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Steps needed before pediatric anthrax vaccine trials could be considered
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Bioethicists "ideally qualified" to help address disruptive behavior
Bioethicists are well-qualified to help address disruptive behavior by physicians, but often aren't involved in this process. -
Patients apparently eager for pharmacogenics-based prescribing
Pharmacogenics-based prescribing can determine whether individual patients will benefit from certain drugs, and there is broad public support for this. -
Patients with LEP likely to experience worse outcomes
There are multiple ethical issues related to caring for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP). -
VHA model to bring ethics into "organizational mainstream"
An IntegratedEthics model that was rolled out in 2000 by the Veterans Health Administration is based on the idea that quality health care includes ethics. -
Distributive justice is chief ethical issue with neurotechnologies
Distributive justice is a primary ethical issue involving neurotechnologies. -
"Risk-sharing" programs offered for ART pose ethical concerns
"Risk-sharing" programs were developed because insurance companies generally do not cover the high costs of artificial reproductive technology (ART). -
IRB creates user-friendly chart review application
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QI projects aim to prevent problems, improve processes
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Staffing, collaborations top IRB issues