Journal Issue: BMC Med Ethics Volume 25;  2024

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Volume 25;  2024

Case Report

Acceptance of euthanasia by students of selected study disciplines at universities in Lublin, Poland
Stanisław Lachowski, Bogusława Lachowska, Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 83. Published online 2024 Jul 26. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01071-7
PMCID:
PMC11282810
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A QALY is [still] a QALY is [still] a QALY?: Evaluating proportional shortfall as the answer to the problem of equity in healthcare allocations
Hamideh Mahdiani, Nikolai Münch, Norbert W. Paul
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 35. Published online 2024 Mar 23. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01036-w
PMCID:
PMC10960401
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Understanding drug exceptional access programs (DEAPs) in Canada, and their associated social and political issues
Pierre-Marie David, Kayley Laura Lata, Marie-Eve Bouthillier, Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 37. Published online 2024 Mar 26. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01038-8
PMCID:
PMC10964648
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Refusal of patients: care for people without health insurance in German emergency departments
Matthias Zimmer
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 56. Published online 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01059-3
PMCID:
PMC11097448
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Cardiac organoids do not warrant additional moral scrutiny
Jannieke N Simons, Rieke van der Graaf, Johannes JM van Delden
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 61. Published online 2024 May 21. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01064-6
PMCID:
PMC11106857
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Research

Community engagement in genetics and genomics research: a qualitative study of the perspectives of genetics and genomics researchers in Uganda
Harriet Nankya, Edward Wamala, Vincent Pius Alibu, John Barugahare
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 1. Published online 2024 Jan 2. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00995-w
PMCID:
PMC10763360
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Family roles in informed consent from the perspective of young Chinese doctors: a questionnaire study
Hanhui Xu, Mengci Yuan
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 2. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00999-6
PMCID:
PMC10765650
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Culturally appropriate consent processes for community-driven indigenous child health research: a scoping review
Cindy Peltier, Sarah Dickson, Viviane Grandpierre, Irina Oltean, Lorrilee McGregor, Emilie Hageltorn, Nancy L. Young
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 3. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00996-9
PMCID:
PMC10765721
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The Diversity Compass: a clinical ethics support instrument for dialogues on diversity in healthcare organizations
Charlotte Kröger, Bert Molewijk, Maaike Muntinga, Suzanne Metselaar
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 4. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00992-z
PMCID:
PMC10765795
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A scoping review of the ethical impacts of international medical electives on local students and patient care
Magdalena Chmura, Shobhana Nagraj
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 5. Published online 2024 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00998-7
PMCID:
PMC10765728
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AI-driven decision support systems and epistemic reliance: a qualitative study on obstetricians’ and midwives’ perspectives on integrating AI-driven CTG into clinical decision making
Rachel Dlugatch, Antoniya Georgieva, Angeliki Kerasidou
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 6. Published online 2024 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00990-1
PMCID:
PMC10771643
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Towards the implementation of law n. 219/2017 on informed consent and advance directives for patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia. Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practices in four northern Italian health care facilities
Corinna Porteri, Giulia Ienco, Mariassunta Piccinni, Patrizio Pasqualetti
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 7. Published online 2024 Jan 6. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00997-8
PMCID:
PMC10771689
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Ethics rounds in the ambulance service: a qualitative evaluation
