A5103032160- Ethics in medical practice
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Global Health Care Issues
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
McGill University
2004-2024
The University of Notre Dame Australia
2010-2024
Faculty (United Kingdom)
2007
Peninsula Research
2007
University of New England
2005
McGill University Health Centre
1989-2003
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
2002
Western Isles Hospital
2000
Family Court of Australia
1981
Université de Sherbrooke
1980
To assess the short term health effects of improving housing.Randomised to waiting list.119 council owned houses in south Devon, UK.About 480 residents these houses.Upgrading (including central heating, ventilation, rewiring, insulation, and re-roofing) two phases a year apart.All completed an annual questionnaire: SF36 GHQ12 (adults). Residents reporting respiratory illness or arthritis were interviewed using condition-specific questionnaires, former also completing peak flow symptom...
Journal Article CONVERTING THE 'RIGHT TO LIFE' PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA': AN ANALYSIS OF CARTER V CANADA (ATTORNEY GENERAL), SUPREME COURT Get access Benny Chan, Chan 1Faculty of Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Margaret Somerville * 2Samuel Gale Professor CanadaH3A 1W93Professor, Faculty Medicine, 1W94Founding Director, Centre Ethics and 3690 Peel Street, Room 201, 1W9...
Medical professional societies have traditionally opposed physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E), but this opposition may be shifting. We present 5 reasons why physicians shouldn't involved in PAS-E. 1. Slippery slopes: There is evidence that safeguards the Netherlands Belgium are ineffective violated, including administering lethal drugs without patient consent, absence of terminal illness, untreated psychiatric diagnoses, nonreporting; 2. Lack self-determination: Psychological...
Making health, not war--musings on global disparities in health and human rights: a critical commentary by Solomon R. Benatar. M A SomervilleCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.2.301 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Advances in the life sciences, especially molecular biology and informatics, potential for misuse of scientific research (the dual-use dilemma) raise possibility that an act terrorism could involve biological agents. International consensus is crucial on steps needed to reduce this grave threat humanity. One such step ensure all people institutions involved science are aware their ethical obligations. An important way promote necessary international awareness through adoption a code ethics...
The practice of historical archaeology is often interdisciplinary, but the relationships between and other disciplines are not explicitly analysed. A characteristic national strand archaeology, which crosses boundaries Aboriginal developing in Australia. So it timely to consider specific ideas for relating Indigenous oral history archaeology. In our research partnership with Yarrawarra Corporation, was aimed at understanding place knowledges, we develop concept conversation analysing process...
Background A randomized study of the effect on people's health improving their housing is underway in Torbay. The link between poor health, particularly respiratory and conditions has been recognized for a long time, but there have few intervention studies to demonstrate that can improve health. In 1994, South West Devon Health Authority set up community development project deprived area Torbay, response concerns local primary health‐care workers. worker helped residents survey homes...
The link between same-sex marriage, adoption and new reproductive technologies (NRTs) is that all of them unlink the child–parent biological bond. This article explores some implications unlinking for children's human rights. Two unprecedented developments – legalization marriage in jurisdictions especially combination, pose challenges to fundamental rights with respect their origins (their very coming into being); knowledge these origins; be reared within immediate wider families; a parent...
Abstract: The debate on legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide has a broad range of participants including physicians, scholars in ethics health law, politicians, the general public. It is conflictual, despite its importance, are often poorly informed or confused. essential that care practitioners not among latter. This review responds to need for an up-to-date comprehensive survey salient ethical issues. Written narrative style, it intended impart basic information foundational...
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As Tom Ellis, a donor-conceived adult and doctoral candidate, puts it, "The interests of those people created by donor-conception should be paramount." Ethically, he's right. Children's rights "best interests" must at the centre decision-making about donor conception[1][1]
If, in jurisdictions with legalized euthanasia, obtaining organs for transplant from euthanized people is allowed, must their be taken only after death or should euthanasia allowed to performed by removal of vital organs? Asked another way, if "Donation Death" practiced, why not "Death Donation?" The article addresses two questions. First, "What issues does connecting and organ donation raise?" They include dealing uncertainty regarding the definition death, defining what constitutes...