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  2. Beneficence (ethics) - Wikipedia

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    Beneficence is a concept in research ethics that states that researchers should have the welfare of the research participant as a goal of any clinical trial or other research study. The antonym of this term, maleficence , describes a practice that opposes the welfare of any research participant.

  3. Medical ethics - Wikipedia

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    Medical ethics encompasses beneficence, autonomy, and justice as they relate to conflicts such as euthanasia, patient confidentiality, informed consent, and conflicts of interest in healthcare. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In addition, medical ethics and culture are interconnected as different cultures implement ethical values differently, sometimes ...

  4. Bioethics - Wikipedia

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    Medical ethics shares many principles with other branches of healthcare ethics, such as nursing ethics. A bioethicist assists the health care and research community in examining moral issues involved in our understanding of life and death, and resolving ethical dilemmas in medicine and science.

  5. Belmont Report - Wikipedia

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    The Belmont Report is a 1978 report created by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.Its full title is the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, Report of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research.

  6. Principlism - Wikipedia

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    The approach was introduced for the second time by Tom Beauchamp and James Childress in their book Principles of Biomedical Ethics (1979), in which they state that the following four prima facie principles lie at the core of moral reasoning in health care: respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. In the opinion of ...

  7. Category:Medical ethics - Wikipedia

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    Medical ethics (also, and somewhat more broadly "Biomedical ethics") is a branch of bioethics concerning the practice of medicine and related fields. See also: Category:Scientific misconduct Contents

  8. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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    Until the 1960s, the attitude of most health providers was that death was something to be fought, to the bitter end, no matter how painful the treatment or disheartening the experience. The hospice philosophy, as it is often described, is meant to be “holistic” care – tending to the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their ...

  9. Nursing ethics - Wikipedia

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    Nursing ethics is a branch of applied ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing. Nursing ethics shares many principles with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non-maleficence and respect for autonomy. It can be distinguished by its emphasis on relationships, human dignity and collaborative care.