Catharina Frank, Andreas Rantala, Anders Svensson, Anders Sterner, Jessica Green, Anders Bremer, Bodil Holmberg
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 8. Published online 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01002-6
PMCID:
PMC10795226
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Compliance with research ethics in epidemiological studies targeted to conflict-affected areas in Western Ethiopia: validity of informed consent (VIC) by information comprehension and voluntariness (ICV)
Gemechu Tiruneh, Mekdes Yilma, Bizuneh Wakuma, Eba Abdisa, Lami Bayisa, Michelle Nichols, Anja Bedeker, Nicki Tiffin
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 9. Published online 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01003-5
PMCID:
PMC10795316
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Integrating ethics in AI development: a qualitative study
Laura Arbelaez Ossa, Giorgia Lorenzini, Stephen R. Milford, David Shaw, Bernice S. Elger, Michael Rost
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 10. Published online 2024 Jan 23. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-01000-0
PMCID:
PMC10804710
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Questionable research practices of medical and dental faculty in Pakistan – a confession
Ayesha Fahim, Aysha Sadaf, Fahim Haider Jafari, Kashif Siddique, Ahsan Sethi
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 11. Published online 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01004-4
PMCID:
PMC10829322
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Ethical dilemmas in prioritizing patients for scarce radiotherapy resources
Rebecca J. DeBoer, Anita Ho, Espérance Mutoniwase, Cam Nguyen, Grace Umutesi, Jean Bosco Bigirimana, Nicaise Nsabimana, Katherine Van Loon, Lawrence N. Shulman, Scott A. Triedman, Vincent K. Cubaka, Cyprien Shyirambere
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 12. Published online 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01005-3
PMCID:
PMC10829165
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Analyzing the composition of the editorial boards in high-impact medical ethics journals: a survey study
Zhiwei Jia, Donghua Liu, Xingxuan Li, Tianlin Wen, Xiyan Zhao, Wei Li
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 13. Published online 2024 Feb 4. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01006-2
PMCID:
PMC10840243
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Conscientious objection and barriers to abortion within a specific regional context - an expert interview study
Robin Krawutschke, Tania Pastrana, Dagmar Schmitz
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 14. Published online 2024 Feb 6. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01007-1
PMCID:
PMC10848386
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Cross-cultural perspectives on intelligent assistive technology in dementia care: comparing Israeli and German experts’ attitudes
Hanan AboJabel, Johannes Welsch, Silke Schicktanz
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 15. Published online 2024 Feb 7. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01010-6
PMCID:
PMC10848426
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Perceptions of COVID-19 patients in the use of bioethical principles and the physician-patient relationship: a qualitative approach
Guillermo Cantú Quintanilla, Irma Eloisa Gómez-Guerrero, Nuria Aguiñaga-Chiñas, Mariana López Cervantes, Ignacio David Jaramillo Flores, Pedro Alonso Slon Rodríguez, Carlos Francisco Bravo Vargas, America Arroyo-Valerio, María del Carmen García-Higuera
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 16. Published online 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01009-z
PMCID:
PMC10858506
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“That’s just Future Medicine” - a qualitative study on users’ experiences of symptom checker apps
Regina Müller, Malte Klemmt, Roland Koch, Hans-Jörg Ehni, Tanja Henking, Elisabeth Langmann, Urban Wiesing, Robert Ranisch
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 17. Published online 2024 Feb 16. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01011-5
PMCID:
PMC10874001
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Evaluating the understanding of the ethical and moral challenges of Big Data and AI among Jordanian medical students, physicians in training, and senior practitioners: a cross-sectional study
Abdallah Al-Ani, Abdallah Rayyan, Ahmad Maswadeh, Hala Sultan, Ahmad Alhammouri, Hadeel Asfour, Tariq Alrawajih, Sarah Al Sharie, Fahed Al Karmi, Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Azzam, Asem Mansour, Maysa Al-Hussaini
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 18. Published online 2024 Feb 17. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01008-0
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BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 27.
PMCID:
PMC10873950
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Moral approval of xenotransplantation in Egypt: associations with religion, attitudes towards animals and demographic factors
Gabriel Andrade, Eid AboHamza, Yasmeen Elsantil, AlaaEldin Ayoub, Dalia Bedewy
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 19. Published online 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01013-3
PMCID:
PMC10877808
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The role of bioethics services in paediatric intensive care units: a qualitative descriptive study
Denise Alexander, Mary Quirke, Jo Greene, Lorna Cassidy, Carol Hilliard, Maria Brenner
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 20. Published online 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01017-z
PMCID:
PMC10877773
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Layered vulnerability and researchers’ responsibilities: learning from research involving Kenyan adolescents living with perinatal HIV infection
Mary Kimani, Sassy Molyneux, Anderson Charo, Scholastica M. Zakayo, Gladys Sanga, Rita Njeru, Alun Davies, Maureen Kelley, Amina Abubakar, Vicki Marsh
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 21. Published online 2024 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00972-3
PMCID:
PMC10877892
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Cross-sectional analysis of financial relationships between board certified allergists and the pharmaceutical industry in Japan
Anju Murayama, Yuki Senoo
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 22. Published online 2024 Feb 20. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01014-2
PMCID:
PMC10880373
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A bioethical perspective on the meanings behind a wish to hasten death: a meta-ethnographic review
Paulo J. Borges, Pablo Hernández-Marrero, Sandra Martins Pereira
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 23. Published online 2024 Feb 27. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01018-y
PMCID:
PMC10898028
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“She was finally mine”: the moral experience of families in the context of trisomy 13 and 18– a scoping review with thematic analysis
Zoe Ritchie, Gail Teachman, Randi Zlotnik Shaul, Maxwell J. Smith
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 24. Published online 2024 Mar 2. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00994-x
PMCID:
PMC10908114
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Ethics of early detection of disease risk factors: A scoping review
Sammie N. G. Jansen, Bart A. Kamphorst, Bob C. Mulder, Irene van Kamp, Sandra Boekhold, Peter van den Hazel, Marcel F. Verweij
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 25. Published online 2024 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01012-4
PMCID:
PMC10913641
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An empirical ethics study of the coherence of NICE technology appraisal policy and its implications for moral justification
Victoria Charlton, Michael DiStefano
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 28. Published online 2024 Mar 6. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01016-0
PMCID:
PMC10918908
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Comprehension of informed consent and voluntary participation in registration cohorts for phase IIb HIV vaccine trial in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative descriptive study
Masunga K. Iseselo, Edith A. M. Tarimo
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 29. Published online 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01033-z
PMCID:
PMC10935914
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Understanding, being, and doing of bioethics; a state-level cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitude, and practice among healthcare professionals
Poovishnu Devi Thangavelu, Balamurugan Janakiraman, Renuka Pawar, Pravin H. Shingare, Suresh Bhosale, Russel D Souza, Ivone Duarte, Rui Nunes
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 30. Published online 2024 Mar 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01028-w
PMCID:
PMC10949768
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What are the views of Quebec and Ontario citizens on the tiebreaker criteria for prioritizing access to adult critical care in the extreme context of a COVID-19 pandemic?
Claudia Calderon Ramirez, Yanick Farmer, Andrea Frolic, Gina Bravo, Nathalie Orr Gaucher, Antoine Payot, Lucie Opatrny, Diane Poirier, Joseph Dahine, Audrey L’Espérance, James Downar, Peter Tanuseputro, Louis-Martin Rousseau, Vincent Dumez, Annie Descôteaux, Clara Dallaire, Karell Laporte, Marie-Eve Bouthillier
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 31. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01030-2
PMCID:
PMC10949716
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Ethical challenges in global research on health system responses to violence against women: a qualitative study of policy and professional perspectives
Natalia V. Lewis, Beatriz Kalichman, Yuri Nishijima Azeredo, Loraine J. Bacchus, Ana Flavia d’Oliveira
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 32. Published online 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01034-y
PMCID:
PMC10949724
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the ethics in medical research among Moroccan interns and resident physicians
Ibtissam El Harch, Soumaya Benmaamar, Nabil Tachfouti, Moustapha Hida, Mohammed Faouzi Belahsen, Tarik Sqalli Houssaini, Karima El Rhazi
