Background Cardiac arrest is the final common step in the dying process. In the right context,
resuscitation can reverse the dying process, yet success rates are low. However …

Global health research should generate new knowledge to improve the health and well-
being of those considered disadvantaged and marginalised. This goal motivates much of the …

Over the last decade, patient and public involvement (PPI) has become a requisite in
applied health research. Some funding bodies demand explicit evidence of PPI, while others …

Chronic pain is a medical mystery, debilitating to patients and a source of frustration for
practitioners. It often eludes both cause and cure and serves as a reminder of how much …

Bioethics has long been accepted as an interdisciplinary field. The recent'empirical turn'in
bioethics is, however, creating challenges that move beyond those of simple …

Theoretical and empirical research in bioethics frequently focuses on ethical dilemmas or
problems. This paper draws on anthropological and phenomenological sources to develop …

Empirical ethicists occupy an uncomfortable place in the field of practical ethics. Although
much has been written about the ''empirical turn''in ethics, those researchers who see value …

Surveillance programs supporting the management of One Health issues such as antibiotic
resistance are complex systems in themselves. Designing ethical surveillance systems is …

Recent medical and bioethics literature shows a growing concern for practitioners' emotional
experience and the ethical environment in the workplace. Moral distress, in particular, is …

In Canada where long-term care is primarily oriented to elderly persons and affordable
accessible housing is limited, younger disabled adults may be living in circumstances that …