The Ethics Blog
On the Ethics Blog and its Swedish language sister blog Etikbloggen we discuss the significance of research and the questions raised by the results.
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Most of our blog content is about our own research, but Etikbloggen's English language sister blog is geared towards the bioethics research community.
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Det mesta av innehållet på våra etikbloggar handlar om vår egen forskning. Den svenska Etikbloggen fokuserar på den aktuella svenska debatten.
Pär Segerdahl is editor of both blogs. He invites you to have a look, a read and a bit of dialogue with us at Etikbloggen and the Ethics Blog.
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Do you dare to be fearless?
Fear can easily play tricks on us thinking beings. When we are afraid of something, we often think that we should worry about it – so as not to lose control of it. So, to be on the safe side, we lie awake half the night thinking. We dare not let go of our thoughts, […]
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How is ethical review perceived by researchers in the social sciences and humanities?
Research involving humans requires ethical review. Ethical review is important to protect the rights and interests of research participants, and to maintain public trust in research. Ethical review was originally developed for biomedical research where it is common to recruit patients as test subjects, for example in clinical drug trials. In Sweden, a central authority […]
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Taking the science of consciousness to the clinic is a collective endeavor
“Consciousness” is an ambiguous concept that arouses the interest of people with different expertise, including the general public. This situation naturally creates several related ambiguities, for example about how consciousness should be understood scientifically and how we can explain it. Not least, it creates uncertainties about how we can translate the scientific knowledge we have […]
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Management control through guidelines creates complex challenges for general practitioners
A vital tool for ensuring and improving quality in healthcare is clinical guidelines. Guidelines are used to support the clinicians’ memory and evidence-based decision-making, as well as to guide the choice of investigations and treatments toward the most cost-efficient alternatives. Increased control over healthcare costs is also given higher priority as a larger proportion of […]
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Do physicians have sufficient knowledge about genomic medicine?
As patients, we are used to providing samples so that the physician can make a diagnosis and prognosis and choose treatment. But it is becoming more common for physicians to also order genomic tests in order to make the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment even more individualized. Even common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and […]
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