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Reanimation Study a Step Toward Brain-death Breakthrough?
A new reanimation study of brain death has many compelling and hopeful aspects to its principal investigator in India and biotech sponsor in the U.S.
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Do Physicians Get Incentives for Patients’ Donations?
Some institutions encourage physicians to solicit donations from grateful patients. A small minority of physicians report being offered financial incentives for doing so.
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Providers’ Bias Against Obese Patients Affects the Care Patients Receive
A growing body of research reveals that clinicians are frequently biased against obese patients — and that patients are harmed as a result.
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Ethical Debate Continues on Resident Work Hour Limits
Efforts to limit work hours of residents spurred ongoing debate over whether patients are, in fact, safer as a result.
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'Big Data' in Healthcare has Some Ethicists Concerned
“Big data” is becoming increasingly important in healthcare, with the Precision Medicine Initiative and numerous other quality initiatives seeking de-identified information to improve care.
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Experts: Create Hospital Policies on Ethics of Deactivating ICDs
Addressing implantable cardiac devices in hospital policies on withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions can support clinicians and prevent arbitrary decision-making.
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IRB Continuing Education Series Turns Students into Teachers
Newark, DE-based Christiana Care Health System’s long-time educational program was set up to keep research nurses up to date, but over time it lost its luster.
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Smart Training Can Prevent Problems with New Technology
Adopting new electronic submission technology across a research enterprise organization can prove to be challenging for IRBs, which have a long list of stakeholders to train and educate.
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Some Spit, Polish, and Creativity Can Solve IRBs’ Education Efforts
IRB leaders at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, revamped their research education sessions in response to dwindling attendance numbers.
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Transparency About Participation Incentives Could Benefit IRBs, Researchers, and Patients
While the issue of incentives raises a host of ethical issues for discussion, the problem is the dearth of data on what study participants have been compensated for all manner of studies and clinical trials.