- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Ethics in medical practice
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Disaster Response and Management
University of Basel
2016-2025
Institute for Biomedical Engineering
2015-2025
Maastricht University
2016-2025
Zorginstituut Nederland
2023
North-West University
2020
European Society for Organ Transplantation
2019
Novem (Netherlands)
2019
Institute of Medical Ethics
2019
University of Liverpool
2009-2018
Maastricht University Medical Centre
2016-2017
Artificial intelligence (AI) based clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are becoming ever more widespread in healthcare and could play an important role diagnostic treatment processes. For this reason, AI-based CDSS has impact on the doctor-patient relationship, shaping their decisions with its suggestions. We may be verge of a paradigm shift, where relationship is no longer dual but triad. This paper analyses for shared decision-making to better comprehend promises associated ethical...
Abstract Background While the theoretical benefits and harms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been widely discussed in academic literature, empirical evidence remains elusive regarding practical ethical challenges developing AI for healthcare. Bridging gap between theory practice is an essential step understanding how to ethically align Therefore, this research examines concerns perceived by experts that addresses healthcare context needs. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews...
Abstract Background Precision medicine (PM) is an emerging approach to individualized care. It aims help physicians better comprehend and predict the needs of their patients while effectively adopting in a timely manner most suitable treatment by promoting sharing health data implementation learning healthcare systems. Alongside its promises, PM also entails risk exacerbating inequalities, particular between ethnoracial groups. One often-neglected underlying reason why this might happen...
This article examines the many ethical challenges that are specific to qualitative research. These concern issues of informed consent procedures, researcher-participant relationship, risk-benefit ratio, confidentiality and dual role nurse-researcher. Each challenge will be examined practical examples how it was dealt with, using from a multiple case study, described.
In line with the policy objectives of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine extent which provisions international health research guidance promote capacity building and equitable partnerships in global research. Our evaluation finds that governance collaborative partnerships, particular building, resource-constrained settings is limited but has improved implementation International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans by The...
The use of donor extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to improve graft outcomes by some controlled donation after circulatory determination death (cDCDD) programs raises ethical issues. We reviewed cDCDD protocols using ECMO and the relevant ethics literature analyze these It is not obvious that in improves outcomes. In our opinion, implemented before can interfere with end-of-life care damage bodily integrity. By restoring systemic circulation, risks invalidating preceding declaration...
OPINION article Front. Transplant., 29 January 2024Sec. Organ and Tissue Preservation Volume 3 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frtra.2024.1320783
While there is widespread agreement on the broad aspects of what constitutes a biobank, much disagreement regarding precise definition. This research aimed to describe and analyze definitions term biobank offered by various stakeholders in biobanking. Interviews were conducted with 36 biobanking international experience currently working Switzerland. The results show that, addition core concepts biological samples linked data, planned use (including sharing) held be key criterion. It also...
To explore reasons of non-vaccinated nursing staff for declining seasonal influenza vaccination. The annual vaccination healthcare workers reduces morbidity and mortality among vulnerable patients. Still, rates remain very low, particularly in staff. While several studies have explored barriers to get vaccinated, most used a quantitative approach.Data were collected by in-depth individual semi-structured interviews with 18 nurses from range fields, positions organizational hierarchy, work...
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not accurately reflect what constitutes satisfying sex in this population, yielding falsely low scores.Women who reported greater importance of had higher maintenance sexual activity.In contrast, we found that function, as measured by the FSFI, is associated with activity.This suggests "quality" does affect whether a woman will continue to have over time.Midlife women many reasons for engaging go beyond "quality."These findings challenge prior assumptions about female function midlife.As...
Tremendous growth in the types of data that are collected and their interlinkage enabling more predictions individuals' behavior, health status, diseases. Legislation many countries treats health-related as a special sensitive kind data. Today's massive linkage data, however, could transform "nonhealth" into In this paper, we argue notion should be broadened also take account past future indirect, inferred, invisible We lay out ethical legal implications our model.
Abstract Background Structured training in research integrity, ethics and responsible conduct of is one strategy to reduce misconduct strengthen reliability trust scientific evidence. However, how researchers develop their sense integrity not fully understood. We examined the factors circumstances that shape researchers’ understanding integrity. Methods This study draws insights from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 33 life sciences medicine, representing three seniority levels...
The question of the use expired medication is a constant debate many years most especially in difficult environment. In this research, literature review and reported practice some countries are used. Findings show that medications, if properly stored, remain safe to after expiry date sometimes could be extended by years. However, pharmaceutical manufacturers have an interest producing products with short shelf life. To dispose ones generate sale therefore put profit into improvement...
In this article, we describe and analyse when what patients need to be told about the use of artificial intelligence in clinical care. many circumstances, do not AI, but cases which AI is making decisions rather than supporting them or patient data are being transferred a third party, specific consent must sought from patients. Ultimately, will become routine part care, until then, clinicians take great care seek where necessary.