Background: Given the increased use of technology in health care, both in extent and
application, the importance of understanding the ethical implications of new health …

Research in the intensive care unit (ICU) raises a number of scientific and ethical
challenges. Potential participants in critical care studies are likely to be considered …

After thirty-six years of biennial updates, the authors take great pride in being able to publish
the nineteenth version (2001) of the “Brandon/Hill Selected List of Print Books and Journals …

Background: Although infectious diseases are globally on the decline, they remain a major
global public health problem. Among them, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus …

Prior to the writing of this article, a small qualitative Canadian study surveyed prenatal
counseling in a hospital setting; through that study, unexpected and disturbing narratives …

This book provides a typology of higher education ethics that infuses both cognitive and
affective domains to help mitigate ethical issues in colleges and universities at the global …

Background The development of new biomedical technologies is accelerating at an
unprecedented speed. These new technologies will undoubtedly bring solutions to long …

Introduction: Fast advancing medical technology has made organ donation and
transplantation possible. With an alarming increase in non-communicable diseases, organ …

Con el recién nacido en ocasiones se deben hacer recomendaciones de formas apropiadas
de tratamiento cuando la muerte parece ser inminente. Aunque con frecuencia es …

This dissertation presents discussion and analysis on values based decision making, based
on a small pilot study using values transparency software, the Values Exchange,(2005). The …