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A genetic and historical perspective on the origins of keratitis fugax hereditaria

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To investigate the genetic and genealogical background of keratitis fugax hereditaria (KFH), a periodic corneal disease caused by the heterozygous pathogenic variant c.61G>C in the NLRP3 gene. KFH is characterized by recurrent unilateral autoinflammatory attacks alternating between the eyes and permanent corneal opacities.
Annamari T. Immonen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partnering for Health Workforce Development: A Case Study of Australian Volunteers International and the Solomon Islands Medical Internship Training Programme

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the Solomon Islands Graduate Intern Supervision and Support Project (SIGISSP) and its successor, the Solomon Islands Medical Partnership for Learning, Education and Research (SIMPLER), a decade‐long partnership between the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the National Referral Hospital and Australian
Sharon McLennan
wiley   +1 more source

VSED Should Not Be a Pathway to MAiD (Though Both Are Ethically Permissible)

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent changes in aid in dying laws have led some to argue for a pathway from Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). Proponents point to the Sontag case as demonstrating the efficacy of the practice. This article first provides an overview of the development of the practice of VSED and MAiD and provides
D. B. Davison
wiley   +1 more source

Reasonable Exceptions From Unreasonable Policies: Requiring Treatment Agreements for Long‐Term Opioid Therapy and Exemptions for Cancer and Terminal Illness

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since drug overdose deaths began increasing in the United States, policy makers and the medical community have developed tools to try to address the crisis. Opioid Treatment Agreements (OTAs) are one such tool which purportedly seek to promote shared decision‐making and informed consent with patients. OTAs are documents that clinicians present
Larisa Svirsky   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responding Ethically to Violence From Patients and Families in the Hospital Emergency Department: A Symbiotic Empirical Ethics Study

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Violent behaviour by patients and families is a significant issue facing healthcare providers, with a particularly high prevalence in hospital emergency departments. Occupational violence and aggression (OVA) puts both staff and patients at risk of physical and psychological harm and can affect the delivery of timely patient care.
Rosalind McDougall   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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