Background Teaching ethics in public health programmes is not routine everywhere–at least
not in most schools of public health in the European region. Yet empirical evidence shows …

Research ethics anew gained importance due to the changing scientific landscape and
increasing demands and competition in the academic field. These changes are further …

The study of ethics in public health became a societal imperative following the horrors of pre
World War II eugenics, the Holocaust, and the Tuskegee Experiment (and more recent …

Background Pharmacists as highly qualified professionals face ethical dilemmas and
conflicts in their daily practice. These issues manifest themselves in the daily practice of …

Public health ethics has been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Frequently,
public health practitioners have to confront complex decisions, with numerous and often …

The field of public health includes a wide scope of activities and professional disciplines,
ranging from sanitation, health protection, epidemiology, environmental health, financing …

Technology assessment capability is vital in determining health policy and priorities
because science and technology changes occur rapidly and are essential for progress …

Over the last decade there has been a noticeable increase in attention, on the part of public
health scholars and professionals, to the important ethical challenges that arise in the …

Although educators would likely agree that values and ethics are important in all disciplines,
they have particular importance for practice-oriented fields. These applied professionals …

Background Public health ethics and law (PHEL) is a core professional competency for the
public health workforce. However, few data are available describing the extent to which UK …