Staff’s Views from One Canadian Organ Procurement Organization on Organ Donation and Organ Transplant Technologies: a Content Analysis

Cheung, Jennifer; Wolbring, Gregor

doi:10.1007/s11569-017-0292-7

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“…The state of knowledge of the public on a given STI is a recurring theme in discussions around the engagement of the public in the governance of STI (93)(94)(95). Anticipatory governance, one discourse engaging with how we should govern STI, is based on the premise that actors from different fields such as social and natural sciences and from different backgrounds such as public citizens, developers, engineers, and policy-makers are engaged to produce a community of practice that engages with awareness, reaction, knowledge development and encourages the governance of societal impacts of science and technology (96)(97)(98)(99). It is seen as important that the societal discussions of science and technology advancements should be a constant endeavor (96,100).…”

Section: Occupational Therapy: …To the Evaluation Of Societal Implicamentioning

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Utility of science, technology and innovation governance for occupational discourses from the perspective of occupational therapy students

Djebrouni

Phelan

Aldersey

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BACKGROUND: Science, technology and innovation (STI) governance concerns itself with the societal impact of STI. Occupation, whether used with the meaning of paid, unpaid work or any activity that is considered meaningful to the individual on an everyday basis is one area of societal impact of STI. Fields such as occupational therapy, occupational science and occupational health and safety concern themselves with the relationship between occupation and the health and well-being of human beings albeit all with different foci. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the knowledge of student from two Occupational Therapy programs on STI governance, specific STI products and their views on the impact of STI governance and STI products on occupational therapy and its clients. METHODS: Online survey employing Yes/No' questions with comment boxes and openended textbox questions. Descriptive quantitative and thematic qualitative data was generated RESULTS: Students were unfamiliar with STI governance discourses but felt that they should be aware of them. Students stated that how one governs STI impacts occupational therapy on all levels and that the occupational therapy community has expertise that would enrich STI governance discourses around occupation. CONCLUSION: Education actions seem to be warranted on the level of students and practitioners by the occupational therapy and STI governance communities.

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Section: Occupational Therapy: …To the Evaluation Of Societal Implicamentioning

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Utility of science, technology and innovation governance for occupational discourses from the perspective of occupational therapy students

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Aldersey

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“…It is understood that the societal discussions on science and technology advancements should be a constant endeavor [32,33]. However, our findings highlight the need to better understand why nurses were not engaged within their role of influencers of neuroethics and neuro-governance discourse.…”

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“…The societal discussions of science and technology advancements should be a constant endeavor [32,33]. Various terms have emerged to discuss how to govern science and technology, such as democratizing science and technology [34][35][36][37][38], participatory technology assessment [39][40][41][42][43], anticipatory governance [44][45][46], upstream engagement [47][48][49][50] and responsible innovation [51][52][53][54][55].…”

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Neuro-Advancements and the Role of Nurses as Stated in Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Deloria

Wolbring

2019

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Neurosciences and neurotechnologies (from now on called neuro-advancements) constantly evolve and influence all facets of society. Neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses focus on the impact of neuro-advancements on individuals and society, and stakeholder involvement is identified as an important aspect of being able to deal with such an impact. Nurses engage with neuro-advancements within their occupation, including neuro-linked assistive technologies, such as brain-computer interfaces, cochlear implants, and virtual reality. The role of nurses is multifaceted and includes being providers of clinical and other health services, educators, advocates for their field and their clients, including disabled people, researchers, and influencers of policy discourses. Nurses have a stake in how neuro-advancements are governed, therefore, being influencers of neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses should be one of these roles. Lifelong learning and professional development could be one mechanism to increase the knowledge of nurses about ethical, social, and legal issues linked to neuro-advancements, which in turn, would allow nurses to provide meaningful input towards neuro-advancement discussions. Disabled people are often the recipients of neuro-advancements and are clients of nurses, therefore, they have a stake in the way nurses interact with neuro-advancements and influence the sociotechnical context of neuro-advancements, which include neuro-linked assistive devices. We performed a scoping review to investigate the role of narrative around nurses in relation to neuro-advancements within academic literature and newspapers. We found minimal engagement with the role of nurses outside of clinical services. No article raised the issue of nurses having to be involved in neuro-ethics and neuro-governance discussions or how lifelong learning could be used to gain that competency. Few articles used the term assistive technology or assistive device and no article covered the engagement of nurses with disabled people within a socio-technical context. We submit that the role narrative falls short of what is expected from nurses and shows shortcomings at the intersection of nurses, socio-technical approaches to neuro-assistive technologies and other neuro-advancements and people with disabilities. Neuro-governance and neuroethic discourses could be a useful way for nurses and disabled people to co-shape the socio-technical context of neuro-advancements, including neuro-assistive technologies. Lifelong learning initiatives should be put in place to provide the knowledge necessary for nurses to take part in the neuroethics and neuro-governance discussion.

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“…In other words, OTs can uniquely contribute to neuroethics and neurogovernance discussions as active citizens due to their professional roles that allows them to view the possible implications of NA from a different and holistic standpoint. In accordance with the democratization of science and technology, the early involvement of stakeholders including engineers, policy makers, and public citizens is warranted to construct conversations around awareness, reaction, and knowledge development and sharing [70,[108][109][110]. Therefore, as active citizens, OTs can share their expertise and exercise their personal and professional knowledge to contribute to neuroethics and neurogovernance discussions [69].…”

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Influencing discussions and use of neuroadvancements: Perspectives of Canadian occupational therapists

Villamil

Djebrouni

Wolbring

2022

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BACKGROUND: The early involvement of many actors including health professionals is identified in neuroethics and neurogovernance discussions as crucial in constructing conversations around awareness, reaction, and knowledge development pertaining to the ethical, legal, and societal consequences of neuroscientific or neurotechnological advancements (NA). Occupational Therapists (OTs) have a stake in NA; however, OTs are rarely mentioned within this context. Lifelong learning (LL) could be used to increase OTs knowledge on NA and its consequences. However, LL is rarely mentioned within neuroethics and neurogovernance discussions. OBJECTIVE: The study’s purpose is to understand the role of OTs as professionals and citizens in neuroethics and neurogovernance discussions and to examine the utility of LL processes put in place for OTs to empower OTs to contribute in a meaningful way to NA discussions. METHODS: 8 semi-structured interviews with OTs were conducted and analyzed using a directed content analysis. RESULTS: Although participants believed OTs can provide a holistic perspective to neurogovernance discussions, their knowledge on NA and its consequences is limited, and LL is not used as a tool to remain informed about such consequences. CONCLUSION: More education on NA and its consequences throughout their OT degree and through LL opportunities is warranted to facilitate their involvement.

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Staff’s Views from One Canadian Organ Procurement Organization on Organ Donation and Organ Transplant Technologies: a Content Analysis

Cited by 6 publications

References 54 publications

Utility of science, technology and innovation governance for occupational discourses from the perspective of occupational therapy students

Utility of science, technology and innovation governance for occupational discourses from the perspective of occupational therapy students

Neuro-Advancements and the Role of Nurses as Stated in Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Influencing discussions and use of neuroadvancements: Perspectives of Canadian occupational therapists

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