Potāto, potăto, proxy consent, permission – just don't call the a whole thing off

جایگاه بیمار در تصمیم‌گیری‌های پزشکی

 Many patients do not interfere in medical practice. The reason for this behaviour naturalization is the wrong mentality that people are just sick of doctors. Knowing the right choice rather than as an omniscient doctor should follow. Too many patients are unaware of their right to decide. Look at this research stage diagnosis decision on recognition arrangements including t...

Please don't call my mom: pediatric consent and confidentiality.

Plato Seeking for “One Real Explanation” in Phaedo

What this essay is to discuss is Plato''s theory of explanation in Phaedo. In this dialogue, we observe that Socrates criticizes both the natural scientists’ explanations and Anaxagoras’ theory of Mind since he thinks they could not explain all things, firstly, in a unitary and, secondary, in a real way. Thence, we are to call what Plato is seeking as his ideal explanation in Phaedo “One Real E...

What is the role and authority of gatekeepers in cluster randomized trials in health research?

This article is part of a series of papers examining ethical issues in cluster randomized trials (CRTs) in health research. In the introductory paper in this series, we set out six areas of inquiry that must be addressed if the CRT is to be set on a firm ethical foundation. This paper addresses the sixth of the questions posed, namely, what is the role and authority of gatekeepers in CRTs in he...

I-19: Informed Consent of Infertile Couples in Iran: Legal Controversies

s:3020:"1. Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran Iran 2. Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran Iran Informed consent is considered the most important step in clinical interventions. According to the Beauchamp’s definition the consent is: “...an a...