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10BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in aggregating more biomedical and patient data into large health data sets for research and public benefits. However, collecting and processing patient data raises new ethical issues regarding patient's rights, social justice and trust in public institutions. The aim of this empirical study is to gain an in-depth understanding of the awareness of possible ethical risks and corresponding obligations among those who are involved in projects using patient da…Read more
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9What does coercion in intensive care mean for patients and their relatives? A thematic qualitative studyBMC Medical Ethics 23 (1): 1-15. 2022.BackgroundThe need for an ethical debate about the use of coercion in intensive care units (ICU) may not be as obvious as in other areas of medicine, such as psychiatry. Coercive measures are often necessary to treat critically ill patients in the ICU. It is nevertheless important to keep these measures to a minimum in order to respect the dignity of patients and the cohesion of the clinical team. A deeper understanding of what patients and their relatives perceive during their ICU stay will she…Read more
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478Rethinking the ethical approach to health information management through narration: pertinence of Ricœur’s ‘little ethics’Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 19 (4): 531-543. 2016.The increased complexity of health information management sows the seeds of inequalities between health care stakeholders involved in the production and use of health information. Patients may thus be more vulnerable to use of their data without their consent and breaches in confidentiality. Health care providers can also be the victims of a health information system that they do not fully master. Yet, despite its possible drawbacks, the management of health information is indispensable for adva…Read more
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University of ZürichGraduate student
University of Zürich
PhD, 2017
Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
20th Century Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Biology |