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Bioethics

See also Ethics (Nursing)

*Bioethics for Beginners
A short online tutorial on the Bioethics.net website covering topics such as research ethics, death issues, reproductive medicine and resource allocation in health care. Produced by University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics and The MIT Press.

*Bioethics.net
A resource for bioethics students produced by the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics. Collects and presents the latest news and analysis on bioethical issues from hundreds of sources.

*About.com's bioethics links
A guide to bioethical websites for nurses. Descriptions are given for each website listed. Click on the Bioethics link on the panel to the left of the screen to connect.

*Centre for Human Bioethics
Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics provides links to resources on such topics as genetics, abortion, informed consent and ethics.

*National Institutes of Health: Bioethics Resources on the Web
US site containing a comprehensive range of resources on bioethics.

*International Principles of Medical Ethics
Features statements on medical ethics by various organisations, e.g. Declaration of Geneva by the World Medical Association and the Nurse's Role in Safeguarding Human Rights by the International Council of Nurses.

*NursingEthics.ca
A Canadian resource containing links to codes of ethics, articles on ethics and other International ethics sites. Site administrated by Chris Macdonald Ph.D Associate Professor (Tenured) in the Philosophy Department at Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Canada) and Coordinator of SMU's M.A. Programme in Philosophy.

*NursingWorld - ANA - American Nurses Association, Center for Ethics and Human rights
The Center is committed to addressing the complex ethical and human rights issues confronting nurses and designing activities and programs to increase the ethical competence and human rights sensitivity of nurses. Their website contains, announcements and ANA stance related to recent ethical dilemmas. The site also includes, codes of ethics, standards, links to ethics and bioethics sites and resources.

 

 

 


Please direct all comments to author,
Deb Zott
Nursing/Health Sciences Liaison Librarian
Flinders University Library.