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 33. Published online 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01029-9
PMCID:
PMC10953237
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Supporting patient decision-making in non-invasive prenatal testing: a comparative study of professional values and practices in England and France
Hilary Bowman-Smart, Adeline Perrot, Ruth Horn
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 34. Published online 2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01032-0
PMCID:
PMC10956335
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How stable are moral judgements? A longitudinal study of context dependency in attitudes towards patient responsibility
Berit H Bringedal, Karin Isaksson Rø
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 36. Published online 2024 Mar 25. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01035-x
PMCID:
PMC10962157
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Exploring health and disease concepts in healthcare practice: an empirical philosophy of medicine study
Rik R. van der Linden, Maartje H.N. Schermer
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 38. Published online 2024 Mar 27. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01037-9
PMCID:
PMC10967067
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How patients experience respect in healthcare: findings from a qualitative study among multicultural women living with HIV
Sofia B. Fernandez, Alya Ahmad, Mary Catherine Beach, Melissa K. Ward, Michele Jean-Gilles, Gladys Ibañez, Robert Ladner, Mary Jo Trepka
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 39. Published online 2024 Mar 27. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01015-1
PMCID:
PMC10967177
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Attitudes of the Portuguese population towards advance directives: an online survey
João Carlos Macedo, Luísa Castro, Rui Nunes
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 40. Published online 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01043-x
PMCID:
PMC10988855
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Measuring moral distress in health professionals using the MMD-HP-SPA scale
Eloy Girela-Lopez, Cristina M. Beltran-Aroca, Jaime Boceta-Osuna, Dolores Aguilera-Lopez, Alejandro Gomez-Carranza, Manuel Lopez-Valero, Manuel Romero-Saldaña
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 41. Published online 2024 Apr 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01041-z
PMCID:
PMC10993501
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Ethical use of artificial intelligence to prevent sudden cardiac death: an interview study of patient perspectives
Menno T. Maris, Ayca Koçar, Dick L. Willems, Jeannette Pols, Hanno L. Tan, Georg L. Lindinger, Marieke A.R. Bak
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 42. Published online 2024 Apr 4. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01042-y
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BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 53.
PMCID:
PMC10996273
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Physicians’ views on the role of relatives in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide decision-making: a mixed-methods study among physicians in the Netherlands
Sophie C. Renckens, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes van der Heide, H. Roeline Pasman
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 43. Published online 2024 Apr 5. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01031-1
PMCID:
PMC10996154
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Oncologists’ perspective on advance directives, a French national prospective cross-sectional survey – the ADORE study
Amélie Cambriel, Kevin Serey, Adrien Pollina-Bachellerie, Mathilde Cancel, Morgan Michalet, Jacques-Olivier Bay, Carole Bouleuc, Jean-Pierre Lotz, Francois Philippart
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 44. Published online 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01046-8
PMCID:
PMC11008039
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A logic framework for addressing medical racism in academic medicine: an analysis of qualitative data
Pamela Roach, Shannon M. Ruzycki, Kirstie C. Lithgow, Chanda R. McFadden, Adrian Chikwanha, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Cheryl Barnabe
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 45. Published online 2024 Apr 15. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01045-9
PMCID:
PMC11017534
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Research ethics and artificial intelligence for global health: perspectives from the global forum on bioethics in research
James Shaw, Joseph Ali, Caesar A. Atuire, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Armando Guio Español, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Adrienne Hunt, Daudi Jjingo, Katherine Littler, Daniela Paolotti, Effy Vayena
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 46. Published online 2024 Apr 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01044-w
PMCID:
PMC11025232
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“I am in favour of organ donation, but I feel you should opt-in”—qualitative analysis of the #options 2020 survey free-text responses from NHS staff toward opt-out organ donation legislation in England
Natalie L. Clark, Dorothy Coe, Natasha Newell, Mark N. A. Jones, Matthew Robb, David Reaich, Caroline Wroe
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 47. Published online 2024 Apr 20. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01048-6
PMCID:
PMC11031982
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A comparative ethical analysis of the Egyptian clinical research law
