scholarly journals Bionic man: Principles and limits

2021 ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
George Roumeliotis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Principle Of Justice ◽  
The Subject

The subject of this paper is the ethical considerations raised in the issue of “bionic man”, a man whose many organs have been replaced by artificial, and the principles and ethical limitations that are inherent in this process. Four basic bioethical principles are acknowledged in the international bibliography: a) the principle of beneficence; b) the principle of autonomy and informed consentof patients; c) the principle of justice; d) the principle of equality. Apart from this,some more issues should be taken into consideration in the discussion about theethics of artificial implants: the allocation of health care and economic resources, the patentability of implants, the use of implants in the human consciousness itself and the subsequent changes of implants in one’s personality, as well as the willingness of a patient to accept an implant under the prism of his/her belonging to a specific subculture, due to his/her impairment.

scholarly journals Catastrophic Household Expenditure Associated with Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Payments in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 932
Author(s):  
Samuel López-López ◽  
Raúl del Pozo-Rubio ◽  
Marta Ortega-Ortega ◽  
Francisco Escribano-Sotos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Household Expenditure ◽  
Financial Protection ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
Out Of Pocket Payments ◽  
The Subject

Background. The financial effect of households’ out-of-pocket payments (OOP) on access and use of health systems has been extensively studied in the literature, especially in emerging or developing countries. However, it has been the subject of little research in European countries, and is almost nonexistent after the financial crisis of 2008. The aim of the work is to analyze the incidence and intensity of financial catastrophism derived from Spanish households’ out-of-pocket payments associated with health care during the period 2008–2015. Methods. The Household Budget Survey was used and catastrophic measures were estimated, classifying the households into those above the threshold of catastrophe versus below. Three ordered logistic regression models and margins effects were estimated. Results. The results reveal that, in 2008, 4.42% of Spanish households dedicated more than 40% of their income to financing out-of-pocket payments in health, with an average annual gap of EUR 259.84 (DE: EUR 2431.55), which in overall terms amounts to EUR 3939.44 million (0.36% of GDP). Conclusion. The findings of this study reveal the existence of catastrophic households resulting from OOP payments associated with health care in Spain and the need to design financial protection policies against the financial risk derived from facing these types of costs.

Health care Online

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-25
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Policy ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Medical Opinion ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Subject

The BMJ has always been recognised as a leading medical journal for a wide range of subjects, and has always been useful for nurses to access for up to date and current medical opinion. Recently the BMJ has diversified to take on a more political nature, with its content reflecting a more proactive approach to influencing health care policy in the United Kingdom by the medical profession. As such the BMJ has become extremely useful for identifying opinions of current ‘hot topics’ for nurses that are headline news such as nurse consultants, hospital administration and central government policy. However, one problem remains, trying to find the original copy in the library will remain difficult. After spending the best part of an hour to suddenly realise that ‘how silly you are for not realising that BMJ March 1997 is filed in the British Journal of Nursing section 1998!!’ is often a frustrating and demoralising experience - particularly if after finding the article you find it has nothing to do with the subject that you are researching. This problem is to be banished forever with the BMJ website. The full BMJ is available free on line. The excellent search engine is particularly useful and is accurate when matching target articles. All articles are available for ‘full text’ downloads free of charge.

Transfer of consciousness. Considering its possibility or fantasy from the religious and scientific perspectives

DIALOGO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-200
Author(s):  
Tudor-Cosmin Ciocan ◽  
Any Docu Axelerad ◽  
Maria CIOCAN ◽  
Alina Zorina Stroe ◽  
Silviu Docu Axelerad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Eternal Life ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Religious Believer ◽  
Actual Knowledge ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Human Feature ◽  
The Brain

Ancient beliefs such as astral projection, human possession, abduction and other similar are not only universal, taught by all religions, but also used as premises for core believes/expectations, such as after-life, eternal damnation, reincarnation, and many others. Transferring Consciousness to a Synthetic Body is also a feature of interest in our actual knowledge, both religious as for science. If immortality were an option, would you take it into consideration more seriously? Most people would probably dismiss the question since immortality isn’t a real deal to contract. But what if having eternal life was a possibility in today’s world? The possibility of the transfer of human consciousness to a synthetic body can soon become a reality, and it could help the world for the better. Thus, until recently, the subject was mostly proposed by religion(s) and saw as a spiritual [thus, not ‘materially real’ or ‘forthwith accomplishable’] proposal therefore not really fully engaged or trust if not a religious believer. Now, technology is evolving, and so are we. The world has come to a point where artificial intelligence is breaking the boundaries of our perception of human consciousness and intelligence. And with this so is our understanding about the ancient question ‘who are we?’ concerning consciousness and how this human feature sticks to our body or it can become an entity beyond the material flesh. Without being exhaustive with the theme's development [leaving enough room for further investigations], we would like to take it for a spin and see how and where the religious and neuroscience realms intersect with it for a global, perhaps holistic understanding. Developments in neurotechnology favor the brain to broaden its physical control further the restraints of the human body. Accordingly, it is achievable to both acquire and provide information from and to the brain and also to organize feedback processes in which a person's thoughts can influence the activity of a computer or reversely.

