Forensic Medicine - Ethics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The interface of law and medical ethics in medical intensive care.

30 Aug 2009 The delivery of medical care in the intensive care setting is subject to various legal principles and processes, as well as important ethical precepts. This article outlines the basic medicine-law interface, explaining the concepts of medical ... Read more...

Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury.

27 Feb 2009 Forensic examiners generally agree that their contributions to the forensic process have to be based on scientific principles, high ethical values, and sound clinical skills and judgment. In part I, the challenges of maintaining high ethical ... Read more...

Neuroscience, moral reasoning, and the law.

30 Dec 2008 Modern advancements in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology have given neuroscientists the opportunity to more fully appreciate the brain's contribution to human behavior and decision making. Morality and moral reasoning are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Forensic Medicine - Ethics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The interface of law and medical ethics in medical intensive care. 30 Aug 2009
• Best practice guidelines for forensic neuropsychological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injury. 27 Feb 2009
• Neuroscience, moral reasoning, and the law. 30 Dec 2008
• Non-invasive brain stimulation in the detection of deception: scientific challenges and ethical consequences. 30 Dec 2008
• [Forensic medical personnel of Moscow and philanthropy] 30 Oct 2008
• The status of forensic medicine in India. 29 Sep 2008
• Willing participants and tolerant profession: medical ethics and human rights in narco-analysis. 29 Jun 2008
• Medicine, ethics and the law. 30 Dec 2007
• Investigation of unexplained infant deaths in Jerusalem, Israel 1996-2003. 28 Oct 2006
• Human genetics. Finding criminals through DNA of their relatives. 9 May 2006
• Sexual assault practice: myths and mistakes. 27 Mar 2006
• [The scope of forensic psychiatry: ethical responsibilities and conflicts of values] 30 Dec 2005
• Bioethics in Sweden. 30 Dec 2005
• Ethical issues in forensic medicine in Rhode Island. 29 Nov 2005
• [Training and research in forensic medicine: present situation and future challenges for medical schools in Chile] 24 Aug 2005
• Independent and court-ordered forensic neuropsychological examinations: official statement of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. 30 Jul 2005
• Getting the science and the ethics right in forensic genetics. 29 Apr 2005
• Regulating forensic deviance: the ethical responsibilities of expert report writers and witnesses. 30 Oct 2004
• Ethical and practical principles underlying the end of life decisions. 30 Aug 2004
• "B" readers' radiographic interpretations in asbestos litigation: is something rotten in the courtroom? 30 Jul 2004

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Technical information about 'Forensic Medicine'

Definition: The application of medical knowledge to questions of law.

Descriptor UI: D005554

Alternative terms: Forensic Medicine; Medicine, Forensic; Medicine, Legal; Legal Medicine;

Related Mesh Headings: Law Enforcement;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.330; I01.198.780.937;

Online Note: use FORENSIC MEDICINE & FORENSIC DENTISTRY to search CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 1966-74

History Note: 65; CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION was see under FORENSIC DENTISTRY & FORENSIC MEDICINE 1965-74; was heading 1963-64

Technical Notes: for crime or identification: differentiate from JURISPRUDENCE, usually civil suits; for human identification of skeletal remains HUMAN IDENTIFICATION see FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY is available; for human identification by teeth see FORENSIC DENTISTRY; note other specific forensic terms are also available DF: FORENSIC MED