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308A Not-So-Gentle Refutation of the Defence of HomeopathyJournal of Bioethical Inquiry 13 (1): 21-25. 2016.In a recent paper, Levy, Gadd, Kerridge, and Komesaroff attempt to defend the ethicality of homeopathy by attacking the utilitarian ethical framework as a basis for medical ethics and by introducing a distinction between evidence-based medicine and modern science. This paper demonstrates that their argumentation is not only insufficient to achieve that goal but also incorrect. Utilitarianism is not required to show that homeopathic practice is unethical; indeed, any normative basis of medical et…Read more
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170Clinical Ethics Consultations in the Opinion of Polish PhysiciansJournal of Bioethical Inquiry 18 (3): 499-509. 2021.Clinical Ethics Consultations are an important tool for physicians in solving difficult cases. They are extremely common in North America and to a lesser extent also present in Europe. However, there is little data on this practice in Poland. We present results of a survey of 521 physicians practising in Poland concerning their opinion on CECs and related practices. We analysed the data looking at such issues as CECs’ perceived availability, use of CECs, and perceived usefulness of such support.…Read more
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131Tough Clinical Decisions: Experiences of Polish PhysiciansHEC Forum 36 (1): 111-130. 2024.The paper reports results of the very first survey-based study on the prevalence, frequency and nature of ethical or other non-medical difficulties faced by Polish physicians in their everyday clinical practice. The study involved 521 physicians of various medical specialties, practicing mainly in inpatient healthcare. The study showed that the majority of Polish physicians encounter ethical and other non-medical difficulties in making clinical decisions. However, they confront such difficulties…Read more
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22Policy change without ethical analysis? Commentary on the publication of SmajdorTheoretical Medicine and Bioethics 44 (4): 379-385. 2023.This commentary addresses the proposal and argumentative line presented in the paper ‘Whole Body Gestational Donation’ (WBGD) by Anna Smajdor (2023), published as an intended ‘outrageous argument’ in a dedicated special issue of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. We believe that the paper is fatally flawed due to its lack of engagement with relevant approaches in ethics and essential sources in health sciences as well as its insufficient, superficial, and rash argumentation. Its critical weakne…Read more
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16Racje sumienia a inne powody odmowy wykonania świadczenia zdrowotnego przez lekarzaMedycyna Praktyczna - Psychiatria 2 (49): 74-83. 2016.
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5Antoni Kępiński’s Philosophy of Medicine – an alternative readingActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Philosophica. Ethica-Aesthetica-Practica 28 23--35. 2016.Antoni Kępiński remains an often read and quoted author even 40 years after his premature death. Usually he is read in the context of his times and his connections with contemporary philosophy. This paper aims to show other aspects of his reflections on psychiatry. His views on the position of psychiatry within medicine, its methods, psychophysical problems, and other issues are compared with current knowledge and current thought paradigms. The goal is to show that while Kępiński was obviously f…Read more
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3O pojęciu kompetencji w podejmowaniu decyzji terapeutycznychEtyka 51 67-83. 2015.Pojęcie kompetencji do podejmowania decyzji terapeutycznych jest niezbędne dla teorii i praktyki autonomii pacjenta. Artykuł przedstawia różne podejścia do tego zagadnienia w ramach prawa, filozofii i nauk medycznych oraz wskazuje kierunki rozwoju i integracji badań pomiędzy dziedzinami. Istniejący dorobek analizy pojęciowej, badań empirycznych i rozstrzygnięć prawnych z różnych krajów wymaga dalszego uzgodnienia i wypracowania nowego pojęcia kompetencji zgodnego ze współczesną wiedzą z nauk kog…Read more
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University of WarsawResearcher
Warsaw, Poland
Areas of Specialization
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Biomedical Ethics |
Medical Ethics |
Informed Consent in Medicine |
Illness |
Psychiatric Ethics |
Public Health |