Human vulnerability in medical contexts

Matthews, Steve; Tobin, Bernadette

doi:10.1007/s11017-016-9357-9

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“…Individuals who require or seek medical attention are dependent on their doctor for medical expertise and this makes the patients vulnerable 17,18. This imbalance of power can influence patients to agree to have their photograph taken when they would otherwise refuse.…”

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The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs

Balushi

2019

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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Photography in the medical profession is an asset that may help during patients’ follow-up, monitoring the progression of diseases, getting a second opinion and in medical educational activities. Advances in technology, specifically smartphones, have enabled medical professionals to obtain high-quality photographs with minimal effort and photography experience. This article discusses the ethics and legality of using personal smartphones in a medical professional setting for medical photography. Written informed consent should always be obtained from the patient and should include details about how the photographs will be used.Keywords: Photography; Smartphone; Informed Consent; Ethics; Medical Legislation; Publications; Medical Education; Oman.

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The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs

Balushi

2019

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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“…The context of scholarly discourses concerning the use of the term vulnerability is multifaceted and varied. Until 1970, the term "vulnerability" appeared within biomedical discourses referring to human corporeality, including bodily and psychological conditions, 16 susceptibility to illness, and the physical condition of the patient. The larger biomedical discourses gave attention to vulnerability concerning the principle of autonomy.…”

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Theological and Ethical Perspectives on Rethinking the Co-existence of Flourishing and Vulnerability

Vuk

2024

Ethica

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The aim of this article is to explore the evolving discussion surrounding vulnerability and flourishing. This conversation has gained significant relevance in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and amid global uncertainties, including the effects of violence and war-trauma. The central idea here is to reconsider vulnerability and flourishing not simply as universal experiences tied to one's own humanity and social context, but rather as co-existing, interdependent, and contingent aspects of human existence. Without proposing that human flourishing is conditioned by vulnerability, this perspective seeks to challenge the notion that vulnerability and flourishing are fundamentally separate. The following discussion will not only examine vulnerability and flourishing as theoretical concepts but will also address their practical significance as integral components of the human experience, and how they intersect in a real-life situation. It's important to note that both vulnerability and flourishing are influenced by specific contexts and circumstances, including personal, social, economic and cultural factors. In the course of this discussion, I will provide examples to illustrate these points. The first section will focus on vulnerability, while the second will delve into the concept of flourishing from a Christian perspective, drawing on Miroslav Volf's ideas about a flourishing life.

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“…The "already vulnerable individuals can suffer further losses by attacks on their autonomy or remaining power, harms to their wellbeing, and the undermining of their sense of being a narrative agent." 12 The pediatric neurologist has an important role in addressing and mitigating vulnerability. To do that, we have to empower people to make good choices by addressing their fears.…”

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Exploring the Role of Pediatric Neurology in Determinations of Futility, Identifying Vulnerability, and Participating in Shared Decision Making through Case-Based Analysis

Quezada

Lantos

2020

Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy

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It is not uncommon for pediatric neurologists to encounter ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. These dilemmas not only require an exploration of the basic bioethical principles, but also considering that neurological disease can have impact on a person's self-identity. Patients with neurological disease are particularly vulnerable and at risk of having long-term sequelae of their nervous system and their individual selves. These important considerations can then raise the question of futility of treatment in a setting of uncertainty of outcome. In these complex situations, a pediatric neurologist plays an important role in shared decision making with both families and multidisciplinary teams. In this paper, we explore case-based scenarios that serve to demonstrate the unique character of ethics in neurology and the role of pediatric neurologists in finding solutions that are in a patient's best interest, have a minimal chance of harm, respect a patient's autonomy, and are just and promote justice.

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Human vulnerability in medical contexts

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs

The Ethics and Legality of Using Personal Smartphones to take Medical Photographs

Theological and Ethical Perspectives on Rethinking the Co-existence of Flourishing and Vulnerability

Exploring the Role of Pediatric Neurology in Determinations of Futility, Identifying Vulnerability, and Participating in Shared Decision Making through Case-Based Analysis

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