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55. Case: What is My Obligation?
View Case Study: 55. Case: What is My Obligation?A family physician in a small, remote community assesses a patient, who is a local schoolteacher, as developing a post-partum psychosis. He feels he lacks adequate training or experience to…
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54. Case: Professional Role
View Case Study: 54. Case: Professional RoleWhile doing a weekday home visit to an elderly patient, a VON nurse in a small community finds the patient’s son at home. The patient has mentioned that her son…
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33. Case: Ethical Advertising?
View Case Study: 33. Case: Ethical Advertising?A hospital has placed billboards throughout the region with the following statement: “Are You a Victim of Sexual or Domestic Assault? Come to Warman Center Where We Will Treat You…
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32. Case: To Report or Not
View Case Study: 32. Case: To Report or NotDr. B is the epidemiologist and director of infection control for an academic health centre. The reportable disease statutes and regulations in Dr. B’s province specify that hospitals and other…
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31. Case: Stakeholders’ Role in Decision-Making
View Case Study: 31. Case: Stakeholders’ Role in Decision-MakingThis case concerns parental involvement in decision-making related to maintaining a residential facility for adolescent patients. Due to a lack of sustainable funding, in consultation with the operations team, the…
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7. Case: Unknown Risks
View Case Study: 7. Case: Unknown RisksA person who was a first responder at an accident comes into the Emergency Room with blood/body fluid on himself. The patient who was involved in the accident was immediately…
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6. Case: To Feed or Not to Feed?
View Case Study: 6. Case: To Feed or Not to Feed?You receive a call on the ethics line about a patient’s relative (next-of-kin and legal decision-maker) force-feeding her sister who is a patient on the unit (pushing food into the…
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5. Case: Caring for a “Difficult” Patient
View Case Study: 5. Case: Caring for a “Difficult” PatientA female patient in her mid-forties has been on the GI service for several months now due to severe Crohn’s Disease, which has left her with multiple draining abdominal fistuli….
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1. Case: Sensitive Information
View Case Study: 1. Case: Sensitive InformationJohn is a young man with a traumatic spinal cord injury that has resulted in paraplegia. He is leaving the rehab hospital on a weekend pass and has confided to…
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