NSHEN remains committed to providing health ethics resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit our Ethics Resource menu for ethics-related items or use our search function at the top of the page.
NSHEN Newsletter on COVID-19 and Other Resources
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Featured Article Summary
“Tho’ Much is Taken, Much Abides”: A Good Life Within Dementia
Fireside Chat
Ethics in Health Care Practice – from a Nurse Perspective
Ethics After Hours
Netflix
Featured Article Summary
Poverty – Not a Justification for Banning Physician-Assisted Death
Ethics After Hours
Podcast
White Coat Black Art
Seniors tell Dr. Brian Goldman what it’s really like to live in long-term care (Encore)
Fireside Chat
Ethical Issues in Long Term Care
Judy Aymar, Social Worker (retired) with experience in Long Term Care and Acute Care discusses the ethical issues of moving into a long term care facility and living at risk.
Newsletter
NSHEN Winter Newsletter – Addressing Problems in Accessing Primary Health Care in Nova Scotia
Fireside Chat
Ethics in Health Care Leadership
Bioethics Book Club
Book Review
Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health?
When patients go to the doctor, Ofri writes, they’re inclined to tell the “story” of their illness, from beginning to end, while doctors are trained to look for the “chief complaint.” Little wonder, then, that research shows “doctors typically interrupt patients within 12 seconds.”
Plain Language Definitions – Ethics Health Care Terms
Straightforward Definitions of Terms in Health Ethics
Talking about values and principles in health care ethics can be confusing, especially if some of the words are unfamiliar. NSHEN created a plain language definitions document which have short definitions to help make it clearer what some of the words that we use in ethics work mean.
Case Database Website
We recently updated our Case Database with new cases on a variety of topics.
Check out the case website here
NSHEN Health Ethics Case Database
Ethics NSHA Ethics Support website now available!
Requesting Ethics Support across Nova Scotia Health Authority Zones is now available….
NSHEN has a library of new release fiction and non-fiction books and audiobooks available for reserving.
We have a variety of subjects and authors to choose from.
You can view our complete listing here
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