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Bin it or pin it? Which professional ethical guidance on managing COVID-19 should I follow?

Judgments can and should be informed (and constrained) by guidance, and hopefully these preliminary observations on the current ethical guidance on managing COVID-19 will provide some useful pointers for time-pressed professionals.

How do 66 European institutional review boards approve one protocol for an international prospective observational study on traumatic brain injury? Experiences from the CENTER-TBI study

A review of IRB documents found variations in the procedures between and within European countries. There were differences in submission and approval requirements, number of review rounds and total duration.

Withdrawing or withholding treatments in health care rationing: an interview study on ethical views and implications

Authors: Liam Strand, Lars Sandman, Gustav Tinghög and Ann-Charlotte Nedlund

Content type: Research 24 June 2022
Patient participation in Dutch ethics support: practice, ideals, challenges and recommendations—a national survey

Authors: Marleen Eijkholt, Janine de Snoo-Trimp, Wieke Ligtenberg and Bert Molewijk

Content type: Research 22 June 2022
Clinical ethical practice and associated factors in healthcare facilities in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Nebiyou Tafesse, Assegid Samuel, Abiyu Geta, Fantanesh Desalegn, Lidia Gebru, Tezera Tadele, Ewnetu Genet, Mulugeta Abate and Kemal Jemal

Content type: Research 18 June 2022
Research based on existing clinical data and biospecimens: a systematic study of patients’ opinions

Authors: Hilde Eikemo, Linda Tømmerdal Roten and Arne Einar Vaaler

Content type: Research 16 June 2022
Managing community engagement in research in Uganda: insights from practices in HIV/AIDS research

Authors: John Barugahare and Nancy E. Kass

Content type: Research 14 June 2022

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Controversies and considerations regarding the termination of pregnancy for Foetal Anomalies in Islam

Authors: Abdulrahman Al-Matary and Jaffar Ali

Content type: Debate 5 February 2014
Top 10 health care ethics challenges facing the public: views of Toronto bioethicists

Authors: Jonathan M Breslin, Susan K MacRae, Jennifer Bell and Peter A Singer

Content type: Debate 26 June 2005
The four principles: Can they be measured and do they predict ethical decision making?

Authors: Katie Page

Content type: Research article 20 May 2012
Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review

Authors: Chloë FitzGerald and Samia Hurst

Content type: Research article 1 March 2017
Human cloning laws, human dignity and the poverty of the policy making dialogue

Authors: Timothy Caulfield

Content type: Debate 29 July 2003

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Bin it or pin it? Which professional ethical guidance on managing COVID-19 should I follow?

How do 66 European institutional review boards approve one protocol for an international prospective observational study on traumatic brain injury? Experiences from the CENTER-TBI study

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Withdrawing or withholding treatments in health care rationing: an interview study on ethical views and implications

Patient participation in Dutch ethics support: practice, ideals, challenges and recommendations—a national survey

Clinical ethical practice and associated factors in healthcare facilities in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Research based on existing clinical data and biospecimens: a systematic study of patients’ opinions

Managing community engagement in research in Uganda: insights from practices in HIV/AIDS research

Controversies and considerations regarding the termination of pregnancy for Foetal Anomalies in Islam

Top 10 health care ethics challenges facing the public: views of Toronto bioethicists

The four principles: Can they be measured and do they predict ethical decision making?

Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review

Human cloning laws, human dignity and the poverty of the policy making dialogue

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