The third edition of The Basics of Bioethics continues to provide a balanced and systematic
ethical framework to help students analyze a wide range of controversial topics in medicine …

In this book the author explores the shifting philosophical boundaries of modern medical
knowledge and practice occasioned by the crisis of quality-of-care, especially in terms of the …

Four theoretical ethical perspectives on professional-patient relationships—autonomy,
justice, virtue ethics, and the ethic of care—are surveyed, and some of their implications for …

Vulnerability is a key concept in bioethics. Research ethics guidelines identify the need for
protection of vulnerable participants, the principles of clinical ethics are underpinned by the …

Physical therapist practice has a distinct focus that is holistic (ie, patient centered) and at the
same time connected to a range of other providers within health care systems. Although …

Medical school curricula and postgraduate education programmes expend considerable
resources teaching medical ethics. Simultaneously, whistleblowers' agitation continues, at …

Research ethics, especially the protection of research study participants, has been an
enduring concern of investigators and scholars of victims of violence. Previous work has …

Growing recognition of bioethics' shortcomings, associated in large part with its heavy
reliance on abstract principles, or so-called principlism, has led many scholars to propose …

Should editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social
restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Is prioritizing …

This theoretical paper proposes a new perspective to understand the moral distress of
nurses more fully, using virtue ethics. Moral distress is a widely studied subject, especially …