Activities of an Ethics Consultation Service in a Tertiary Military Medical Center

Dilemmas in Military Medical Ethics: A Call for Conceptual Clarity Dilemmas in Military Medical Ethics: A Call for Conceptual Clarity

Résumé Abstract Malgré l’augmentation des conflits armés et des changements qui les caractérisent, les enjeux éthiques auxquels font face les médecins militaires sont très peu traités dans la littérature en bioéthique. Les médecins militaires sont des membres du corps militaire, même s’ils sont non combattants, et ils jouent un rôle de soignant tout en pouvant être appelés à agir comme aide hum...

Implementation of the ThinPrep Imaging System in a tertiary military medical center.

BACKGROUND The ThinPrep Imaging System (TIS) was implemented at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in February 2006 and has been a crucial part of the ability of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services ability to improve efficiency and turnaround times for Papanicolaou (Pap) test reporting. The increased detection rate of squamous abnormalities, specifically high-grade squamous intra...

Medical Ethics in Military Biomedical Research

Ethics consultation in Portland. Providence Health's Oregon Region has created an ethics consult service.

In response to the need for a more structured approach toward the enhancement of and preparation for case consultation, the Portland Service Area (PSA) of the Providence Health System Oregon Region implemented a "special team" system. These teams--an extension of the ethics committees already in place--underwent training in areas such as an overview of ethics, patient decision making, professio...

A Three-Year Experience of Medical Thoracoscopy at A Tertiary Care Center of Himalayan Region

Introduction: Medical thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating pleural diseases. Despite its proven role in diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, it is infrequently used, which could be because of cost of equipment and lack of training. We analyzed our initial 3 years record of thoracoscopy at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care center in Hi...