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News, blogs, jobs, press articles, reports and think pieces from around the field of medical ethics, bioethics and law. This page is a mixture of news from the IME and others that we are aware of. You can filter all news by category, year and/or month in order to find exactly what you are looking for. Please contact us to get your news, blog, jobs, press articles, reports and think pieces featured here.
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Bi-weekly Round up: 17th January 2022
Another look at topical, ethical issues arising recently from media sources and journal articles. Bear this statement in mind when having a read of the below articles: ‘Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’- Is there any truth in this statement?
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CURRICULUM CATCH-UP: BEGINNING OF LIFE
The second in a series of bitesize videos highlighting recent journal articles or developments in the year 2021, in relation to a specific aspect of our suggested core content for teaching.
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Bi-weekly Round up: 12th December 2021
In this edition, we focus on the principle of informed consent. For something a little different this edition, we have selected three very interesting, but niche topics and consider how the issues of informed consent interplay in these areas.
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Bi-weekly Round up: 26th November 2021
A special ‘Covid-19’ edition of our bi-weekly round up below, released in light of the recent news development of the discovery of a new Covid-19 Variant; Omicron. These articles discuss the ethical issues raised from measures taken to reduce the rates of transmission of Covid-19.
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 5th October 2021
For this edition of our bi-weekly round up, we take a look at read-worthy and interesting journal articles that have recently been published online or will soon be assigned an issue. These articles, published within prominent and relevant journals, are sure to challenge and engage you. Read, bookmark them and share!
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ONLINE SEMINAR: CHLOE ROMANIS and DUNJA BEGOVIC & SARA DAHLEN VIDEO RECORDING
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 20th September 2021
For this edition of our bi-weekly round up, we have highlighted a fantastic selection of articles and journals centred around extremely divisive, contentious and overwhelmingly stimulating topics. Why not have a read and tweet your thoughts on our twitter account @IMEweb
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Winners announced!
'The medical student response to the Covid-19 pandemic' IME Essay Competition
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 7th September 2021
It would be remiss to not highlight the ethical arguments and issues raised recently in connection with vaccinating against Covid-19, given the recent developments in the UK and changes in policy. This relates to vaccinations for children aged 12-15 years old, the introduction of vaccination passports and the mandatory vaccination condition being introduced for employees in care home and potentially a few additional settings.
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 23rd August 2021
This week, we choose to revisit the tragic plight of Alta Fixsler and her family in attempting to make a decision regarding continuing life sustaining treatment and discuss the issues of medical futility and treatment undertaken in a child’s best interests. This case raises important ethical and moral considerations when attempting to make a decision regarding whether to continue treatment, particularly in children with severe disabilities and poor prognosis.
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Bi-weekly Round up: 26th July 2021
This edition of our round up considers ethical matters impacting individuals across the pond; the USA. Although this edition focuses on medical ethics issues in the context of the USA, you will find the ethical considerations transcend country borders. We hope you enjoy the variety within this selection of news articles/journals!
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 12th July 2021
This edition focuses on the ethics of 4 niche areas. At first glance, the ethical issues may not immediately be apparent, but upon delving deeper the ethical dilemmas and conflicting stances become clear.
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