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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.
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- QuackWatch
- Information provided by a doctor on health
fraud and quackery. Consumer health questions answered by
email.
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- AMSO
- Articles and information on ethics, reform
and managed care, from the American Medical Specialty
Organization.
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- 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.
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- ASBH
- Read the quarterly publication of The
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. View membership and
annual meeting information.
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- ASLME
- Join the American Society of Law, Medicine
and Ethics. Read about research projects and view sample articles
from their publications.
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- Bioethics
Consultation
- Read about the Society for Health and Human
Values - Society for Bioethics Consultation Task Force on
Standards for Bioethics Consultation.
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- Bioethics
Discussion Pages
- Read about or write to the discussion forum
about topics including genetic testing by insurance companies,
euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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- Bioethics
for Clinicians
- Read the 14 part series, presented by the
Canadian Medical Association, designed to help clinicians
incorporate bioethics into their practice.
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- Bioethics
Information Center, The
- Learn about the ethical implications of
genome research, euthanasia and genetic testing. Look for upcoming
bioethicial events on the radio.
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- Biomedical
Ethics
- Read the current issue of the Newsletter of
the European Network for Biomedical Ethics. Search the archives
and subscribe to the journal.
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- Buddhism
and Medical Ethics
- Read about Buddhism, medicine and the
implications on issues such as abortion and euthanasia. Scan the
extensive bibliography
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- Center
for Clinical Ethics
- University of Buffalo Center for Clinical
Ethics in Healthcare. Covers law, teaching bioethics and medical
privacy issues.
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- 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.
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- Centerviews
- Read the newsletter published by the Center
for Biomedical Ethics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve
University. Search the archives.
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- 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.
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- ELSI
- Read about issues that arise from human
genetics research as presented by the Ethical, Legal and Social
Implications Program.
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- EPIC
- Medical Record Privacy
- Articles on current privacy issues, law and
policy, the Bennett Bill and a useful section on consumer
advice.
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- ETHICA
- International forum on international and
comparative health care ethics, from the University of Bergen,
Norway.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- European
Database on Medical Ethics
- Learn about the Biomed - ll - Project,
European Database Network, Ethics in Medicine, Health Care and
Health Professions.
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- Genetics
and Ethics
- Join the discussion group, read news and
bulletins and scan the resources for biotechnology, general
bioethics and genetics and the law.
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- GHLBS
- Learn how to bring principles of medical
ethics into physician-patient relationships as shown by the
Georgian Health Law and Bioethics Society.
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- 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.
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- HEC
Forum
- Explore the HealthCare Ethics Committee
Forum: An Interprofessional Journal on Healthcare Institutions'
Ethical and Legal Issues.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- OSCE
- Learn from The Ethics Objective Structured
Clinical Examination: Standardized Patient Scenarios for Teaching
and Evaluating Bioethics.
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- Philosophy
of Psychiatry
- Extensive list of books and publications on
ethical, social, legal and historical issues in mental
health.
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- Professional
Ethics Association
- Focusing on scholarship and teaching in
practical and professional ethics by educators and
practitioners.
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- 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.
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- WIDE WORLD OF OTHER BIOETHICS
RESOURCES
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- Bioethics
Service from University of Wisconsin
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- Center
for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania Medical
Center
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- Eubios
Ethics Institute
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- Bioethic
Discussion Page
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BIOETHICS MANUALS
- Bioethics
Thesaurus [145 K]
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- Bioethics
Database [124 K]
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- Declaration
of Helsinki
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- Food
and drug Administration PROTECTION OF HUMAN
SUBJECTS
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- 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
New Links
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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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Somewhat Related and Unrelated
Sites
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Bioethics on Line
Topics
Associations
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.
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- "Bioethics
II, Patient, Physician and Society."
W. Edinger, J. Skeel. Medical College of Ohio [2nd year
Medical Student; required; 2000-2001].
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- Medical
Humanities Program B. Magwood.
University of Manitoba Medical School.
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- 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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