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Houston, Do We Have a Lawyer? The Legal Black Hole of Astronaut Health Care

Bill of Health

Whose medical license applies in outer space? Whose medical license applies in outer space? Critical areas like telemedicine liability, cross-border medical licensing, and mental health protection for astronauts still fall through the cracks of international law, leaving spacefarers in a legal black hole.

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The Legal and Ethical Imperative of Explicit Consent in Intimate Medical Procedures

AIHC

However, sensitive exams and other intimate tasks conducted without consent can leave patients feeling violated. Informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical medical practice. of them expressed a correct understanding of what constitutes informed consent. [3] Written by: Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh, M.Ed.

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New Portable MRI Revolutionizing Brain Research Demands Ethical and Legal Innovation

Bill of Health

Working with an interdisciplinary expert Working Group supported by the NIH BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics program, our newly published article in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences (JLB) provides the first consensus guidance for addressing ethical, legal, and policy challenges in field-based neuroimaging research with highly portable MRI.

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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill of Health

The phenomenon of citing anecdotal evidence as if it is scientific evidence appears across training materials, research articles, and general discussions by stakeholders (e.g., Mithoefer & Haden ).

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When the Promises of a Policy Do Not Meet the Reality of Its Practice: Ethical Issues Within Oregon’s Measure 109

Bill of Health

What about informed consent and other ethical issues? While the current informed consent form used by facilitators does address some aspects of concern ( like the use of touch , 333-333-5040 (9) ), it does not address other aspects like suggestibility or power dynamics within the facilitator/client relationship.

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Managing Healthcare Compliance in Colorado

MedTrainer

This article provides an overview of key factors you’ll want to know about healthcare compliance in Washington. The Colorado Medical Board enforces the licensing standards for Medical Doctors (M.D.s), Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.s), Physician Assistants (P.A.s), and Anesthesiology Assistants (A.A.s).

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Introduction to Telebehavioral Health

AIHC

This article is not intended as legal or consulting advice. If your practice is currently using a telebehavioral health approach for patient treatment, or if you organization is considering implementing this approach, we hope this article will give some food-for-thought on the topic.