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Depaul Bioethicists And Their Roles In The Fight Against Covid-19, University Marketing And Communications, Craig Klugman, Valerie Koch May 2020

Depaul Bioethicists And Their Roles In The Fight Against Covid-19, University Marketing And Communications, Craig Klugman, Valerie Koch

DePaul Download

At the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic are bioethicists, experts who help health professionals and elected officials navigate tough decisions. While the toughest choice for most of us was just staying home, bioethicists, such as DePaul’s Craig Klugman and Valerie Koch, helped answer tough questions to prepare communities for COVID-19. They both served on statewide planning efforts to prepare for a pandemic, and on this episode of DePaul Download, they discuss the response to COVID-19 and what may come next.


Revisiting The Ethics Of Hiv Prevention Research In Developing Countries, Charles Weijer, Guy Leblanc Aug 2006

Revisiting The Ethics Of Hiv Prevention Research In Developing Countries, Charles Weijer, Guy Leblanc

Philosophy Presentations

Issues: We present key aspects of our paper, commissioned by UNAIDS in 2005, entitled, “Revisiting the ethics of HIV prevention research in developing countries.” In 2004 and 2005 we witnessed the closure or suspension of three international clinical trials testing tenofovir in the prevention of HIV infection in high risk groups due to the failure to provide free treatment to those who seroconvert during the conduct of the study. We examine critically moral claims for the provision of treatment to those who seroconvert in HIV prevention trials and ask whether it is a matter of moral obligation or moral negotiation? …


Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer Feb 2000

Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer

Philosophy Presentations

This presentation addresses these questions:
• “Upon what ethical grounds may the physician offer RCT enrollment to a patient?”
• Which is the preferred moral basis of the RCT?


History, Religion And Meaning: American Reflections On The Holocuast And Israel, Jules Simon Jan 2000

History, Religion And Meaning: American Reflections On The Holocuast And Israel, Jules Simon

Departmental Papers (Philosophy)

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