National literature on ethics provides an insight into the nature and development of a dialogue on health issues within a population. This study investigated the health ethics discourse in Pakistan. The purpose was to critically reflect on the nature and level of such discussions with the aim of stimulating an interest in the ethical implications of health and medicine in developing countries. ...

BACKGROUND Professional ethics refers to the use of logical and consistent communication, knowledge, clinical skills, emotions and values in nursing practice. This study aimed to explore and describe factors that affect professional ethics in nursing practice in Iran. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted using conventional content analysis approach. Thirty nurses with at least 5 years...

The ‘‘lone’’ clinical bioethicist working in a large, multisite hospital faces considerable challenges. While attempting to build ethics capacity and sustain a demanding range of responsibilities, he or she must also achieve an acceptable level of integration, sustainability, and accountability within a complex organisational structure. In an effort to address such inherent demands and to creat...

The "lone" clinical bioethicist working in a large, multisite hospital faces considerable challenges. While attempting to build ethics capacity and sustain a demanding range of responsibilities, he or she must also achieve an acceptable level of integration, sustainability, and accountability within a complex organisational structure. In an effort to address such inherent demands and to create ...

Background: When it comes to protecting patients' rights and ensuring the quality of healthcare, medical ethics are utmost importance. Clinical specialists need a solid understanding clinical morals adhere moral guidelines in delivery care. Objective: The study aims determine, how well doctors Lahore, Pakistan, aware health practices their comprehension healthcare ethical principles, guidelines...

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Newson, A.J. (2006) “Should parental refusals of newborn screening be accepted?”, 15(2): 135-146.] is available online at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=40...

Hospital ethics committees (HECs) have come into vogue over the past quarter of a century, but subsequent to Joint Commission international Accreditation’s mandate in 1992, they have become an essential part of all major hospitals in North America. These committees work on different models to address the clinical ethics needs of hospitals. Some hospitals have a fulltime clinical ethicist, while...

The material has not been previously published elsewhere and is being considered solely by the American Journal of Medical Case Reports. This case report determined to be “A Healthcare Operations Activity and does not include Human Research – Institutional Review Board approval is not required” by Maimonides Institutional Review Board, an institutional ethics committee.

INTRODUCTION The current literature in Australia demonstrates that there are variations in access and outcomes in perinatal care based on socioeconomic factors. However, little has been done looking at the level of out-of-pocket healthcare costs associated with perinatal care. The primary aim of this project will be to quantify health service use and out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure associa...