Safe Surgery Is A Dream In The Developing WorldApril 30, 2015 |
At a hospital in Kenya, Dr. David Barash remembers watching an obstetrician perform a cesarean section while at the same time instructing a nurse on how to deliver anesthesia. Then at another hospital in Nigeria, Barash saw women left unattended, lying on beds in the hallway, to recover on their own after C-sections.
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Risk and Responsibility in an Age of EbolaAugust 8, 2014 |
New #NursingEthics: At what level of risk are nurses no longer ethically obligated to provide nursing care? What do we owe to those who provide nursing care despite risks?
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Who Should Be Saved?May 14, 2014 |
In a widespread public health emergency, there will be more people who need healthcare than there are available resources. A new study gets diverse MD views on healthcare disaster planning
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Who Gets a Say in What People Get to Eat?November 20, 2012 |
A Symposium to Organize An Ethical Framework for Obesity Prevention Comes to the Berman Institute November 28-29
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Parsimonious CareJanuary 13, 2012 |
The American College of Physicians has updated its ethics manual to include a call for parsimonious care — the practice of effective and efficient health care, using resources responsibly
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