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Ethics Of Surgical Training In Developing Countries, Kevin Ramsey, Charles Weijer
Ethics Of Surgical Training In Developing Countries, Kevin Ramsey, Charles Weijer
Charles Weijer
The practice of surgical trainees operating in developing countries is gaining interest in the medical community. Although there has been little analysis about the ethical impact of these electives, there has been some concerns raised over the possible exploitation of trainees and their patients. An ethical review of this practice shows that care needs to be taken to prevent harm. Inexperienced surgeons learning surgical skills in developing countries engender greater risk of violating basic ethical principles. Advanced surgical trainees who have already achieved surgical competence are best qualified to satisfy these ethical issues. All training programs need to develop a …
Evaluating Benefits And Harms In Intensive Care Research, Charles Weijer, Paul Miller
Evaluating Benefits And Harms In Intensive Care Research, Charles Weijer, Paul Miller
Charles Weijer
No abstract provided.
Refuting The Net Risks Test: A Response To Wendler And Miller's "Assessing Research Risks Systematically", Charles Weijer, Paul Miller
Refuting The Net Risks Test: A Response To Wendler And Miller's "Assessing Research Risks Systematically", Charles Weijer, Paul Miller
Charles Weijer
Earlier in the pages of this journal (p 481), Wendler and Miller offered the "net risks test" as an alternative approach to the ethical analysis of benefits and harms in research. They have been vocal critics of the dominant view of benefit-harm analysis in research ethics, which encompasses core concepts of duty of care, clinical equipoise and component analysis. They had been challenged to come up with a viable alternative to component analysis which meets five criteria. The alternative must (1) protect research subjects; (2) allow clinical research to proceed; (3) explain how physicians may offer trial enrolment to their …
Nodal Ratios In Node-Positive Breast Cancer—Long-Term Study To Clarify Discrepancy Of Role Of Supraclavicular And Axillary Regional Radiotherapy, Patricia Tai, Kurian Joseph, Evgeny Sadikov, Shazia Mahmood, Francis Lien, Edward Yu
Nodal Ratios In Node-Positive Breast Cancer—Long-Term Study To Clarify Discrepancy Of Role Of Supraclavicular And Axillary Regional Radiotherapy, Patricia Tai, Kurian Joseph, Evgeny Sadikov, Shazia Mahmood, Francis Lien, Edward Yu
Edward Yu
Purpose: To study the absolute number of involved nodes/the number of nodes examined or the nodal ratio (NR) in breast cancer. The primary study endpoint was to evaluate the role of supraclavicular and axillary radiotherapy (SART) according to the NR. Methods and materials: From the Saskatchewan provincial registry of 1981-1995, the charts of 5,996 consecutive patients were retrieved to collect detailed prognostic factors. Among these patients, 1,985 were node positive. Because the NRs are more reliable the greater the number of nodes examined, we analyzed 1,255 patients with > or =10 nodes examined. Of these 1,255 patients, 667, 389, and 199 …
Politics, Risk, And Community In The Maya Icbg Case, Fern Brunger, Charles Weijer
Politics, Risk, And Community In The Maya Icbg Case, Fern Brunger, Charles Weijer
Charles Weijer
No abstract provided.
Evaluating Benefits And Harms In Clinical Research, Paul Miller, Charles Weijer
Evaluating Benefits And Harms In Clinical Research, Paul Miller, Charles Weijer
Charles Weijer
No abstract provided.