scholarly journals Consent in psychiatry – an ethical review

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lepping
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Work ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Consent To Treatment ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues

The aim of this article is to give a historical overview of the concept of consent to treatment and its development – one of the most important ethical and legal issues in recent years. Through the discussion of a number of high-profile examples, it deliberates the ethical and legal aspects of consent to treatment today and their implications for psychiatrists' clinical work.

scholarly journals Consent in psychiatry – an ethical review

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lepping
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Work ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Consent To Treatment ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues

The aim of this article is to give a historical overview of the concept of consent to treatment and its development – one of the most important ethical and legal issues in recent years. Through the discussion of a number of high-profile examples, it deliberates the ethical and legal aspects of consent to treatment today and their implications for psychiatrists' clinical work.

Informed consent of the critically ill patient and drug therapy: legal aspects

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2S) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Riccardo Fresa
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Critically Ill Patient ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Consent To Treatment ◽  
To Receive

Legal issues concerning the doctor-patient relationship are numerous, and belong to the wider field of professional liability in health care. This article will be dealt with the issues related to informed consent in patients temporarily unable to express consent, or patients who are in a state of temporary incapacity. If the patients are temporarily incapable, and therefore are not able to receive the information nor to express consent to treatment, the physicians’ duty to provide medical treatment and the patients’ self-determination should be considered: the patients can consent or refuse treatment only if able to understand the significance of their decision. If a patient is temporarily unable to give consent and the practitioner doesn’t have at his/her disposal a valid document reporting the patient’s wishes, it’s necessary to rely on the so called “amministratore di sostegno” (introduced in the Italian legal system by Law n. 6 of January 9th, 2004). But in the case of not deferrable treatment, as a lifesaving intervention, the rule is in dubio pro life meaning that a doctor is always legitimized by this situation of urgent need, regardless of the informed consent of the patient and/or third parties.

scholarly journals Artificial insemination: ethical and legal issues

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-137
Author(s):  
N. V. Zelenina ◽  
V. G. Abashin
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Insemination ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Donor Sperm ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
Open Program ◽  
Legal Difficulties ◽  
Posthumous Reproduction ◽  
Special Risk

Ethical and legal issues related to artificial insemination (AI) are considered. The psychological problems of children conceived with the help of AI with donor sperm according to an anonymous or open program are discussed. Attention is drawn to the peculiarities of the legal aspects of preliminary cryopreservation of sperm of young cancer patients who are to undergo chemotherapy or radiation therapy, as well as military personnel of special risk. The article describes the legal difficulties of posthumous reproduction that arise when AI is performed with the sperm of a deceased husband. The position of the Orthodox Church on the issues under consideration is stated.

Lovotics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian David Cheok ◽  
Kasun Karunanayaka ◽  
Emma Yann Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Sex Communication ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
Recent Activity ◽  
Academic Area ◽  
Robot Companions

Intimate relationships, such as love and sex, between human and machines, especially robots, has been one of the themes of science fiction. However, this topic has never been treated in the academic area until recently. It was first raised and discussed by David Levy in his book Love and Sex with Robotics (2007). Since then, researchers have come up with many implementations of robot companions, like sex robots, emotional robots, humanoid robots, and artificial intelligent systems that can simulate human emotions. This chapter presents a summary of significant recent activity in this field, predicts how the field is likely to develop, and discusses ethical and legal issues. We also discuss our research in physical devices for human–robot love and sex communication.

scholarly journals The patient advisor, an organizational resource as a lever for an enhanced oncology patient experience (PAROLE-onco): a longitudinal multiple case study protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Pomey ◽  
M. de Guise ◽  
M. Desforges ◽  
K. Bouchard ◽  
C. Vialaron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Clinical Oncology ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Quebec is one of the Canadian provinces with the highest rates of cancer incidence and prevalence. A study by the Rossy Cancer Network (RCN) of McGill university assessed six aspects of the patient experience among cancer patients and found that emotional support is the aspect most lacking. To improve this support, trained patient advisors (PAs) can be included as full-fledged members of the healthcare team, given that PA can rely on their knowledge with experiencing the disease and from using health and social care services to accompany cancer patients, they could help to round out the health and social care services offer in oncology. However, the feasibility of integrating PAs in clinical oncology teams has not been studied. In this multisite study, we will explore how to integrate PAs in clinical oncology teams and, under what conditions this can be successfully done. We aim to better understand effects of this PA intervention on patients, on the PAs themselves, the health and social care team, the administrators, and on the organization of services and to identify associated ethical and legal issues. Methods/design We will conduct six mixed methods longitudinal case studies. Qualitative data will be used to study the integration of the PAs into clinical oncology teams and to identify the factors that are facilitators and inhibitors of the process, the associated ethical and legal issues, and the challenges that the PAs experience. Quantitative data will be used to assess effects on patients, PAs and team members, if any, of the PA intervention. The results will be used to support oncology programs in the integration of PAs into their healthcare teams and to design a future randomized pragmatic trial to evaluate the impact of PAs as full-fledged members of clinical oncology teams on cancer patients’ experience of emotional support throughout their care trajectory. Discussion This study will be the first to integrate PAs as full-fledged members of the clinical oncology team and to assess possible clinical and organizational level effects. Given the unique role of PAs, this study will complement the body of research on peer support and patient navigation. An additional innovative aspect of this study will be consideration of the ethical and legal issues at stake and how to address them in the health care organizations.

Perception of the general public towards the ethical and legal issues surrounding DNA paternity testing in Lebanon

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 100640
Author(s):  
M. Azoury ◽  
F.A. Mrad ◽  
I. Mansour ◽  
J.-N. Ibrahim ◽  
Z.A. Rjeily ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Public ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Paternity Testing ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues
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