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1Disclosure of medical errorIn Peter A. Singer & A. M. Viens (eds.), The Cambridge textbook of bioethics, Cambridge University Press. pp. 257--65. 2008.
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56Doing right: a practical guide to ethics for medical trainees and physiciansOxford University Press. 1996.Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians is a concise and practical guide to ethical decision-making in medicine. The text is aimed at second- and third-year one-semester ethics courses offered in medical schools, health sciences departments, and nursing programs. By taking an applied approach rather than a theoretical approach, this text serves the needs of medical and nursing students, residents, and practicing physicians by sorting through questions of mora…Read more
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33Exploring the potential utility of AI large language models for medical ethics: an expert panel evaluation of GPT-4Journal of Medical Ethics 50 (2): 90-96. 2024.Integrating large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 into medical ethics is a novel concept, and understanding the effectiveness of these models in aiding ethicists with decision-making can have significant implications for the healthcare sector. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of GPT-4 in responding to complex medical ethical vignettes and to gauge its utility and limitations for aiding medical ethicists. Using a mixed-methods, cross-sectional survey approach, a…Read more
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44Paternalism and autonomy: views of patients and providers in a transitional countryBMC Medical Ethics 16 (1): 1-9. 2015.BackgroundPatient autonomy is a fundamental, yet challenging, principle of professional medical ethics. The idea that individual patients should have the freedom to make choices about their lives, including medical matters, has become increasingly prominent in current literature. However, this has not always been the case, especially in communist countries where paternalistic attitudes have been interwoven into all relationships including medical ones. Patients’ expectations and the role of the …Read more
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85Measuring the ethical sensitivity of medical students: a study at the University of TorontoJournal of Medical Ethics 18 (3): 142-147. 1992.An instrument to assess 'ethical sensitivity' has been developed. The instrument presents four clinical vignettes and the respondent is asked to list the ethical issues related to each vignette. The responses are classified, post hoc, into the domains of autonomy, beneficence and justice. This instrument was used in 1990 to assess the ethical sensitivity of students in all four medical classes at the University of Toronto. Ethical sensitivity, as measured by this instrument, is not related to ag…Read more
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12THE TRUSTED DOCTOR: MEDICAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISMRosamondRhodesOxford University Press2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190859909.003.0014. E Book: 65$US (review)Bioethics 34 (9): 994-995. 2020.Bioethics, EarlyView.
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1Book Reviews : Patricia Illingworth, AIDS and the Good Society. Routledge, London/new York, 1990. Pp. vi, 197, $12.95 (paper (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 23 (4): 558-562. 1993.
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11Book Reviews : Patricia Illingworth, AIDS and the Good Society. Routledge, London/New York, 1990. Pp. vi, 197, $12.95 (paper (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 23 (4): 558-562. 1993.
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10Book Reviews : Lennart Nordenfelt, On the Nature of Health: An Action-Theoretic Account. Philosophy and Medicine Series, Vol. 26. D. Reidel, Dordrecht/Boston, 1987. Pp. 204, US$44.50 (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 21 (1): 126-130. 1991.
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2Book Reviews : Lennart Nordenfelt, On the Nature of Health: An Action-Theoretic Account. Philosophy and Medicine Series, Vol. 26. D. Reidel, Dordrecht/boston, 1987. Pp. 204, US$44.50 (review)Philosophy of the Social Sciences 21 (1): 126-130. 1991.
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14The Trusted doctor: Medical ethics and professionalism Rosamond Rhodes oxford university press 2020. Https://Doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190859909.003.0014. E book: 65$us (review)Bioethics 34 (9): 994-995. 2020.Bioethics, EarlyView.
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Commentary by Philip Hebert, M.DEubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics 8 (4): 107-107. 1998.
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54Evaluating ethical sensitivity in medical students: using vignettes as an instrumentJournal of Medical Ethics 16 (3): 141-145. 1990.As a preliminary step to beginning to assess the usefulness of clinical vignettes to measure ethical sensitivity in undergraduate medical students, five clinical vignettes with seven to nine ethical issues each were created. The ethical issues in the vignettes were discussed and outlined by an expert panel. One randomly selected vignette was presented to first, second and third year students at the University of Toronto as part of another examination. The students were asked to list the issues p…Read more
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17In Whose Interest? Current Issues in Communicating Personal Health Information: A Canadian PerspectiveJournal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 31 (2): 292-301. 2003.The continuing spread and development of electronic data interchange in health care settings is fuelling a significant global debate about the practicality, ethics, and legality of such a practice. The uncertainties implicit in this debate are particularly acute in the context of disease or population groups for whom multidisciplinary, multipleagency teamworking has become acknowledged as the “best practice” for providing effective and timely care or support. The greying of the population is a d…Read more
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25In Whose Interest? Current Issues in Communicating Personal Health Information: A Canadian PerspectiveJournal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 31 (2): 292-301. 2003.The continuing spread and development of electronic data interchange in health care settings is fuelling a significant global debate about the practicality, ethics, and legality of such a practice. The uncertainties implicit in this debate are particularly acute in the context of disease or population groups for whom multidisciplinary, multipleagency teamworking has become acknowledged as the “best practice” for providing effective and timely care or support. The greying of the population is a d…Read more
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