scholarly journals The pre-eminence of patient safety in health care governance

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Fiona MacVane Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Review Section ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Review Editor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Health Care Governance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify a common theme linking the articles in this issue of IJHG. The review editor elucidates on this topic while presenting key findings from the articles which comprise the current issue. Design/methodology/approach The design is a general review describing the articles under review while expanding on the subject matter through reference to other authors. Social implications The Review provides readers with a brief overview of the current articles enabling them to select the ones which reflect their needs or interests. Originality/value IJHG is the only Emerald journal providing a Review section of this type.

scholarly journals Boundary violation and sexual exploitation in psychiatry and psychotherapy: a review

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer P. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
Professional Boundaries ◽  
Boundary Violation ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Practice ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sexual Boundary Violations

In psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practice, ‘boundaries' delineate the personal and the professional roles and the differences that should characterise the interpersonal encounters between the patient/client and the professional. Boundaries are essential to keep both parties safe. The author outlines the various types of boundary violation that can arise in clinical practice, their consequences (both clinical and legal), how professionals can avoid them and how health care institutions might respond, should they occur. He concentrates on sexual boundary violations, because these have been the subject of most empirical study.

scholarly journals COMBINING VARIOUS FORMS OF TREATMENT TO HEALTH: A STUDY OF ELDERLY IN PRIMARY CARE

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Paula Batista Araújo de Oliveira ◽  
Sílvia Maria Azevedo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Concurrent Use ◽  
The Subject

ABSTRACT The study aimed to analyze the contextual conditions that influence the use of medications in elderly assisted in primary health care. Qualitative study with contribution of Grounded Theory, held in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, where 30 elderly patients on medications were interviewed . Data were coded and a model consisting of nine categories was generated. The two categories that explain the contextual conditions of the phenomenon are, Interacting with the support network and The concurrent use of medicines, teas, home remedies and faith, but only the latter is the subject of discussion in this article. To accommodate various treatments, the elderly tried to understand and compare their functions and exercise the faith in God. The act of reconciling different treatments is part of contextual conditions that influence the phenomenon studied, creating a set of circumstances to which these seniors accounted seeking strategies to deal with drug use in daily life.

scholarly journals Needle Stick And Sharp Related Injuries- Ethical Considerations, Prevention, And Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 278-280
Author(s):  
Faisal Hanif ◽  
Umar Khurshid ◽  
Haroon Sabir Khan ◽  
Muhammad Zill-e-Humayun Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

Laboratory and Health care workers (HCW) are exposed to many occupational related hazards. Both are at considerable risk of acquiring infections. Needle stick/prick injuries (NSIs) can lead to blood borne infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

scholarly journals Etica e allocazione delle risorse in sanità

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sacchini ◽  
P. Refolo ◽  
R. Minacori ◽  
N. Comoretto ◽  
M.L. Di Pietro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject

Il contributo ripercorre il dibattito sul tema dell’etica e allocazione delle risorse in ambito sanitario negli ultimi sessant’anni di pubblicazioni della Rivista “Medicina e Morale”. Al richiamo di alcune fonti documentative che certificano l’inserimento di questa tematica fra gli oggetti di indagine della disciplina bioetica, segue una breve rassegna dei contenuti di tutti gli scritti della Rivista sulla materia, una discussione degli elementi che li contraddistinguono e l’indicazione delle prospettive di pubblicazione auspicabili. ---------- The article deals with the debate on ethics and resource allocation in health care over the past sixty years of the Journal “Medicina e Morale” publications. The reference to some documental sources certifying the inclusion of this issue among the objects of investigation of bioethics discipline is followed by a brief overview of the contents of all text of the Journal on the subject, a discussion of the elements that mark them and the indication of the prospects of publication that are desirable.

THE STUDY OF HUMAN BODY IN NGUYEN DUY’S POETRY

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Thuy Chung Thi
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
The Body ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Deep Impression

Human body is the basement for people’s existence. All human consciousness seems to be resulted from their body. It is regarded as a subject that involved in all human activities and created thoughts as well as human values. Although through Nguyen Duy’s writing career, the poet didn’t intend to use body’s language as one of means of expression. However, the body marked a deep impression in his poetry showing the fundaments of his ideas and feelings of the subject. The language of the body in his poems tended to point out some important issues such as the origin of the body, the body in wars, and the body in poverty.

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