as well as our own practical experience with empirical research in medical ethics, we conclude with a sketch of concrete suggestions for the conduct of empirical research in medical ethics. Summary: High quality empirical research in medical ethics is in need of a considered reference to normative...
How defensive medicine is defined and understood in European medical literature: protocol for a systematic reviewdefensive medicinesystematic reviewdefinitionIntroduction The term defensive medicine, referring to actions motivated primarily by litigious concerns, originates from the USA and has been used in ...
addressing ethics more getty images keep in mind that for ethical questions the interviewer is usually more interested in your thought process than your final answer. in recent weeks, with the covid-19 pandemic on the rise, there is growing concern that medical care ...
How to treat a Pirah?: medical ethics and cultural difference.doi:10.1136/bmj.h850Daniel KSokolBMJ (Clinical research ed.)
or "Stealing is never an acceptable choice, even when faced with economic hardships that threaten the health and safety of your family" are both good ethics theses. Even though one condones stealing under certain circumstances and the other doesn't, they both present clearly defined moral ...
The term “cohort” was first used in medical applications in 1935 by Wade Hampton Frost, an epidemiologist who studied age-specific mortality rates [100]. According to the field of epidemiology, nowadays the term refers to a group of people with defined characteristics who are followed up for...
Iain SmithNuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds;Emerald Publishing LimitedJournal of Health Organization and ManagementStewart C. Strange bedfellows: How medical jurisprudence has influenced medical ethics and medical practices. J Med Ethics. 2003;29(4):e10. http://dx.doi. org/10.1136/...
Different HMSs vary in their complexity, functionality, and scale depending on a medical establishment’s requirements, size, and budget. Based on these factors, an HMS can be of different types. These types are defined as: Operation and Tactical HMSis used for easy classification and management...
Two decades ago, Marx described medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) as an emerging clinical entity in patients receiving bisphosphonate therapy [3,4]. MRONJ is now an established condition defined by exposed bone that can be probed through an intra- or extra-oral fistula(e) in...
Suicide is most simply defined as the act of intentionally killing one's self. The wordsuicidemay also be used to describe a person who has killed himself. Suicide is often considered a taboo subject, and people often feel uncomfortable discussing it. This sort of stigma may actually prevent ...