Stimulating solidarity to improve knowledge on medications used during pregnancy
Pregnant people have been overlooked or excluded from clinical research, resulting in a lack of scientific knowledge on medication safety and efficacy during pregnancy. Thus far, both the opportunities to gene... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 27, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Marieke J Hollestelle, Rieke van der Graaf, Miriam CJM Sturkenboom and Johannes JM van Delden Tags: Research Source Type: research
Beyond translations, perspectives for researchers to consider to enhance comprehension during consent processes for health research in sub-saharan Africa: a scoping review
Literature on issues relating to comprehension during the process of obtaining informed consent (IC) has largely focused on the challenges potential participants can face in understanding the IC documents, and... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 21, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Nkosi Busisiwe, Janet Seeley, Ann Strode and Michael Parker Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trustworthy artificial intelligence and ethical design: public perceptions of trustworthiness of an AI-based decision-support tool in the context of intrapartum care
Despite the recognition that developing artificial intelligence (AI) that is trustworthy is necessary for public acceptability and the successful implementation of AI in healthcare contexts, perspectives from ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 20, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Rachel Dlugatch, Antoniya Georgieva and Angeliki Kerasidou Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effects of lobbying on the FDA ’s recall classification
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates goods accounting for 20% of US consumers ’ total expenditure. The agency’s potential susceptibility to corporate lobbying and political influence may adversel... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 20, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Yifan Zhou Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Moral distress and positive experiences of ICU staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned
The COVID-19 pandemic causes moral challenges and moral distress for healthcare professionals and, due to an increased work load, reduces time and opportunities for clinical ethics support services. Neverthele... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 8, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Mark L. van Zuylen, Janine C. de Snoo-Trimp, Suzanne Metselaar, Dave A. Dongelmans and Bert Molewijk Tags: Research Source Type: research
Physicians ’ professionalism from the patients’ perspective: a qualitative study at a single-family practice in Saudi Arabia
This study is a qualitative study... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 7, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Eiad AlFaris, Farhana Irfan, Noura Abouammoh, Nasriah Zakaria, Abdullah MA Ahmed, Omar Kasule, Dina M Aldosari, Nora A AlSahli, Mohammed Ghatar Alshibani and Gominda Ponnamperuma Tags: Research Source Type: research
Feeding back of individual genetic results in Botswana: mapping opportunities and challenges
We explored the views of Botswana stakeholders involved in developing, implementing and applying ethical standards for return of individual study results from genomic research. This allowed for mapping opportu... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 3, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Mary Kasule, Mogomotsi Matshaba, Ambroise Wonkam and Jantina de Vries Tags: Research Source Type: research
Opportunities and challenges of self-binding directives: an interview study with mental health service users and professionals in the Netherlands
Self-binding directives (SBDs) are psychiatric advance directives that include the possibility for service users to consent in advance to compulsory care in future mental health crises. Legal provisions for SB... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 3, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Laura van Melle, Lia van der Ham, Yolande Voskes, Guy Widdershoven and Matth é Scholten Tags: Research Source Type: research
Drivers and constraints to environmental sustainability in UK-based biobanking: balancing resource efficiency and future value
Biobanks are a key aspect of healthcare research; they enable access to a wide range of heterogenous samples and data, as well as saving individual researchers time and funds on the collection, storage and/or ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - June 1, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Gabrielle Samuel and Jessica M Sims Tags: Research Source Type: research
Psychometric testing of the Swedish version of the measure of moral distress for healthcare professionals (MMD-HP)
Moral distress has been described as moral constraints and uncertainty connected with guilty feelings of being unable to give care in accordance with one ’s values for good care. Various instruments to measure ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 30, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Catarina Fischer-Gr önlund, Margareta Brännström and Ulf Isaksson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Reply to reaction on ‘Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy – case report’
We would like to respond to the comment we received from our colleagues on our case report about organ donation after euthanasia starting at home. We reply to their statements on medical and legal aspects, and... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 29, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Najat Taja âte, Nathalie van Dijk, Elien Pragt, David Shaw, A Kempener-Deguelle, Wim de Jongh, Jan Bollen and Walther van Mook Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research
Organ donation after euthanasia starting with anesthesia at home is legal in The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and Spain
We would like to respond to the article “Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy Tajaâte et al., [2021] 22:120” on organ donation after euthanasia from home [... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 29, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Johannes Mulder and Hans Sonneveld Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Transparency of clinical practice guideline funding: a cross-sectional analysis of the German AWMF registry
While reporting of individual conflicts of interest is formalised, it is unclear to what extent the funding of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is formally reported. The aim of this study is to explore the ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 19, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Hendrik Napierala, Angela Schuster, Sabine Gehrke-Beck and Christoph Heintze Tags: Research Source Type: research
Situational vulnerability within mental healthcare – a qualitative analysis of ethical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mental healthcare users and patients were described as a particularly vulnerable group in the debate on the burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just what this means and what normative conclusions can be derived ... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 15, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Mirjam Faissner, Anna Werning, Michael Winkelk ötter, Holger Foullois, Michael Löhr and Jakov Gather Tags: Research Source Type: research
Two years of ethics reflection groups about coercion in psychiatry. Measuring variation within employees ’ normative attitudes, user involvement and the handling of disagreement
Research on the impact of ethics reflection groups (ERG) (also called moral case deliberations (MCD)) is complex and scarce. Within a larger study, two years of ERG sessions have been used as an intervention t... (Source: BMC Medical Ethics)
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 12, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Bert Molewijk, Reidar Pedersen, Almar Kok, Reidun F ørde and Olaf Aasland Tags: Article Source Type: research
