Essays about: "biomedical ethics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words biomedical ethics.

  1. 1. Ethical Limbo and Enhanced Informed Consent in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy : Identifying New Challenges and Ethical Dimensions

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för filosofi och tillämpad etik

    Author : Rawad Yonus; [2023]
    Keywords : classic psychedelics; psychedelic experience; mystical experience; biomedical ethics; informed consent;

    Abstract : Human cultures have used classic psychedelics for healing purposes for millennia, emphasizing their subjective effects. In the 21st century, research has been revived to investigate the therapeutic effects of these substances. READ MORE

  3. 2. An ethical analysis of ADHD patient experiences on diagnostics and pharmacological treatment : a scoping review

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Hanna Hirvonen; [2019]
    Keywords : ADHD; biomedical ethics; patient experience; qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : Introduction Attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that is characterized by three core symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The prevalence of ADHD is estimated to be 3-10 %. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bedövningsmetoder vid grisslakt : en etisk jämförelse mellan koldioxid och skjutning på gård

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Jeremy Rocchio; [2018]
    Keywords : bedövning; slakt; gris; koldioxid; skjutning; etik;

    Abstract : Slaktgrisar måste bedövas innan avblodning i Sverige och koldioxidbedövning är den vanlig-aste metoden. Syftet med den här litteraturstudien är att jämföra två diametralt olika bedöv-ningsmetoder, skjutning på gård och koldioxidbedövning, från två normativa etiska teorier, nyttoetik och dygdetik. READ MORE

  5. 4. PRIMUM NON NOCERE : Medicine's Culture of Dealing with and Denial of the Occurrence of Medical Harm

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Dorothea Weiss; [2017]
    Keywords : failure; malpractice; nonmaleficence; patient safety; risk management; patient involvement; reconciliation; cost reduction;

    Abstract : The hippocratic principle "primum non nocere" (above all do no harm) has always been and still is the strong foundation of medical conduct. For a long time healthcare professionals created the image of infallibility of medicine. Even within the "closed" hierarchies mistakes and malpractice were never openly discussed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transforming the Brute : On the Ethical Acceptability of Creating Painless Animals

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Brent Mittelstadt; [2009]
    Keywords : transforming; brute; nociception; pain; genetic; engineering; manipulation; modification; modify; gene; genes; bernard; rollin; animal; microencephalic; lumps; decerebrate; aml; amls; painless; painlessness; integrity; dignity; rights; companionship; telos; alteration; biomedicine; biomedical; experiment; experimentation; agriculture; farm; suffering; distress; capacity; bioethics; ethics; applied; mice; scn9a; nav1.7; gene; therapy; germ; line;

    Abstract : Transforming the Brute addresses the ethical acceptability of creating painless animals for usage in biomedical experimentation.  In recent decades the possibility of creating genetically decerebrate animals or AMLs for human ends has been discussed in scientific, academic, and corporate communities. READ MORE