Sylvia Martin, Mirko Ancillotti, Santa Slokenberga, Amal Matar
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 48. Published online 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01040-0
PMCID:
PMC11059645
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Ethics support for ethics support: the development of the Confidentiality Compass for dealing with moral challenges concerning (breaching) confidentiality in moral case deliberation
Wieke Ligtenberg, Margreet Stolper, Bert Molewijk
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 49. Published online 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01039-7
PMCID:
PMC11067180
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Facing a request for assisted death - views of Finnish physicians, a mixed method study
Reetta P. Piili, Minna Hökkä, Jukka Vänskä, Elina Tolvanen, Pekka Louhiala, Juho T. Lehto
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 50. Published online 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01051-x
PMCID:
PMC11067268
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A qualitative interview study to determine barriers and facilitators of implementing automated decision support tools for genomic data access
Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Jinyoung Baek, Jonathan Lawson, Edward S. Dove
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 51. Published online 2024 May 5. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01050-y
PMCID:
PMC11070093
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Navigating the ethical landscape of artificial intelligence in radiography: a cross-sectional study of radiographers’ perspectives
Faten Mane Aldhafeeri
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 52. Published online 2024 May 11. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01052-w
PMCID:
PMC11088142
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Who to engage in HIV vaccine trial benefit-sharing negotiations? An empirical proposition of a framework
Godwin Pancras, Mangi Ezekiel, Erasto Mbugi, Jon F. Merz
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 54. Published online 2024 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01058-4
PMCID:
PMC11092097
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Ethical considerations and concerns in the implementation of AI in pharmacy practice: a cross-sectional study
Hisham E. Hasan, Deema Jaber, Omar F. Khabour, Karem H. Alzoubi
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 55. Published online 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01062-8
PMCID:
PMC11096093
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Exploring the consent process among pregnant and breastfeeding women taking part in a maternal vaccine clinical trial in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study
Agnes Ssali, Rita Namugumya, Phiona Nalubega, Mary Kyohere, Janet Seeley, Kirsty Le Doare
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 57. Published online 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01055-7
PMCID:
PMC11097482
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How prehospital emergency personnel manage ethical challenges: the importance of confidence, trust, and safety
Henriette Bruun, Louise Milling, Daniel Wittrock, Søren Mikkelsen, Lotte Huniche
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 58. Published online 2024 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01061-9
PMCID:
PMC11102201
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Urban people’s preferences for life-sustaining treatment or artificial nutrition and hydration in advance decisions
Yi-Ling Wu, Tsai-Wen Lin, Chun-Yi Yang, Samuel Shih-Chih Wang, Sheng-Jean Huang
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 59. Published online 2024 May 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01060-w
PMCID:
PMC11102251
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Ethical perspectives regarding Euthanasia, including in the context of adult psychiatry: a qualitative interview study among healthcare workers in Belgium
Monica Verhofstadt, Loïc Moureau, Koen Pardon, Axel Liégeois
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 60. Published online 2024 May 21. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01063-7
PMCID:
PMC11107029
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A scoping review of ethics review processes during public health emergencies in Africa
Kingsley Orievulu, Alex Hinga, Busisiwe Nkosi, Nothando Ngwenya, Janet Seeley, Anthony Akanlu, Paulina Tindana, Sassy Molyneux, Samson Kinyanjui, Dorcas Kamuya
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 63. Published online 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01054-8
PMCID:
PMC11110293
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The concept of intersectionality in bioethics: a systematic review
Lisa Brünig, Hannes Kahrass, Sabine Salloch
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 64. Published online 2024 May 23. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01057-5
PMCID:
PMC11112950
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Determining capacity of people with dementia to take part in research: an electronic survey study of researcher confidence, competence and training needs
Sarah Griffiths, Victoria Shepherd, Anna Volkmer
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 65. Published online 2024 May 28. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01056-6
PMCID:
PMC11131177
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Using symbiotic empirical ethics to explore the significance of relationships to clinical ethics: findings from the Reset Ethics research project
