MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'code of ethics'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096878&cid=t_121269_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2F17%2Fregarding-the-duty-to-act%2F A while back, when I wrote about the duty to act, I emphasized the idea that the duty to act only extends to “on-duty” medical personnel. In fact, my exact words were, “If you are a trained medical professional and you are acting with an expectation of compensation you have a duty to act appropriately and within the scope of your training when called to assist with an emergency situation.” I figured I should emphasize the idea that trained EMTs don’t have a duty to act when they aren’t being compensated for their services. This seemed to be the point of greatest confusion. I never thought much about making it clear that while you are on duty, working as an EMT, you are required to act. I know … it seems painfully obvious. I thought so too. But over... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096878 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:17 +0100 3096878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916069&cid=t_121269_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FncTf-uXKHro%2Fopen-letter-to-future-bioethicists.html I couldn't attend the ASBH meeting in DC this year, but apparently, Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel gave quite a controversial speech. While I don't have the text of the original speech, my guess is that it will be posted on the ASBH website at some point. But what I do have is Art Caplan's response, from which you can glean certain aspects of Zeke's speech -- I'll be interested to see/hear what kind of reaction this gets: Facts alone won’t suffice for the field of bioethics When you get old enough as a practitioner in any field young people seek your advice about what they should do if they want to do what you do. Given that my age seems to be increasing exponentially this has been happening to me with increasing frequency. Undergraduates, high school students, medical students, those pursui... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916069 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:23:35 +0100 2916069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788703&cid=t_121269_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2F12%2Ftrust%2F For the most part, people trust us. When they hand over their confidential medical information, they trust us. When they hand over the keys to their houses, their cars and their posessions, they trust us. When they surrender their limbs to our IV’s and their bodies to our medications, they trust us. When they open the front door and point toward the back bedroom where their loved one lays in bed and say, “She’s back here.” they trust us. When they hold their baby in outstreached arms they trust us.          They trust that we know the right thing to do. They trust that we have their best intentions at heart. They trust that we care about them. They trust that we will speak only the truth. They trust that we are well educated in these matters. They trust t... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788703 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:00:44 +0100 2788703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364957&cid=t_121269_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2FLr7SXCJv-Qk%2Fpanayiotis-zavos-ive-cloned-human.html Whether the news stories on Panayiotis Zavos’ latest efforts to clone a human embryo are a hoax or not, there is no doubt that a tremendous amount of scientific progress has been made since the 1997 announcement that a sheep had been successfully cloned; cloned primates and pets and the creation of induced pluripotent stem cells and human-nonhuman chimeras are just a few of the scientific discoveries that get us closer everyday to the prospect of a cloned human being. The ability to radically alter human reproduction raises fundamental questions regarding the nature of our humanity and the character of our society.Thousands of scientists, scholars, journalists, religious leaders, and policy makers have debated and discussed the ethical implications of a wide range of reproductive technol... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364957 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:38:54 +0100 2364957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182644&cid=t_121269_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F538437771%2Fmoral-distress.html When Doctors and Nurses Can’t Do the Right ThingThe writer, a physician, Pauline W. Chen, M.D, describes her experiences of witnessing what an ethics consultant she knew called “moral distress.” The ethics consultant, also a medical doctor, stated that this was a growing concern at her hospital. Moral distress is the feeling of being trapped by competing demands from bureaucracy, family, and professional peers that forces doctors and nurses to compromise their commitment to what is best for patients.Dr. Chen described a scenario that involved a very talented nurse who possessed tremendous perspicacity regarding clinical situations. She noticed over the years, however, that this nurse’s communication style devolved from sharp insight to vague non-commitment when communicating with d... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182644 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:15:43 +0100 2182644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1951976&cid=t_121269_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F450177927%2Frefreshing-change-code-of-ethics-in.html [Hat tip to Dr. Matt Wynia, director of the American Medical Association Institute for Ethics for bringing our attention to this one]Any who has attended an ASBH meeting knows that one of the issues that has been hotly debated among members in the last few years is whether or not bioethicists should have a code of ethics to which they agree to adhere to retain membership -- it is just one step towards setting standards, obtaining public trust, and promoting transparency. Well, it looks like the Obama transition team beat us to punch:"At an afternoon press briefing in the Transition Team offices for President-elect Barack Obama, transition team co-chairman John Podesta said this would be “the most open and transparent transition in history” and released a set of rules that lobbyists wor... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1951976 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:48:16 +0100 1951976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790557&cid=t_121269_123_f&fid=34879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdistractiblemind.ambulatorycomputing.com%2F2007%2F08%2F09%2Fhealthcare-code-of-ethics-update%2F The Healthcare blogger code of ethics is going quite strong, with nearly 40 blogs having agreed to adhere to the code and display the logo. Here are a few new developments: The website for the Code of Ethics blog has moved to http://medbloggercode.com. There now is a form you can fill in and submit your request to display the logo on your blog. Since this includes both patients and healthcare bloggers, it pretty much includes any normal blogger. The only websites that are being rejected are ones that are basically commercial sites. We are also starting the Healthcare Blog Gallery. In the upcoming months (and hopefully beyond that), reviews of healthcare and patient blogs will regularly appear there, making it a good reference to find out about other healthcare related blogs. The goal will... Musings of a Distractible Mind blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790557 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:00:38 +0100 790557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=745511&cid=t_121269_123_f&fid=34879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdistractiblemind.ambulatorycomputing.com%2F2007%2F07%2F19%2Fcode-of-ethics%2F The Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics was made so that medical bloggers could give a clear statement of their blog’s ethic. It was brought up that there are people who are not healthcare workers who wanted to stand behind the code but did not want to portray themselves as medical bloggers, so the Patient Blogger logo was created. The code for Patients is the same as the Healthcare blogger code. If you would like to display either logo on your blog and be listed on the Code’s Website, send an e-mail to healthcare.bloggers@gmail.com. Clear representation of perspective - readers must understand the training and overall perspective of the author of a blog. Certainly bloggers can have opinions on subjects outside of their training, and these opinions may be true, but readers must ... Musings of a Distractible Mind blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=745511 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:08:09 +0100 745511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637987&cid=t_121269_123_f&fid=34879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdistractiblemind.ambulatorycomputing.com%2F2007%2F05%2F25%2Fchanges%2F    If you have not gone over to the website for the code of ethics, please do so.  I have made recent changes and would like as much input as possible.  If you have a blog, please raise the subject on a post and garner as many opinions as possible.  Again, this thing won’t fly if we don’t have consensus and widespread adoption. (Source: Musings of a Distractible Mind) Musings of a Distractible Mind blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637987 Fri, 25 May 2007 14:03:54 +0100 637987