Arthritis charter sets patient duty to engage

Animal Research in Neuroscience: A Duty to Engage

Activists opposed to the use of animals in scientific research are increasingly dominating the public discourse and pressuring government officials to severely limit the scope of the work. Polls show that public support for animal research is in decline. Scientists must respond by engaging with the public and policymakers to explain their research and its importance and by addressing moral conc...

European IPF Patient Charter: an SOS to the world.

This is a time of unprecedented progress in the field of respiratory medicine, particularly for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In the course of one decade, the disease has been redefined, diagnostic criteria have been established [1] and the genetic mechanisms have been elucidated [2]. Two drugs have been approved (pirfenidone in 2011 in Europe and in 2014 in the USA, and nintedanib in 20...

Doctors endorse development of patient charter.

Patient-centered care with the Patient Rights Charter approach: A qualitative study

  Introduction Patient-centered care is one of the major priorities of the health system to improve patient safety and satisfaction, but in many cases it is not provided in accordance with the Patient Rights Charter. Therefore, the present study aimed to design a patient-centered model of care with the approach of the Charter of Patient Rights in Arbitrary Hospitals of the Ministry of Health o...

Helping patients discuss CINV management: development of a Patient Charter

In April 2012, an Expert Group of specialist cancer nurses working in a variety of settings (e.g. chemotherapy delivery, chemotherapy service design, research, nurse leadership and patient information/advocacy) participated in telephone/web-based meetings, with the aim of sharing current experience of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) management, and reaching a consensus on the de...