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Ethics Hot Linx
Bioethics Internet Project
Easy to use resource suitable for the professional or the layperson. Covers issues including bioethics, biomedical ethics and abortion.
 
QuackWatch
Information provided by a doctor on health fraud and quackery. Consumer health questions answered by email.
 
AMSO
Articles and information on ethics, reform and managed care, from the American Medical Specialty Organization.
 
AMSO Ethics of Managed Care Forum
Participate in the American Medical Specialty Organization's Managed Health care Ethics forum. Read about health care and legislation.
 
ASBH
Read the quarterly publication of The American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. View membership and annual meeting information.
 
ASLME
Join the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics. Read about research projects and view sample articles from their publications.
 
Bioethics Consultation
Read about the Society for Health and Human Values - Society for Bioethics Consultation Task Force on Standards for Bioethics Consultation.
 
Bioethics Discussion Pages
Read about or write to the discussion forum about topics including genetic testing by insurance companies, euthanasia and assisted suicide.
 
Bioethics for Clinicians
Read the 14 part series, presented by the Canadian Medical Association, designed to help clinicians incorporate bioethics into their practice.
 
Bioethics Information Center, The
Learn about the ethical implications of genome research, euthanasia and genetic testing. Look for upcoming bioethicial events on the radio.
 
Biomedical Ethics
Read the current issue of the Newsletter of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics. Search the archives and subscribe to the journal.
 
Buddhism and Medical Ethics
Read about Buddhism, medicine and the implications on issues such as abortion and euthanasia. Scan the extensive bibliography
 
Center for Clinical Ethics
University of Buffalo Center for Clinical Ethics in Healthcare. Covers law, teaching bioethics and medical privacy issues.
 
Center for Medical Ethics, The
Read the journal published by the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, covering topics such as assisted suicide. Search the archives.
 
Centerviews
Read the newsletter published by the Center for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. Search the archives.
 
Centre for Research Ethics
Read "Studies in Research Ethics" the publication from the Centre for Research Ethics and search the archives. Learn about research projects.
   
ELSI
Read about issues that arise from human genetics research as presented by the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Program.
 
EPIC - Medical Record Privacy
Articles on current privacy issues, law and policy, the Bennett Bill and a useful section on consumer advice.
 
ETHICA
International forum on international and comparative health care ethics, from the University of Bergen, Norway.
 
Ethical Issues on Biotechnology
Read the article "Bioethics and New Era of Biotechnology" by Je Ho Lee, MD,PhD, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sung Kyun Kwan University.
 
Ethical Issues Raised by HIV/AIDS
Read about the eight priority issues raised by the joint project of the HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Canadian AIDS Society, including drug laws.
 
Ethical Issues Terminal Health Care
Read e series of articles on the ethical issues of terminal health care, including topics such as patient rights and assisted suicide.
 
European Database on Medical Ethics
Learn about the Biomed - ll - Project, European Database Network, Ethics in Medicine, Health Care and Health Professions.
  
Genetics and Ethics
Join the discussion group, read news and bulletins and scan the resources for biotechnology, general bioethics and genetics and the law.
 
GHLBS
Learn how to bring principles of medical ethics into physician-patient relationships as shown by the Georgian Health Law and Bioethics Society.
 
Health Care - Global Ethics
Examine the definition of bioethics as presented by Issues in Health Care. Learn about the implications on Human Rights, Religion and Culture.
 
HEC Forum
Explore the HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum: An Interprofessional Journal on Healthcare Institutions' Ethical and Legal Issues.
 
Inst. for Jewish Medical Ethics
Find information on the Tenth Annual International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics. Read articles and order lectures from past conferences.
 
Issues in Medical Ethics
Read the journal about ethical values of modern health care. Visit the electronic library that offers articles on a wide range of related topics.
 
Jewish Medicine - Medical Ethics
Study the thirteen principles of Jewish Medical Ethics of Harofei Yaakov Ben Ben - Tzion Halevi. read the commentary for each point.
 
Journal of Chinese Medical Ethics
Read the current issue of the Journal of Chinese Medical Ethics, published in association with the Eubios Asian and Int'l Bioethics Center.
 
Medical Ethics Debating Society
Glasgow University society aims to promote clear logical thinking and debate on medical ethic issues such as abortion, genetics and euthanasia.
 
MSN Encarta - Medical Ethics
Read a comprehensive encyclopedia entry which includes research ethics, reproductive medicine and economic and social issues.
meetings including dates, transcripts and agendas.
 
Nat'l Catholic Bioethics Center
Read the publications by the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Learn about the consultation and educational services provided by the center.
 
