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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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A Precautionary Approach to Touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Bill of Health

We call on those promoting psychedelic therapies to uphold the field and patient safety ethically and effectively through rigorous evidence generation, improved training, evidence-informed standard setting, and external licensing/practitioner oversight.

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New Portable MRI Revolutionizing Brain Research Demands Ethical and Legal Innovation

Bill of Health

Our Working Group arrived at 15 recommendations, including: High standards to become an MRI investigator: We require a license to drive, and similarly each member of the pMRI research team should have demonstrated competence to carry out their research role before they scan.

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What the Law and Bioethics Tell Us About Synthetic Human Embryos

Bill of Health

To protect against individuals or corporations utilizing these cells for profit, ála the Henrietta Lacks story, sophisticated informed consent, and licenses should surely be developed, along with directives on responsibility for maintenance, warehousing, and disposal., The original article can be found here.

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The Guardians of Professional Knowledge

Bill of Health

Conceptualizing the professions as knowledge communities informs how they are regulated: licensing requirements, unauthorized practice laws, professional malpractice liability, informed consent, fiduciary duties, and the scope of protection for professional advice disseminated between professional and client or patient within the relationship.