Caroline A. B. Redhead, Lucy Frith, Anna Chiumento, Sara Fovargue, Heather Draper
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 66. Published online 2024 May 28. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01053-9
PMCID:
PMC11131179
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Perspectives of researchers, science policy makers and research ethics committee members on the feedback of individual genetic research findings in African genomics research
Faith Musvipwa, Ambroise Wonkam, Benjamin Berkman, Jantina de Vries
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 67. Published online 2024 Jun 7. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01068-2
PMCID:
PMC11157929
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Ethical regulation of biomedical research in Brazil: a quality improvement initiative
Daniel Ribeiro Paes de Castro, Camilo Hernan Manchola Castillo, João Paulo Dias Ferreira, João Paulo Alves Oliveira, Tassila Fernandes Kirsten, Paulo Henrique Condeixa de França, Lisiane Silveira Zavalhia, Regina Kuhmmer Notti, Renata Kochhann, Sérgio Luís Amantéa
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 68. Published online 2024 Jun 10. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01065-5
PMCID:
PMC11163760
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For, against, and beyond: healthcare professionals’ positions on Medical Assistance in Dying in Spain
Iris Parra Jounou, Rosana Triviño-Caballero, Maite Cruz-Piqueras
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 69. Published online 2024 Jun 14. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01069-1
PMCID:
PMC11177400
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Concept analysis of conscience-based nursing care: a hybrid approach of Schwartz-Barcott and Kim’s hybrid model
Soheyla Kalantari, Mahnaz Modanloo, Abbas Ebadi, Homeira Khoddam
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 70. Published online 2024 Jun 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01070-8
PMCID:
PMC11184846
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Telling the truth to patients before hip fracture surgery
Rawan Masarwa, Merav Ben Natan, Yaron Berkovich
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 71. Published online 2024 Jun 19. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01067-3
PMCID:
PMC11186136
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“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells”: a qualitative study of moral distress among Chinese emergency doctors
Jiajun Liu, Fengling Dai, Qitai Song, Jian Sun, Yao Liu
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 72. Published online 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01074-4
PMCID:
PMC11188161
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Exploring moral competence regression: a narrative approach in medical ethics education for medical students
Martin Zielina, Jaromír Škoda, Kateřina Ivanová, Daniel Dostál, Lubica Juríčková, David Anthony Procházka, Barbora Straka, Adam Doležal
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 73. Published online 2024 Jun 21. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01073-5
PMCID:
PMC11191321
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Public perceptions of artificial intelligence in healthcare: ethical concerns and opportunities for patient-centered care
Kaila Witkowski, Ratna Okhai, Stephen R. Neely
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 74. Published online 2024 Jun 22. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01066-4
PMCID:
PMC11193174
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Children’s voices on their values and moral dilemmas when being cared and treated for cancer– a qualitative interview study
Charlotte Weiner, Pernilla Pergert, Anders Castor, Bert Molewijk, Cecilia Bartholdson
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 75. Published online 2024 Jun 26. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01075-3
PMCID:
PMC11202330
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Medical ethics in childbirth: a structural equation modeling approach in south of Iran
Moghaddameh Mirzaee, Firoozeh Mirzaee
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 76. Published online 2024 Jun 26. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01072-6
PMCID:
PMC11202324
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Ethical requirements of instructions for authors of complementary and alternative medicine journals: a cross-sectional study
Chenyu Ren, Yixuan Li, Peipei Du, Xuebin Zhang, Wanjun Xue, Chi Zhang
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 77. Published online 2024 Jul 13. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01077-1
PMCID:
PMC11245789
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Artificial Intelligence to support ethical decision-making for incapacitated patients: a survey among German anesthesiologists and internists
Lasse Benzinger, Jelena Epping, Frank Ursin, Sabine Salloch
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 78. Published online 2024 Jul 18. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01079-z
PMCID:
PMC11256615
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Ethical considerations during Mpox Outbreak: a scoping review
Fatma Badr El Dine, Assem Gebreal, Dalia Samhouri, Haimanot Estifanos, Islam Kourampi, Hasnaa Abdelrhem, Hamed Abdelma’aboud Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal Elshaar, Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 79. Published online 2024 Jul 22. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01078-0
