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Tag Archives: Ethical Dilemmas
Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four / BBC News)
Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries (OECD 2019), Analgesic Misuse, Analgesic Treatments for People With Dementia, Availability of Opioid Painkillers, Avoidable Harm, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four File on 4, BBC Radio Four’s “File on Four” Programme, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Big Pharma, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Health and Care (Bergen Norway), Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School, Deprescribing, Distressed Behaviour, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Uncertainties, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (Journal), Fentanyl, Harvard Medical School, Impact of Opioids, McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services: McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), Medicines Optimisation Group: University of East Anglia, Morphine, NIHR CLAHRC East, NIHR CLAHRC Eastern, Norway, Office for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Opioid Addiction, Opioid Analgesics Dependency, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Deprescribing, Opioids, Optimising Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults With Dementia, Over-Medication, Over-Prescribing, Pain Control and Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence, Pain Relief, Painkillers, Patient Harm, Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Strong Opioids: First-Line Maintenance, Strong Opioids: First-Line Oral Opioids, Strong Opioids: First-Line Transdermal Patches, Tackling Over-Medication, Tramadol, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, University of Bergen, University of East Anglia, University of East Anglia Medicines Optimisation Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Untreated Pain, USA, USA Opioid Epidemic
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New Uncertainties Around Irreversible Brain Cell Death Following Oxygen Deprivation? (BBC News / Nature)
Summary Conventional medical wisdom holds that brain cells and working brain circuitry are prone to irreversible damage following merely minutes of interrupted blood flow and disrupted oxygen supply. Researchers at Yale University used an extracorporeal pulsatile-perfusion system to restore circulation in … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Anoxia, BBC Health News, Boston University School of Medicine, Brain Cell Death, Brain Damage, BRAIN Initiative (US), Cellular Neuroscience Neurodegeneration and Repair, Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Biology and Biotechnology L. Spallanzani: University of Pavia, Department of Comparative Medicine: Yale University, Department of Genetics: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurology: University of Pittsburgh, Department of Neurology: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging: Yale School of Medicine, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Extracorporeal Pulsatile-Perfusion, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics: Yale University, Italy, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience: Yale School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program: Yale School of Medicine, Nature, Post-Mortem Brain Tissue, Post-Mortem Brains, Post-Mortem Brains (Porcine), Post-Mortem Pig Brains, Program in Cellular Neuroscience Neurodegeneration and Repair: Yale School of Medicine, Recovery From Anoxia, Rehabilitation Research Center: VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine: Yale School of Medicine, U.S. BRAIN Initiative, United States, University of Pavia, University of Pittsburgh, USA, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale Child Study Center: Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine (New Haven)
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State of Ageing in 2019 Report (Centre for Ageing Better)
Summary The Centre for Ageing Better’s latest report investigates many aspects of ageing and increasing longevity. It uses wide-ranging statistics and other evidence to provide: “…a snapshot of what life is like for people aged 65 and older today. It … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute Number of Years Lost to Disability as Life Expectancy Rises, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Age-Associated Decline, Age-Creativity Curve, Ageing, Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in Europe, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, American Immortals, Centre for Ageing Better, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Communities, Compression of Morbidity, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics and Society, Ezekiel Emanuel: Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at University of Pennsylvania, Ezekiel Emanuel: Director of Clinical Bioethics Department at US National Institutes of Health, Ezekiel Emanuel: Doctor and Medical Ethicist, Finances, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Inequalities: Ethnicity, Health Inequality Monitoring, Living Too Long, Longevity, Low Income and Health Inequalities, MIT Technology Review, National Conversation About Health Inequalities, Personal Finances, Social Epidemiology, The Atlantic (Magazine), Wellbeing and Longevity
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NICE Guidance on Best Interests Decision-Making and Mental Capacity: Theory and Practice? (NICE / British Journal of Psychiatry)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a guideline covering decision-making in adults, over 16 years of age, who may lack capacity. The aim to support people to exercise their own decision-making where they have the capacity, and … Continue reading
Posted in NICE Guidelines, Universal Interest
Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Best Interests Decision-Making, Bristol Medical School: University of Bristol, British Journal of Psychiatry, Decision-Making and Mental Capacity, Decision-Making and Mental Capacity: NICE Guideline NG108, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Empowering Patients, Empowerment and Dementia, Engagement and Patient Preferences., Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Health Services Research: University of Exeter Medical School, Involvement of Patients With Dementia in Decisions on Medication Prescription, Involvement of Patients With Dementia in Decisions to Initiate Pharmacological Treatments, Lack of Empowerment, Later Life, Learning Disabilities, Medication Decisions in Dementia, Medication Decisions in Dementia: Assertions, Medication Decisions in Dementia: Offers, Medication Decisions in Dementia: Pronouncements, Medication Decisions in Dementia: Proposals, Medication Decisions in Dementia: Suggestions, Memory Clinics, Mental Health and Illness, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Neurological Disorders, Patient Acceptance, Patient Empowerment, Patient Involvement, Patient Preferences, Patient Satisfaction, Population Health Sciences: University of Bristol, SDM: Shared Decision Making, Shared Decision-Making, Supporting Decision-Making, Thinking Ahead - Advance Care Planning, Treatment Recommendation Coding Scheme, University College London, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, Video-Recorded Dementia Diagnostic Meetings
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Recent Information on Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Plus Statistics on Other Safeguarding Topics (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary Freedom of information requests made by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that the use of restraint by mental health trusts in England has increased yearly since 2013, despite repeated calls over recent years for restraint to be minimised. It … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Acute Care, Adult Safeguarding, Adult Safeguarding Concerns and Enquiries, Adult Social Care Analytical Hub, Avoidable Harm, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities, Culture of Zero-Harm, De-Escalation Techniques, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), DoLS in Hospitals, Dr Sridevi Kalidindi: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics and Decision-Making, Experimental Statistics, Face-Down Restraint, FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding, Harm Free Care, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Identification and Reporting of Problems, Incident Reporting, Least Restrictive Principle, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Liberal Democrats, Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP), Medical Ethics, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Hospitals, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Healthcare, Mind, Neglect and Acts of Omission, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS Digital: Annual Report for England (2016-17), NHS Digital: Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC), NHS Mental Health Trusts in England, Norman Lamb MP, Openness and Transparency, Openness. Transparency, Physical Restraint, Physical Restraint in Hospital Settings, Physical Restraint in Mental Healthcare, Psychiatric Hospitals, Recording and Reporting, Reporting Culture in the NHS, Restraint, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Restrictive Practices, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Collection, Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC): Annual Report for England (2016-17), Safeguarding Adults Principles, Safeguarding Adults Reports, safeguarding Adults Reviews, Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), Safeguarding Older People, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Unintended Consequences, Use of Reasonable Force, Vicki Nash: Mind
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