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Anti-Vaxxers, Misinformation Have Science Under Siege
The antivaccine movement and its attendant misinformation campaigns have science on the run at the cost of thousands of lives, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, warned recently at the 2023 conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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APIC 2023: IP Reinvention Includes Diverse Initiatives
Although the prime mission of protecting patients and healthcare personnel remains the goal, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is undertaking an ambitious agenda of initiatives as part of a post-pandemic reassessment and reinvention.
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For Some Ethics Programs, ‘Tele-ethics’ Is Routine
Sustainable development of virtual consultation platforms, funding, training of ethics consultants, and visibility of virtual clinical ethics consultation are priorities.
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Real-Life Experience Allows Researchers to Obtain Ethical Consent
Research staff may have secured a signed consent form from a study participant, but did they obtain that consent ethically? People considering whether to join a clinical trial may not fully understand the procedures involved, risks and benefits, confidentiality issues, or even that participation is voluntary, depending on how the research is presented.
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Community Members Help Train Research Staff
At Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, research staff learn how to provide informed consent by working with community members acting as simulated prospective study participants in role-playing exercises. More than 40 community members, researchers, patients and families, and healthcare providers offer feedback and help develop training.
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Was Resident Involved in Surgery? Some Patients Are Not Informed
Further efforts are required to improve communication and education regarding resident involvement in surgery, and address patient concerns and preferences more effectively to protect the physician-patient relationship.
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Viewing Social Media Posts About Ongoing Care Could Harm Patient-Physician Relationship
Clinicians might be motivated to understand the patient’s home life better, to see how the healthcare team is portrayed, or just simple curiosity. Regardless, the clinician’s goals in viewing the content likely can be better achieved by speaking directly with the patient or family.
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Ethical Discharge Planning for Victims of Violence
Decision-making in these cases always is going to be somewhat subjective. Physicians must rely on clinical judgment, along with available resources and information. What is important is to make the decision using an ethical framework.
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For Clinicians, Discharge Safety Is a Growing Ethical Concern
Clinicians are asking if a discharge is plan ethical, indicating distress over what they consider to be unsafe discharges. Healthcare providers create a treatment plan based on what they believe is in the patient’s best interest. For various reasons, sometimes the plan is just not feasible.
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Ethical Guidance for Research on Dying or Recently Deceased ICU Patients
There are no authoritative international ethical guidelines governing research on dying or recently deceased individuals. A group of investigators sought to start a conversation about challenges and potential solutions. They developed a preliminary framework for the ethical conduct of research with imminently dying patients.