Photo © Artyom Korotkov/FreeImages.com In That Case Paul H. Mason Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, University of Sydney Department of Anthropology, Macquarie University Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney Jordan, an absent-minded, mid-forties paramedic with two children, places an online order for a personal genomic test for health and…
In That Case Necessary Limitation of Medical Treatment, Ageism, or Worse? A Policy Proposal for Limiting Kidney Dialysis Availability Over 75 Michael A. Ashby You are the head of a government health department. Perhaps inspired by the controversial Atlantic magazine article by Ezekiel Emanuel in late 2014—and facing increasing and unsustainable demand for kidney replacement (dialysis)…
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). Dinh Thi Nhung Center for Creative Initiative in Health and Population, 48 Nguyen Khang St., Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam Woolcock Institute in Vietnam, 147 Hoa Lu St., Ward…
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). J.-G. Cho Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 533, Wentworthville, NSW 2145 Australia e-mail: jingun@gmail.com A. L. Byrne…
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). Marian Loveday Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa e-mail: marian.loveday@mrc.ac.za Nalini Singh King Dinuzulu Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Durban, South Africa…
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). Jane Batt, M.D., Ph.D. St. Michaels Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada e-mail: jane.batt@utoronto.ca Sarah Brode, M.D. West Park Healthcare Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Elisabeth…
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). Hafid Soualhine, Ph.D. Mycobacteriology Institut National de sante publique du Quebec Montréal, Québec, Canada e-mail: hafid.soualhine@inspq.qc.ca Bioethics emerged in the 1960s as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry concerned with…
In That Case The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia Jane Carroll Centre for Values Ethics and the Law in Medicine Level 1, 92-94 Parramatta Rd Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2006 Abstract This case study examines the ethical dimensions of isolation for patients…
Here at the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI) we have decided to re-launch our popular “In That Case” feature, which poses real (or sometimes fictional) ethical dilemmas in medicine and the health sciences and invites reader responses from as many different disciplines and locales as possible. Because of its interactive nature, it is one of…
Below is an excerpt. To view the full article, please click on the link. Limits to Responsibility and Care? (Response) Robert King As I see it, there are three issues associated with this case. What is the therapist’s duty of care to the client? What is the therapist’s duty or obligation to the community? What…