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A Case for an Opt-Out Organ Donation System in Canada
University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine, 2017 This commentary supports an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation in Canada. To begin, it examines the state of organ donation in our country and presents both the ‘opt-in’ and ‘opt-out’ schemes.
Taylor Aust
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"Negotiorum Gestio" in Family Medicine, Informed Consent Obtainment, and Disciplinary Responsibility [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction. Negotiorum gestio (NG) denotes an action where a person well intendedly acts on behalf of another without obtaining the latter’s prior consent. In broad terms, NG-like actions have played a considerable role in health care provision.
Birkeland, Søren
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Voices in Bioethics, 2014 Organ transplantation brings up a myriad of bioethical issues, especially with regard to informed consent. In the US, an “opt-in” approach is practiced, in which patients’ organs will not be harvested unless they or their next-of-kin have provided ...
Louisa Howard
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Deceased organ donation of foreign nationals in India
Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2019 Inward foreign tourism in India is on the rise and the tourists are equally at risk of fatal road accidents and stroke leading to brain death. This provides an opportunity for organ donation; however, no guidelines are available on how to proceed in such
Pallavi Kumar +9 more
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Making research ethics work for global health: towards a more agile and collaborative approach
BMJ Global Health, 2023 In this reflective essay, we seek to engage in a constructive dialogue with scholars across medicine, public health and anthropology on research ethics practices.
Sreeparna Chattopadhyay, Bregje de Kok
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THE “NEW BODY SNATCHERS”: ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF PRESUMED CONSENT ORGAN DONATION LAWS ON PRIVACY, AUTONOMY, AND LIBERTY [PDF]
, 2011 This Note examines, in three parts, presumed consent laws as they pertain to organ donation. Part I discusses presumed consent and explains the salient features of presumed consent laws.
Liddy, Maryellen
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Groningen Journal of International Law, 2013 Organ trafficking is perhaps the most obscure form of human trafficking. It is an international problem with transnational dimensions and involves the intersection between the world of organized crime, impoverished organ donors, sick recipients and ...
Alexis A. Aronowitz, Elif Isitman
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Reduced Muscular Carnosine in Proximal Myotonic Myopathy—A Pilot 1H‐MRS Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Myotonic dystrophy type 2 (proximal myotonic myopathy, PROMM) is a progressive multisystem disorder with muscular symptoms (proximal weakness, pain, myotonia) and systemic manifestations such as diabetes mellitus, cataracts, and cardiac arrhythmias.
Alexander Gussew +11 more
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Surgical consent and the importance of a substitute decision-maker: A case study
Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2017 At law, all individuals are presumed to have the legal capacity to provide consent or refusal of treatment unless there are clinical indications of cognitive impairment.
Julia Gilbert, Brigid Gillespie
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Cracking the Code: Genotype–Phenotype Correlation Models in Sarcoglycanopathies
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Sarcoglycanopathies are among the most severe limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD), though milder presentations have been described. These diseases are primarily caused by missense variants, but the limited predictability of their effect on protein maturation, complex formation, and transport has hindered reliable genotype ...
Leonela Luce +72 more
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