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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Urban bioethics"”.
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An Urban Bioethics Survey of the Physician/Gun Violence Intersection
Data consistently shows that firearm violence affects minority populations disproportionately. In the 1970s, firearm injury related death was the 13th leading cause of death in America. The problem has only worsened, costing the US economy almost $230 million a year and is now the second-leading …
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Building Context: Guiding Principles for Urban Bioethics and their Application via Qualitative Research
The field of bioethics originated from failures in medical research and provided a framework for medical decision-making and research ethics with the advent of its four core principles (justice, autonomy, non-maleficence, and beneficence). However, these core principles often overlook more complex …
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AN URBAN BIOETHICS APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING DISPARITIES IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
… experience a disproportionate burden of CHD. An urban bioethics approach to disparities in cardiac neurodevelopmental outcomes necessitates an examination of the context, setting, and structures in which CHD care is delivered. This thesis proposes a model through which access to and quality of …
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THE ROLE OF THE URBAN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN ADDRESSING FOOD JUSTICE: FROM FARM TO FAMILIES AND BEYOND
… diet-related chronic health conditions in urban settings, strategies that facilitate access to fresh fruits and vegetables are imperative. Food is Medicine is a philosophy that embraces the integration of nutrition education and food subsidies into health care. This thesis describes one …
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The Ethical Argument for Implementing Screening For Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Care of Adult Patients
… populations. Here, I use the principles of urban bioethics to explain the ethical obligation of screening for ACEs despite these challenges and to dispute previous discussions on this topic. This article will show that there are general strategies that providers can take to implement ACEs …
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Beyond policy: ethical considerations of immigration enforcement & policies
… that this further restriction threatens the core bioethics principles of justice and autonomy while also adding increasing moral strain to healthcare providers. The current era of immigration policies has created an unjust, unethical, and morally reprehensible environment in which harm is enacted …
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To eat or not to eat: an ethical analysis of cannibalism through a bioethical framework
Cannibalism, or anthropophagy, has been dubbed the “ultimate taboo” within our current society even though there is significant evidence supporting that this act has been an integral part of human culture for over thousands of years. This is in part due to the subliminal teachings in literature …
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Ethical and Clinical Concerns for Incarcerated Pregnant Women and their Children
In 1976, the legal ruling of the case Estelle v Gamble established the precedence of evaluating unjust healthcare practices and violation of Eight Amendment rights to prisoners with application of a test of deliberate indifference. Since this ruling, many more cases have emerged which present the …
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DISCUSSING THE RACIAL ASSOCIATION WITH BLACK MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC INTELLECTUALISM IN PROVIDING EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
Social determinants of health have become a bit of a buzzword in today’s discussion of healthcare inequities. Social determinants of health are broadly defined as conditions in the places where people live, learn, work and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life risks and …
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An Ethical Call for Early Implementation of Palliative Care for Underserved Heart Failure Patients
… in a personalized fashion, and aligns with the urban bioethical principles of agency, social justice, and solidarity.
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A Good Death
While death is surely inevitable, the timing and circumstances of our deaths may vary widely and are likely to be negotiable in response to the changing needs of patients and families for physical, emotional and spiritual support as their diseases and illnesses evolve. Patients and families need to …
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Health inequity by design: LGBTQ+ youth homelessness and a path towards health justice
The health inequities facing the LGBTQ+ community are well documented despite limited resources towards addressing these issues. Traditional frameworks have failed to account for the role of stigma at various levels, namely public, self and structural, that perpetuate these inequities. Health …
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Proposal for a Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Understanding gender, sex, and sexuality is required in order to be a competent, patient-centered physician, and, therefore, inclusion of these topics in undergraduate medical education is essential. Current medical education is not producing physicians equipped to manage the complaints and issues …
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Our Words Matter: A Proposed Study to Examine the Effects of Clinician Language Training on Patient Opioid Abstinence
Stigma in the healthcare system is widely documented. A significant medium through which stigmatizing thoughts, opinions, and attitudes are propagated is language. Stigmatizing language can create barriers to care, while inclusive non-stigmatizing language has the ability to highlight a patient’s …
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Community-based doulas and their role in combating obstetric racism for marginalized BIPOC & migrant women: The Contigo Bilingual Doula Program
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income nations, and the burden of that crisis is not shared equally. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and migrant women die at disproportionate rates, experience higher rates of obstetric mistreatment, and face …
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DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
Distributive justice is a bioethical principle concerned with the fair distribution of resources and benefits in society. In the context of orthopaedic surgery management, distributive justice is an important consideration in ensuring that all patients have equal access to the resources and care in …
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THE HEALTH OF MIDDLE EASTERN IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES IN THE U.S. AND THE BARRIERS THEY FACE TO CARE: A REVIEW
Immigrants and refugees in the U.S. tend to face many significant difficulties in obtaining good health care. In this analysis, I review what is known and unique about the health of Middle Eastern immigrants/refugees in the U.S., with a particular focus on Iraqis, and identify the barriers to …
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Vaccination Hesitancy Through the Ages: The Past, Present, and Future Implications
Vaccines are a scientifically proven method of preventing disease. Immunization has eradicated and continues to protect individuals from life-threatening and fatal diseases. However, as a public health measure, trust in efficacy and safety of vaccines has not been unanimous since their inception. …
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SCHIZOPHRENIA AND STIGMA: AN OUTLOOK ON THE MEDICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LIVING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia is a disease which presents many challenges. Medically, legally, and socially, afflicted individuals face obstacles that decrease their overall quality of life. Some of these are sequela of the disease and its decrease in social functioning, or symptoms of paranoia and …
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TREATING ALS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOW-INCOME URBAN PATIENT POPULATIONS
… factors. For patients in low-income urban neighborhoods, inequalities affecting agency should be evaluated as part of medical care to increase both autonomy and overall quality of life.
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