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    Clinical Ethics Committee in an Oncological Research Hospital: two-years Report
    with Marta Perin and on Behalf of the Clinical Ethics Committee of the Azienda Usl-Irccs di Reggio Emilia
    Nursing Ethics 30 (7-8): 1217-1231. 2023.
    Research question and aimClinical Ethics Committees (CECs) aim to support healthcare professionals (HPs) and healthcare organizations to deal with the ethical issues of clinical practice. In 2020,...
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    Research, education, ethics consultation: evaluating a Bioethics Unit in an Oncological Research Hospital
    with Marta Perin, Elena Turola, Giovanna Artioli, Luca Ghirotto, Massimo Costantini, and Morten Magelssen
    BMC Medical Ethics 23 (1): 1-15. 2022.
    BackgroundThis study aims to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the activities of a Bioethics Unit (BU) 5 years since its implementation (2016–2020). The BU is a research unit providing empirical research on ethical issues related to clinical practice, clinical ethics consultation, and ethical education for health care professionals (HPS).MethodsWe performed an explanatory, sequential, mixed-method, observational study, using the subsequent qualitative data to explain the initial quantita…Read more
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    BackgroundUnder COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations developed guidelines to deal with the ethical aspects of resources allocation. This study describes the results of an argument-based review of ethical guidelines developed at the European level. It aims to increase knowledge and awareness about the moral relevance of the outbreak, especially as regards the balance of equity and dignity in clinical practice and patient’s care. MethodAccording to the argument-based review framework, we started …Read more
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    Advance care planning (ACP) is considered a pivotal aid in the decision‐making process, especially for many people living with dementia, who inevitably will lose the capacity to make decisions at the end of life. In Italy, ACP has been recently regulated by law 219/2017, leading to the investigation of how physicians deal with ACP in dementia. In order to comprehend the perception of physicians who provide care for patients with dementia regarding ACP and to describe their difficulties and needs…Read more
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    Compassionate use programs in Italy: ethical guidelines
    with Roberto Satolli and Massimo Costantini
    BMC Medical Ethics 19 (1): 22. 2018.
    This article proposes a retrospective analysis of a compassionate use, using a case study of request for Avelumab for a patient suffering from Merkel Cell Carcinoma. The study is the result of a discussion within a Provincial Ethics Committee following the finding of a high number of requests for CU program. The primary objective of the study is to illustrate the specific ethical and clinical profiles that emerge from the compassionate use program issue. The secondary goals are: a) to promote a …Read more
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    Clinical Ethics Consultation and Research Ethics Consultation: A Call for Italy
    with Domenico Franco Merlo, Roberto Satolli, Teresa Coppola, Luca Ghirotto, and Massimo Costantini
    American Journal of Bioethics 18 (1): 63-64. 2018.