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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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Curriculum Catch-Up: Mental Health
The first 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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Online Seminar: Josh Parker & Matthew Watkins VIDEO RECORDING
This is a recording of the online seminar that took place on 10th November 2021 featuring Josh Parker & Matthew Watkins
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Bi-Weekly Round Up: 8th November 2021
Another look at topical ethical issues that have arisen over the last few weeks for you to catch up on. Enjoy!
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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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