-
The Norwegian national project for ethics support in community health and car...
Background Internationally, clinical ethics support has yet to be implemented systematically in community health and care services. A large-scale Norwegian... -
Concept of defensive medicine and litigation among Sudanese doctors working i...
Background Obstetrics and gynaecology always has reputation for being a highly litigious. The field of obstetrics and gynaecology is surrounded by different circumstances that... -
Confidentiality breaches in clinical practice: what happens in hospitals?
Background Respect for confidentiality is important to safeguard the well-being of patients and ensure the confidence of society in the doctor-patient relationship. The aim of... -
Communicating BRCA research results to patients enrolled in international cli...
Background The focus on translational research in clinical trials has the potential to generate clinically relevant genetic data that could have importance to patients. This... -
The ethics of animal research: a survey of the public and scientists in North...
Background To determine whether the public and scientists consider common arguments (and counterarguments) in support (or not) of animal research (AR) convincing. Methods After... -
Perceptions of the general public and physicians regarding open disclosure in...
Background Experience with open disclosure and its study are restricted to certain western countries. In addition, there are concerns that open disclosure may be less suitable... -
Heed or disregard a cancer patient's critical blogging? : An experimental stu...
Background We have examined healthcare staff attitudes of toward a blogging cancer patient who publishes critical posts about her treatment and their possible effect on... -
HIV/AIDS clients, privacy and confidentiality; the case of two health centres...
Background While most studies on HIV/AIDS often identify stigmatization and patients’ unwillingness to access health care as critical problems in the control of the pandemic,...
