Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake.
Published 2015-01-01The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used a fake vaccination programme to obtain DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) samples in the search for Osama Bin Laden, which caused distrust and hampered polio eradication ...Open AccessArticle -
Genomic intensive care: should we perform genome testing in critically ill newborns?
Published 2015-09-14In newborn intensive care units (NICUs), the science and art of prognostication often have life and death implications. Approximately 5% of infants admitted to NICU die.1 The majority of deaths are preceded by decisions ...Open AccessArticle -
Framing overdiagnosis in breast screening: a qualitative study with Australian experts.
Published 2015-01-01Background: The purpose of this study was to identify how the topic of overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening is framed by experts and to clarify differences and similarities within these frames in terms of problems, ...Open AccessArticle -
Why should ethics approval be required prior to publication of health promotion research?
Published 2015-01-01Issue Addressed: Most academic journals that publish studies involving human participants require evidence that the research has been approved by a human research ethics committee (HREC). Yet journals continue to receive ...Open AccessArticle -
Australian GP attitudes to clinical practice guidelines and some implications for translating osteoarthritis care into practice
Published 2015-01-01Abstract Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been shown to improve processes of care and health outcomes, but there is often a discrepancy between recommendations for care and clinical practice. We sought to explore ...Open AccessArticle