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Expanding community, vitality and what is permissible: African cultural knowledge and Afro-Caribbean religions in bioethical discourses of euthanasia.
J Med Ethics
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Bioethics and Health Humanities, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Why Study Religion and Spirituality in Bioethics? Results of a Survey of Courses in Graduate Bioethics Programs in the USA.
J Relig Health
December 2024
Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC 153, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
The critical relevance and importance of considering religion and spirituality (R/S) in academic and public discourse on bioethical issues and in the illness experiences of patients and families is difficult to deny. Yet, little is known about the nature and scope of R/S education in graduate bioethics training. We therefore conducted a literature review and survey of bioethics programs in the USA and a content analysis of relevant syllabi of courses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe conflict between oral health and patient autonomy in dentistry: a scoping review.
BMC Med Ethics
December 2024
Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Background: Respect for patient autonomy, the principle that patients are capable to make informed decisions about medical interventions, is fundamental in present-day medicine. However, if a patient's request is medically not indicated, the practitioner faces an ethical dilemma represented by the conflict of the principles of patient autonomy, beneficence, and maleficence. Adjacent to topics such as medical assistance in dying and healthy limb amputation, this ethical dilemma also manifests in the care of the maxillofacial region (the oral cavity and its surroundings), an area crucial to esthetic appearance, but also to everyday functions including mastication, speech, and facial expression, all of which are related to well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShared care planning in people with cognitive disorders and dementia: a survey among patients and caregivers in Italy.
BMC Med Ethics
December 2024
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Medical Statistics, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
Background: There is wide convergence in the positions of scientific societies, patient associations and public bodies regarding the advisability of advance care planning (ACP) in cognitive disorders and dementia to respect the specificity of the person. Nevertheless, planning in advance for dementia represents a unique challenge. In Italy, law n.
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