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1The relationship between environmentally induced emotion and memory for a naturalistic virtual experienceCognition and Emotion. forthcoming.Emotional stimuli (e.g. words, images) are often remembered better than neutral stimuli. However, little is known about how memory is affected by an environmentally induced emotional state (without any overtly emotional occurrences) – the focus of this study. Participants were randomly assigned to discovery (n = 305) and replication (n = 306) subsamples and viewed a desktop virtual environment before rating their emotions and completing objective (i.e. item, temporal-order, duration) and subject…Read more
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13Expanded terminal sedation: too removed from real-world practiceJournal of Medical Ethics 49 (4): 267-268. 2023.Gilbertson et al present a considered analysis of the abstract problem of ‘sedation’ at the end of life,1 and it is reassuring to see the separation of multiple practises that are often grouped under the heading terminal sedation. In their work, the authors attempt to introduce and justify a new practice in the care of those dying with significant suffering—expanded terminal sedation (ETS). This analysis will not, however, help our colleagues at the bedside. Here, we will focus on the flaws whic…Read more
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24Defining ethical challenge(s) in healthcare research: a rapid reviewBMC Medical Ethics 22 (1): 1-17. 2021.BackgroundDespite its ubiquity in academic research, the phrase ‘ethical challenge(s)’ appears to lack an agreed definition. A lack of a definition risks introducing confusion or avoidable bias. Conceptual clarity is a key component of research, both theoretical and empirical. Using a rapid review methodology, we sought to review definitions of ‘ethical challenge(s)’ and closely related terms as used in current healthcare research literature.MethodsRapid review to identify peer-reviewed reports …Read more
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59Palliative opioid use, palliative sedation and euthanasia: reaffirming the distinctionJournal of Medical Ethics 46 (1): 48-50. 2020.We read with interest the extended essay published from Riisfeldt and are encouraged by an empirical ethics article which attempts to ground theory and its claims in the real world. However, such attempts also have real-world consequences. We are concerned to read the paper’s conclusion that clinical evidence weakens the distinction between euthanasia and normal palliative care prescribing. This is important. Globally, the most significant barrier to adequate symptom control in people with life-…Read more
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Areas of Interest
Death and Dying |
Public Health |
African/Africana Philosophy |