Category eHealth
Ethical Considerations for Using Tracking Technology in Dementia Care
Madalena Liougas and Alisa Grigorovich highlight that, when it comes to the use of tracking technologies in dementia care, surveillance isn’t safety, and safety shouldn’t mean surrendering dignity.
Black Salve: A Crisis in Online Health Misinformation
A.M. Kieley discusses online misinformation about black salve, a dangerous and ineffective “treatment” for cancer.
Is Free, Canada-Wide Access to HIV Medications Reasonable?
Julian Hopwood-Raja argues that universal, barrier-free access to HIV medicines is not just a matter of beneficence for patients and the health system but important for public health and ethical resource allocation.
Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet? Part 2
Zach Patterson, Zack Marshall, and a grade 8 class in Calgary replicate a study showing the availability of patient photographs from medical case studies on the open internet.
Beyond Compliance: Ethics in the Context of Privacy
Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity.
Impact Ethics 