PMCID:
PMC11265031
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‘It’s not making a decision, it’s prompting the discussions’: a qualitative study exploring stakeholders’ views on the acceptability and feasibility of advance research planning (CONSULT-ADVANCE)
Victoria Shepherd, Kerenza Hood, Fiona Wood
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 80. Published online 2024 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01081-5
PMCID:
PMC11265470
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Evaluation of an interactive education workshop on hospital pharmacists’ ethical reasoning: an observational study
Nallini McCleery, Adam La Caze, Karl Winckel, H. Laetitia Hattingh
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 81. Published online 2024 Jul 23. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01082-4
PMCID:
PMC11264360
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The body as an obstacle and the “other”. How patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases view their body, self and the good life
Anke Erdmann, Christoph Rehmann-Sutter, Florian Schrinner, Claudia Bozzaro
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 82. Published online 2024 Jul 24. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01076-2
PMCID:
PMC11267929
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Ethics, design, and implementation criteria of digital assistive technologies for people with dementia from a multiple stakeholder perspective: a qualitative study
Stefanie Köhler, Julia Perry, Olga A. Biernetzky, Thomas Kirste, Stefan J. Teipel
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 84. Published online 2024 Jul 27. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01080-6
PMCID:
PMC11282641
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The relationship professional commitment and ethics with patient rights: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Sara Mohammadnejad, Afsaneh Raiesifar, Zoleikha Karamelahi, Razhan Chehreh
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 85. Published online 2024 Aug 2. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01084-2
PMCID:
PMC11295435
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Behind the scenes of research ethics committee oversight: a qualitative research study with committee chairs in the Middle East and North Africa region
Catherine El Ashkar, Rima Nakkash, Amal Matar, Jihad Makhoul
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 86. Published online 2024 Aug 8. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01083-3
PMCID:
PMC11308332
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Exploration of clinical ethics consultation in Uganda: a case study of Uganda Cancer Institute
Mayi Mayega Nanyonga, Paul Kutyabami, Olivia Kituuka, Nelson K. Sewankambo
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 87. Published online 2024 Aug 9. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01085-1
PMCID:
PMC11312825
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Systematic Review

Respect for bioethical principles and human rights in prisons: a systematic review on the state of the art
Massimiliano Esposito, Konrad Szocik, Emanuele Capasso, Mario Chisari, Francesco Sessa, Monica Salerno
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 62. Published online 2024 May 22. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01049-5
PMCID:
PMC11110298
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The ethical dimension of personal health monitoring in the armed forces: a scoping review
Dave Bovens, Eva van Baarle, Kirsten Ziesemer, Bert Molewijk
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 88. Published online 2024 Aug 10. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01086-0
PMCID:
PMC11316322
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Corrections

Correction to: Mapping trust relationships in organ donation and transplantation: a conceptual model
María Victoria Martínez-López, Leah McLaughlin, Alberto Molina-Pérez, Krzysztof Pabisiak, Nadia Primc, Gurch Randhawa, David Rodríguez-Arias, Jorge Suárez, Sabine Wöhlke, Janet Delgado
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 26. Published online 2024 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01026-y
Corrects:
BMC Med Ethics. 2023; 24: 93.
PMCID:
PMC10913201
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Correction to: Evaluating the understanding of the ethical and moral challenges of Big Data and AI among Jordanian medical students, physicians in training, and senior practitioners: a cross-sectional study
Abdallah Al-Ani, Abdallah Rayyan, Ahmad Maswadeh, Hala Sultan, Ahmad Alhammouri, Hadeel Asfour, Tariq Alrawajih, Sarah Al Sharie, Fahed Al Karmi, Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Azzam, Asem Mansour, Maysa Al-Hussaini
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 27. Published online 2024 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01027-x
Corrects:
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 18.
PMCID:
PMC10913445
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Correction: Ethical use of artificial intelligence to prevent sudden cardiac death: an interview study of patient perspectives
Menno T. Maris, Ayca Koçar, Dick L. Willems, Jeannette Pols, Hanno L. Tan, Georg L. Lindinger, Marieke A.R. Bak
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 53. Published online 2024 May 14. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01047-7
Corrects:
BMC Med Ethics. 2024; 25: 42.
PMCID:
PMC11092072
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