with the ethical challenges which have been raised during clinical practice. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to provide a historical background of the development of HECs ...
Fatemeh Hajibabaee, Soodabeh Joolaee, Mahammad Ali Cheraghi, Pooneh Salari, Patricia Rodney   +4 more
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Clinical Ethics Training in Canada: Moving Towards Standardization

Canadian Journal of Bioethics
This paper summarizes the presentation and stakeholder feedback gathered from the Canadian Bioethics Society Workshop and Community Forum in May 2023, in a session entitled, “Clinical Ethics Fellowship in Canada: Making the Move Towards Standardization”.
Winifred Badaiki, Andrea Frolic
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