The recent revision of the Bioethics and Safety Act has created some confusion as to the appropriate use of biospecimens in research. Here, to avoid misunderstandings, we outline the changes to policies on the use of biospecimens in guidelines provided in a question-and-answer format, citing relevant examples where appropriate.
Bioethics*

Sharon is 47-year old, married, Roman Catholic, Filipino, female from northern Samar. She was brought in the medical consultation due to lower extremity weakness.
BIOETHICS

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Bioethics* ; Curriculum* ; Humans

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Bioethics* ; Jurisprudence* ; Scientific Misconduct*

Bioethics ; Health ; ethics ; Humans

This article discuss and answers the two questions which have relevance to the Philippine situation - first, the ethics of difficult life-- and- death decisions, and secondly, new and neglected aspects of the moral responsibility of Filipino doctors for the '80's.
BIOETHICS ; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

PURPOSE: To identify the recognition of patients, families, nurses, and physicians about clinical decision-making and biomedical ethics. METHODS: Data were collected from October 23 to 30, 2012 using the structured questionnaires. A total of 200 data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 version. RESULTS: Response about 'who should receive the first notice of a cancer diagnosis?' was significant difference statistically. Cancer patients had preferences to be notified their diagnosis first. Patients responded the person who made decision of treatment options would be physician first and then themselves. Families, nurses, and physicians answered that decision-maker would be both of patient and family. All four groups answered that the person who made decision about care-giver after discharge was patient and their family. Nurses and physicians who didn't aware of the advanced directive were over 30.0%, and patients and family who didn't aware of that were over 60.0%. Lastly, the rate of positive answer about making attempt of advanced directive after legalization was over 80.0%. CONCLUSION: Patient's attitude about making decisions is different from family's attitude. Nurses and physicians have to put emphasis on the patient's autonomy & self-determination and family members' needs.
Bioethics* ; Diagnosis ; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate the effects of moral sensitivity and ethical values on biomedical ethics awareness of nursing students. METHODS: A descriptive survey design was used for this study. The participants were 324 nursing students from S University located in J city. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey done from September 30 to October 18, 2014. Data were analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: The factors influencing nursing students' biomedical ethics awareness were identified as moral sensitivity(beta=.34), ethical values(beta=.11), awareness of Korean nurses' declaration of ethics(beta=.15), religion(beta=.14), and religious activity(beta=.12). Five factors explained 10.8% of nursing students' biomedical ethics awareness. CONCLUSION: The results of this study can be used to develop further educational programs on the moral sensitivity and ethical values for enhancement of nursing students' biomedical ethics awareness.
Bioethics* ; Humans ; Morals ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to medical and non-medical issues. One of the subtler, but equally important issues are the ethical ones. Most prominent among these is the ethical dilemma of health care professionals faced with the decision of whether or not they should continue working and serving the country despite the risks. This paper intends to analyze the said bioethical dilemma by first, examining the ethical conundrum and defining its parameters; second, by assessing a previous attempt to arbitrate this issue and in the process, evaluating two different theories in ethics: egoism and Christian ethics; and third, by proposing a more nuanced normative ethical framework to fully understand the moral picture. In the end, the bioethical dilemma of healthcare professionals cannot be completely analyzed using the lens of egoism and Christian ethics as previously asserted by another scholar. A fuller understanding can be reached by using an Aristotelian normative framework as an anchor for analysis. All healthcare professionals want the good. While a dilemma may ensue because of conflict of values (e.g. for work and for safety), Aristotelian ethics subscribes to the need for hitting the mean between two extremes by honing one's practical wisdom and deliberation. Healthcare professionals exercise this faculty in confronting their dilemma.
Bioethics ; COVID-19 ; Philippines ; Health Personnel

Teaching both English in medical field and bioethics to medical students in Korea is becoming more and more important. We have investigated the present status of medical English and bioethics lectures in medical schools in Korea. We have taught bioethics in medical English class and investigated its effect through questionnaire. Less than two thirds of the 35 medical schools in Korea have medical English and /or bioethics lectures. Mainly English medical terms were taught in premedical course in most of the school which needs to be improved. Evaluation of the bioethics lecture in medical English class was responded favorably by the students. In conclusion, teaching bioethics in medical English class in English appears to be an effective way of teaching both English and bioethics in medical field at the same time and a good way of saving time by teaching both simultaneously.
Bioethics* ; Humans ; Korea ; Lectures ; Schools, Medical ; Students, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires