Collection and use of human materials during TB clinical research; a review of practices
Human biological materials are usually stored for possible future use in research because they preserve valuable biological information, save time and resources, which would have been spent on collection of fr... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 29, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Joseph Ochieng, Betty Kwagala and Nelson Sewankambo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Experimenting with modifications to consent forms in comparative effectiveness research: understanding the impact of language about financial implications and key information
Informed consent forms are intended to facilitate research enrollment decisions. However, the technical language in institutional templates can be unfamiliar and confusing for decision-makers. Standardized lan... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 27, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Nyiramugisha K. Niyibizi, Candace D. Speight, Gabriel Najarro, Andrea R. Mitchell, Ofer Sadan, Yi-An Ko and Neal W. Dickert Tags: Research Source Type: research
Which features of patients are morally relevant in ventilator triage? A survey of the UK public
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many health systems, including those in the UK, developed triage guidelines to manage severe shortages of ventilators. At present, there is an insufficient underst... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 25, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Lok Chan, Jana Schaich Borg, Vincent Conitzer, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu, Hazem Zohny and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ethical and regulatory implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the medical devices industry and its representatives
The development and deployment of medical devices, along with most areas of healthcare, has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has had variable ethical implications, two of which we wil... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 23, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Brette Blakely, Wendy Rogers, Jane Johnson, Quinn Grundy, Katrina Hutchison, Robyn Clay-Williams, Bernadette Richards and Guy Maddern Tags: Debate Source Type: research
Participatory development of CURA, a clinical ethics support instrument for palliative care
Existing clinical ethics support (CES) instruments are considered useful. However, users report obstacles in using them in daily practice. Including end users and other stakeholders in developing CES instrumen... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 23, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Malene Vera van Schaik, H.Roeline Pasman, Guy Widdershoven and Suzanne Metselaar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Indicators and criteria of consciousness: ethical implications for the care of behaviourally unresponsive patients
Assessing consciousness in other subjects, particularly in non-verbal and behaviourally disabled subjects (e.g., patients with disorders of consciousness), is notoriously challenging but increasingly urgent. T... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 21, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Michele Farisco, Cyriel Pennartz, Jitka Annen, Benedetta Cecconi and Kathinka Evers Tags: Debate Source Type: research
The effect of deliberative process on the self-sacrificial decisions of utilitarian healthcare students
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted prosocial behavior as a professional healthcare core competency. Although medical students are expected to work in the best interests of their patients, in the pandemic co... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 19, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Yongmin Shin, Seungmin Kim, Do-Hwan Kim, Seunghee Lee, Minhae Cho and Jungjoon Ihm Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ethics education to support ethical competence learning in healthcare: an integrative systematic review
Ethical problems in everyday healthcare work emerge for many reasons and constitute threats to ethical values. If these threats are not managed appropriately, there is a risk that the patient may be inflicted ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 19, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Henrik Andersson, Anders Svensson, Catharina Frank, Andreas Rantala, Mats Holmberg and Anders Bremer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perspectives on returning individual and aggregate genomic research results to study participants and communities in Kenya: a qualitative study
A fundamental ethical challenge in conducting genomics research is the question of what and how individual level genetic findings and aggregate genomic results should be conveyed to research participants and c... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 18, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Isaac Kisiangani, Shukri F. Mohamed, Catherine Kyobutungi, Paulina Tindana, Anita Ghansah, Michele Ramsay and Gershim Asiki Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health professionals' knowledge and attitude towards patient confidentiality and associated factors in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study
This study aims to assess health professionals’ knowledge, attitudes... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 14, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Masresha Derese Tegegne, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Aynadis Worku Shimie, Degefaw Denekew Hunegnaw, Meseret Gashaw Legese, Tewabe Ambaye Ejigu, Nebyu Demeke Mengestie, Wondewossen Zemene, Tirualem Zeleke and Ashenafi Fentahun Chanie Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ethics framework for citizen science and public and patient participation in research
Citizen science and models for public participation in health research share normative ideals of participation, inclusion, and public and patient engagement. Academic researchers collaborate in research with m... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 13, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Barbara Groot and Tineke Abma Tags: Research Source Type: research
What if some patients are more “important” than others? A possible framework for Covid-19 and other emergency care situations
The Covid-19 pandemic caused situations where, in some hospitals, there were more patients in need of urgent treatment in intensive care units (ICU) than were available. In particular, there were not sufficien... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 13, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Andrea Lavazza and Mirko D. Garasic Tags: Debate Source Type: research
The public impact of academic and print media portrayals of TMS: shining a spotlight on discrepancies in the literature
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an FDA approved treatment for major depression, migraine, obsessive compulsive disorder, and smoking addiction. TMS has gained popular media support, but media covera... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 13, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Abigail Scheper, Cynthia Rosenfeld and Veljko Dubljevi ć Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Social network-based ethical analysis of COVID-19 vaccine supply policy in three Central Asian countries
In the pandemic time, many low- and middle-income countries are experiencing restricted access to COVID-19 vaccines. Access to imported vaccines or ways to produce them locally became the principal source of h... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 9, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Timur Aripov, Daniel Wikler, Damin Asadov, Zhangir Tulekov, Totugul Murzabekova and Kerim M. Munir Tags: Research Source Type: research
Qualitative inquiry into adolescents ’ experience of ethical challenges during enrollment and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Temeke Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania
Adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experience challenges, including lack of involvement in their care as well nondisclosure of HIV status, which leads to poor adherence to antiretrovira... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 9, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Renatha Sillo Joseph, Gladys Reuben Mahiti, Gasto Frumence and Connie M. Ulrich Tags: Research Source Type: research
