From the publisher: "Humanitarian Action Ethics explores the ethical dilemmas at the heart of humanitarian action in the 21st century, turning theory into practice for enabling effective change. The most comprehensive and up-to-date work on humanitarian ethics currently available. Brings…
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What ethical issues arise in outbreaks and pandemics?
Check out this World Health Organization site containing some valuable resources and points of reflection on ethical issues arising during public health outbreaks and pandemics. Consider exploring some of the questions coming out of that site through Case Studies or…
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Moral Experiences of Palliative Care: Poster and Graphic
As presented by Matthew Hunt at the 10th World Research Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) 24-26 May 2018 in Bern, Switzerland. Download the PDF version.
Priceless: the value of building an international collaborative team
As presented by Olive Wahoush at the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health (MERH), 17-19 May 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Downland the PDF version.
Palliative care for refugees: Jordan case study
As presented by Lisa Schwartz at the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health (MERH), 17-19 May 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Download the PDF version.
Becoming an anthropologist in post-Ebola Giunea
Follow this link to the blog authored by Sekou Kouyate on the opportunities and challenges of becoming an anthropologist and a qualitative researcher in post-Ebola Guinea. Kouyate is the research assistant and coordinator for HHERG's two R2HC funded studies in…
Just launched: Ethics and the Closure of Humanitarian Healthcare Projects
Though ethicists have examined the ethics of humanitarian priority-setting--including around the initiation of humanitarian projects--to our knowledge, none have undertaken a focused examination of the ethics of closing humanitarian projects.
Check out the Fictional Protocol 4 Research Ethics Committee training here!
Find the full case study here.
What is the role of ethics in humanitarian health research?
See HumEthNet members Dónal O'Mathúna, Lisa Schwartz and Matthew Hunt discuss the important role ethics plays throughout the research cycle and within public health research during a humanitarian crisis. About the R2HC research ethics tool.
Military Medicine: NATO Lecture Series
On the 28 & 29 of November, a lecture series on Moral Injury and Military Mental Health will take place at The Royal’s: Institute of Mental Health Research in Ottawa. Full details on the lecture series can be found here. Book before Nov 22nd
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