Category / Case Studies / Clinical Trials / Medical Ethics / Research Ethics
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Case Study – Would He Want the Clinical Research Trial
The patient is a 44-year-old male, suffering from complications from an aggressive form of cancer. The patient’s condition has continued to worsen, with treatments not as effective as expected, and now expectations are low. The patient is non-responsive but does have a completed advance directive, which states that aggressive measures should cease if there is not a high expectation of meaningful recovery.
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Nursing Ethics
Ethical values are essential for all healthcare workers, especially nurses.
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The Case of Beth: Is More Better in Oncology?
The Case of Beth: Is More Better in Oncology? Personal vs. Organizational Ethics in Experimental Treatment By Rosemary Flanigan Bioethics Forum, Fall 1995
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Case Study – Our Pregnant Daughter Didn’t Want This.
Is a healthcare directive legally in effect if the patient is pregnant?
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Case Study – Clinical Research Involving Children
T.J. is a seven-year-old boy who was diagnosed with asthma at three years of age. T.J. and his parents have been approached about his participation in a clinical study of a new medication for asthma to assess its safety and efficacy in treating children with asthma.
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Case Study – Abortion Rights and/or Wrongs
Kate, an emancipated 17-year-old woman, is unmarried and 8 weeks pregnant. She wants to terminate the pregnancy. The hospital where she has always received medical care is part of a faith-based health care system that rejects elective abortion.
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Case Study – A Sister for Joshua
Is this new child a vehicle to provide a bone marrow transplant for their potential sibling who has Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia? Under what conditions might this case be the subject of an ethics consult?
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The Ethics of Research to Benefit Pregnant and Fetal Patients
Dr. Laurence McCullough of the Baylor College of Medicine discusses his article, “An Ethically Justified Framework for Clinical Investigation to Benefit Pregnant and Fetal Patients,” in the May 2011 edition of the American Journal of Bioethics.
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The Ethics of Selling Human Eggs
Some compelling questions in the September 1, 2010, edition of Fast Company.
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The Ethics of Translational Research
It’s called Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Based at the University of Kansas Medical Center, its aim is to transform laboratory discoveries into treatments and cures.
