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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: 5th April 2021
For our bi-weekly round up, why not catch up on five timely and thought-provoking articles. All articles eloquently convey ethical and legal arguments for particularly contentious topics, such as abortion, consenting for treatment for minors and minimising harm from vaccination schemes. Enjoy!
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Bi-weekly Round up: 22th March 2021
Four stellar thought-provoking articles to catch up on and keep you engaged with current bioethical issues and to ultimately intellectually stimulate and challenge.
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IME Student 2021 Conference competition winners
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics- ‘What’s on the horizon for Bioethics?’ Infographic
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Reflecting on the year 2020
2020, what a year! Although I imagine many will be happy to see the end of this year due to the ongoing phenomenal impact of Covid-19, a lot has occurred in the realms of medical ethics and law. As we move into the new year, it is interesting to reflect on the year we are leaving behind. Below exemplifies important cases and changes that have occurred in 2020 that have forever impacted the ethics and legal aspects of medicine. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
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Student Competition Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered the IME Student Competition 'Medical Ethics in the Life Experiences of the Developing Professional.'
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In memory of The Very Rev’d Edward Shotter, Hon Vice-President, Institute of Medical Ethics
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the recent passing of Ted Shotter, Hon Vice-President, IME. Ted was a true pioneer in the field of medical ethics and leaves behind an outstanding legacy, both in the UK and worldwide. Prof Raanan Gillon, President of the IME, has written a tribute which he delivered at Ted's funeral service at Blythburgh Church ('the cathedral of the marshes') in Suffolk on 29 July, and which will give you a flavour of Ted's life and achievements...
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics briefing note, April 2019
Disagreements in the care and treatment of critically ill babies and young children
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The IME National Student Debate Final 2019
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Ethical challenges in bioscience and health policy for the UK Parliament
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‘Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Lessons from Belgium’ Cambridge University Press 2017
D. Jones, C. Gastmans, C. MacKellar (Eds.)
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Basic Understanding of Genome Editing
The Progress Educational Trust report entitled 'Basic Understanding of Genome Editing' (Sept 2017) summarizes the findings of a project they carried out with their fellow charity Genetic Alliance UK, funded by the Wellcome Trust. The project explored what patients and laypeople think and know about genome editing and its implications, and developed recommendations for how best to discuss genome editing in public. See report below
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