Acta bioethica  

Fernando Lolas Stepke

-

Kenneth W. Goodman

Expanding use of computers in medicine continues to raise interesting and important ethical issues. After a brief review of the history of work in ethics in medical informatics, this introduction to this special issue of Actamakes the case that this work ... see more

Sergio Litewka

Telemedicine is a growing trend in the provision of medical services. Although the effectiveness of this practice has not been well established, it is likely that developing countries will share this new paradigm with developed ones. Supporters of telemed... see more

Eta S. Berner, Amarinder Singh Sandhu, Kenneth W. Goodman

This article discusses the ethical issues involved in consumer health informatics -specifically those issues surrounding the provision of medical information for patients on the World Wide Web. The discussion includes concerns and suggestions relating to:... see more

Gillian Bartlett, Robyn M. Tamblyn, Yuko Kawasumi, Lise Poissant, Laurel Taylor

Electronic prescribing potentially reduces adverse outcomes and provides critical information for drug safety research but studies may be distorted by non-participation bias. 52,507 patients and 28 physicians were evaluated to determine characteristics as... see more

Fernando Lolas Stepke

This article presents the person and work of James Drane in their relation to bioethics in Latin America. After a brief analysis of his career and publications, the establishment of a study center at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is underscored,... see more

Susana la Rocca, Gladys Martínez, Alejandra Rascio, Mirta Bajardi

The economical and political transnationality context inside which today's biomedical investigations take place favours the phenomenon known as life's medicalization and raises both countries' and individuals' vulnerability. If we assume that the need to ... see more

María de la Luz Casas Martínez

Although for thirty years researchers involved in biomedical investigation have designed international strategies for the protection of the subject of investigation, the consideration of the patient as an active subject in the pharmaceutical business in p... see more

Jorge Luis Manzini

This paper pretends to draw a brief review upon the ethical aspects of a prescription at a "micro" level, that is of the therapeutic relationship based on the Georgetown "theory of principles" and on the technical aspects of a correct prescription accordi... see more

Marta Fracapani Cuenca de Cuitiño, Fernando Lolas Stepke, Marisa Carina Fazio

This paper intends. to evaluate degrees as a necessary tool in order to assure good quality while teaching a postgraduate course. It sets forth the evaluative experience offered together with the class on Fundamental Bioethics, one of the two courses that... see more

-

.