Category: Ethics

How are the workers involved treated? If it makes use of animals or animal products, how are they treated? Are there environmental impacts to be considered?

Module 8 Paper

How are the workers involved treated? If it makes use of animals or animal products, how are they treated? Are there environmental impacts to be considered?

If a company, does it affiliate itself with political causes that you agree or disagree with? Does the company or its CEOs contribute money to causes or organizations that you agree or disagree with? Are there other factors that make you favor or disfavor this company or product, from a consumer ethics perspective?

Part I – Explain the results of your research. Did you learn information about the company that surprised you? (In this section, you should simply describe the results of your research. It should be no more than 1/3 of your finished paper).

Part II – Given what you’ve learned, do you believe you have a moral responsibility to change your purchasing behavior with regard to this company or product? Explain why, appealing to at least one moral theory we have studied in this course. Be sure to back up your statements with moral principles and arguments.

 

What are the hurdles to sharing data and knowledge in clinical research?Do you personally believe in the “placebo effect”? Why or why not? Can the “placebo effect” be achieved and analyzed without withholding or misleading participants with respect to the nature of the trial? Explain.

Discussion responses- NOT an essay – AMA format

Do you think that design of the SUPPORT study was ethical, why or why not?

In your opinion, did the SUPPORT study team deviate from the ethical principles during the informed consent process?

As pre-mature babies are a vulnerable population, and despite the lack of data and the classification of these treatments as standard of care, do you think researchers should have emphasized these risks to parents? Why or why not? Some neonatologists were noted to have had concerns about the use of low oxygen support, and study investigators should have been aware of these risks. What reasons do you think could have swayed the research team to leave this risk off of the consent form? explain.

Based on the information we have covered so far in this course; do you agree that deception in this type of research is vital in analyzing the “placebo effect”? Why or why not?

Do you personally believe in the “placebo effect”? Why or why not?
Can the “placebo effect” be achieved and analyzed without withholding or misleading participants with respect to the nature of the trial? Explain.

Do you think that the formation of the working group will be the solution to the countless ethical dilemmas that exist in developing countries?

What further measures or regulations would you suggest to ensure that researchers in developing countries are held to the same standards as the rest of the world?

How Do International Regulations Work in Practice?) by Halila R. it is explained that informed consent or authorization for conducting research in emergency can be waived after the approval of an ethics committee as long this emergency trial brings significant benefit for the patient.

Do you agree/disagree that human subjects are not able to give consent in all emergency trials? Why? Or Why not? Explain any differences you identify, if applicable.

In your opinion, what other challenges or barriers exist when conducting clinical trials during emergencies?
Covid-19

Did your opinion(s) regarding challenges or barriers in clinical trials during emergencies change after viewing Equity and Ethics video we just watched? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsD-1pBeGEw) Explain.

If you were a principal investigator overseeing a clinical trial during the current Covid-19 Pandemic,

How would you balance autonomy and informed consent while waiving certain requirements in order to expedite the trial due to the current emergency?

How would you ensure justice throughout the trial?

Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the way the clinical research community shares data and knowledge?

In what ways has it hindered data and knowledge sharing?

What are the hurdles to sharing data and knowledge in clinical research?

The scientific/technological hurdles? The societal/investment hurdles?

What is needed to make data and knowledge sharing more effective and more the norm?

Discuss your example of an effective and an ineffective leader.Include specific characteristics of each type of leader based on identifying their effectiveness.

Discuss your example of an effective and an ineffective leader.
Address the similarities and differences of your leaders.
Include specific characteristics of each type of leader based on identifying their effectiveness.
Include two (2) academic references.

How might those problems be addressed; that is, what policies and/or procedures might be designed? Don’t get into the details here – we’re not writing policy in this course!

Freedom of Speech

Reflect on the readings and our discussions. Write a brief paper (approximately 4-6 pages) using the structure below.

Concepts:

Briefly identify and explain the major concepts in this module (this should be no more than one page – it’s an introduction).

Workplace Application:

You designated a “workplace application” in Module 1 and articulated goals and stakeholders. Now write a paragraph that connects the concepts from this module to the workplace application goals and stakeholders.
Workplace problems:

Based on the above, what are the potential problem areas for your workplace?

Policies and Procedures:

How might those problems be addressed; that is, what policies and/or procedures might be designed? Don’t get into the details here – we’re not writing policy in this course!

Values:

Now go back to the list of values you created in Module 1. Which of those values are relevant to the potential problem areas you identified above?

Conflicting values – Analysis:

Looking at the potential policies and/or procedures from step 4 AND the values from step 5, are there values conflicts?
Evaluation and recommendations:

Recommend action and back your recommendation(s) with careful reasoning based on the analysis above.

Explain the issues facing your community, possible methods to alleviate the concern, and how you would ethically advocate for the respective population.

Develop a plan for healthcare advocacy.

Explain the issues facing your community, possible methods to alleviate the concern, and how you would ethically advocate for the respective population.

You are required to research the specific issues presented with credible sources (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health, Census Bureau, etc.). In a 3-page paper, present a healthcare advocacy plan that addresses your research findings. Provide a summary of your findings, including at least three (3) credible references to support your advocacy plan in APA format.

Give at least one example of how you would apply the contribution of their theory with current health care dilemmas.

Lawrence Kohlberg's Contribution to Healthcare

Organize your submission as follows:

A overview of your selected theorist.

Details of their theory.

Significant contributions to the field of healthcare.

Give at least one example of how you would apply the contribution of their theory with current health care dilemmas.

At least three (3) credible and scholarly references to support your assertions.

Ensure that your viewpoint and purpose are clearly established.

Paper was informational beyond a biography of someone, included details, and significant contributions and demonstrated how their ideologies have contributed to the development of ethics in health care.

What major ethical principle does the case violate, if any? Does the case support a major ethical principle?

Read the information about social justice. http://s3.amazonaws.com/thf_media/2009/pdf/hl_1138.pdf

Then read the article here about the Philando Castile case. https://time.com/4400930/philando-castile/

Last, you will need to refer to the Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists. https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp

Identify and summarize the main points of the case or article.
Social justice has a varied history and a variety of implications. If one of the major tenets of journalism is to minimize harm, how do cases like Castile (if at all) go against this important principle?

What major ethical principle does the case violate, if any?
Does the case support a major ethical principle?

Lastly, what is your opinion of the trend(s) presented based on your knowledge of ethics and morality?

What is virtue ethics?“Virtue Ethics” and “Killing and Allowing to Die” and what the differences and similarities.

“Virtue Ethics” and “Killing and Allowing to Die” and what the differences and similarities.

What is virtue ethics? It’s where you make your decision about what’s moral based on vitrines. What would Virtus be good, kind, honest and it’s about just being a good person.