OSCE
Learn from The Ethics Objective Structured Clinical Examination: Standardized Patient Scenarios for Teaching and Evaluating Bioethics.
 
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Extensive list of books and publications on ethical, social, legal and historical issues in mental health.
 
Professional Ethics Association
Focusing on scholarship and teaching in practical and professional ethics by educators and practitioners.
 
bioethics.net
bioethics.net is the most visited bioethics web site in the world. It contains more than 500 pages of information about all aspects of ethical issues in medicine and science.
 
 
WIDE WORLD OF OTHER BIOETHICS RESOURCES
 
Bioethics Service from University of Wisconsin
 
Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
 
Eubios Ethics Institute
 
Bioethic Discussion Page
 
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BIOETHICS MANUALS

Bioethics Thesaurus [145 K]
 
Bioethics Database [124 K]
 
Declaration of Helsinki
 
Food and drug Administration PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS
 
Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Care and Use of Animal

Nursing Guide.

Administrative Ethics: What is Your Integrity Quotient?
Several articles written by nurses. From the American Nurses Association.

BioEthics Discussion Pages
Many topics, including "When is Death, Death?" Moderated by Maurice Bernstein, M.D.

BIOETHICSLINE®
A Database of almost 60,000 records and is updated bimonthly.

Brain Death
Definition for brain death on the site of
TransWeb.

Canada's National Council on Ethics in Human Research
Addressing the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans in the
Tri-Council Policy Statement. In English or français.

Canadian BioEthics Society
Good for its page of links to Canadian BioEthics sites. In
English or français.

Canadian Medical Association's Bioethics for Clinicians
A selected series of more than 15 articles by Dr. Peter A. Singer. The cases in the series reflect the authors' experience and are not intended to refer to any particular case.

Calendar of BioEthics Events
Covers international events. From the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Get Out of My Emergency Room!
True stories of misuse of the ER.

Glossary of BioEthics Terms
From the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.

Home Care Code of Ethics
From the National Association for Home Care.

Institute of Medicine, Law & Bioethics (United Kingdom)
A collaboration between the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester, with support from the North West Regional Health Authority.

Making Babies
An interview addressing today's technology in human reproduction with Nigel Cameron, PhD, trained as a minister and now teaches bioethics. From Frontline, a Public Broadcasting System (PBS) presentation.

National Catholic BioEthics Center
Catholic Perspective of Moral Issues in the Health and Life Sciences. Includes case studies.

New York State BioEthics Law
Includes New York's
Do Not Resuscitate Law, and more.

Newsletter for the European Network for Biomedical Ethics
Abstracts are accessible online. The European Network for Biomedical Ethics is directed by the Interfakultäres Zentrum für Ethik in den Wissenschaften of the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Deutsch (German) version.

On Human Embryos and Medical Research
An Appeal for Legally and Ethically Responsible Science and Public Policy, July 1, 1999. Addresses the legal, ethical, and scientific issues surrounding embryonic stem cell research and advocated research into adult stem cells instead of those obtained from embryos.

On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
An intimate look at the journeys of a dozen people at the end of their lives. PBS Special hosted by Bill Moyers, and premiered September 10-13, 2000.

Oregon Death with Dignity Act
The legal document that was passed in 1994 and failed a repeal in 1997. See also an
article written by your About.com Guide to Pharmacology about the first person to use this law.

Placebos
The Healing Power of Placebos. An article from the FDA.

Transcripts
Search for transcripts on specific topics in bioethics. From
The Center for the Study of BioEthics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Transplantation Ethical Issues
Addressing concerns surrounding organ and tissue donation. From
TransWeb.org.


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Other Bioethics, Medical Humanities and Related Resources


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On-Line Services

 

University Centers

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Other Bioethics Centers, Organizations and Related Sites

NOTE: Some of the sites linked below represent advocacy for a particular point of view, sometimes in regard to a specific narrow issue. The presence of any link should not be inferred to be an endorsement of that group or its views.

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Bioethics on Line

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On line Readings

"Bioethics I, Patient, Physician and Society." W. Edinger, J. Skeel. Medical College of Ohio [1st year Medical Student; required; 2000-2001]; see also: Death and Dying, Ethnicity and Medicine, Health Care Policy, Physician-Patient Relationship, Professionalism, Social Issues in Medicine.
 
"Bioethics II, Patient, Physician and Society." W. Edinger, J. Skeel. Medical College of Ohio [2nd year Medical Student; required; 2000-2001].
 
Medical Humanities Program B. Magwood. University of Manitoba Medical School.
 
Program in Medical Humanities, East Carolina University School of Medicine L. Kopelman [required courses in all four years; Selectives in fourth year Fall 1999-2000].
Teaching Bioethics and Medical Humanities: resources.

Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine

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