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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Rationale of a National Medicine Policy -- Chapter 3 Pharmaceutical Situation -- Chapter 4 Implementation of a National Medicine Policy of Malaysia -- Chapter 5 Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 6 Malaysian National Medicine Policy: a Case Study -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

This open access book presents an ethical approach to utilizing personal medical data. It features essays that combine academic argument with practical application of ethical principles. The contributors are experts in ethics and law. They address the challenges in the re-use of medical data of the deceased on a voluntary basis. This pioneering study looks at the many factors involved when individuals and organizations wish to share information for research, policy-making, and humanitarian purposes. Today, it is easy to donate blood or even organs, but it is virtually impossible to donate one's own medical data. This is seen as ethically unacceptable. Yet, data donation can greatly benefit the welfare of our societies. This collection provides timely interdisciplinary research on biomedical big data. Topics include the ethics of data donation, the legal and regulatory challenges, and the current and future collaborations. Readers will learn about the ethical and regulatory challenges associated with medical data donations. They will also better understand the special nature of using deceased data for research purposes with regard to ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, and justice. In addition, the contributors identify the key governance issues of such a scheme. The essays also look at what we can learn in terms of best practice from existing medical data schemes

Abstract Since so many mishandling of medical waste in various places in Indonesia that has endangered our environment by the potential disease that easily can spread to our society , it is very important for all of us to address it on how to improve the medical waste management. There are area of improvement needed in our regulation, public policies disciplines and social awareness and especially the importance of proper handling of medical waste by the medical waste producers such as hospital, clinic and laboratories. This study is not intended to produce scientific theory but more focus on how to solve the problem of medical waste with the limit time and less costly manner or in the other words as a macro diagnosis of "the main causes of the problems†of medical waste management in Indonesia. This study has made clear conclusion that Indonesia has to follow the basic principle and guidelines of International standards and recommends improvement of the coordination between Ministry of Health and Ministry of Environment, toward "one roof policyâ€, "strong political will of top government to empower MOE and also Law No. 18, 2008 and Law No. 32, 2009 must be reviewed toward "Polluter pay the price†Policy. The government also must allocate sufficient fund to function as regulator and controlling body and increase social awareness for environmental health. Key note:Medical waste, public policy, environmental health

This thesis focuses on the medical practice and legal regulation of medical scientific research with humans in medical emergency situations.

Cuba has more medical personnel serving abroad-over 50,000 in 66 countries-than all of the G-7 countries combined and more than the World Health Organization. For the last five decades, they have been a leading force in the developing world, providing humanitarian aid (or "cooperation," as Cuba's communist government prefers) and initiating programs for preventative care and medical training. In Healthcare without Borders, John Kirk examines the role of Cuban medical teams in disaster relief, biotechnology joint ventures, and in the Latin American School-the largest medical faculty in the wo

AbstractTwentieth Century medical education has stressed the basic sciences to the neglect of the humanities. The intent of this commentary is to explore the humanities' role and contribution to the professional formation of the physician. A major change on the United States' medical school admission exam starting in 2015 is a move away from its current focus on natural sciences and begins to incorporate a wider breath of liberal studies and social sciences. The ideal 21st Century physician is a more well rounded person who can interact on a deeper level with patients and not by a narrow spectrum of intellectual interests. The 21st Century curriculum has a unique opportunity to reflect and build upon professional values and attributes informed by the humanities, particularly as the latter relate to the role of the physician in society. It is important to be creative in constructing opportunities for humanities learning experiences and resources within the scope and structure of the curriculum. It is necessary to think in more innovative ways as to the experiential learning environment that targets professional formation, and for a more broadly and humanly educated physician.

Health policy develops in complex ways. It is not a linear process, and we know it can be influenced by a range of contextual factors. Researchers have been looking at ways to incorporate contextual factors in policy reviews for a number of years. The hope is that a better understanding of the relationship between context and policy evolution might help identify the policy options most likely to work in different places. In a recent comparative analysis of policy on team-based primary health care in three Canadian provinces, we tried to introduce context sensitivity using Walt and Gilson's policy triangl. approach. There are a growing number of published studies referencing the policy triangle, but practical methodological guidance is still sparse. This case shares practical lessons and recommendations from our research using a policy triangle strategy. By describing our approach to searches, appraisal, information retrieval, data management, analysis, and reporting, our aim is to build researcher knowledge and capacity to conduct contextually sensitive health policy analysis.

This text provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of international health policy and ethics. It promotes understanding of health policy and its influencers, and explains how policy directly affects health and health care. An in-depth review of pertinent background concepts, current issues, future needs and assessments is provided. Coverage includes: health care systems, policies, impacts and influencers; health care quality concerns; justice and access to care; social and cultural issues; regulatory actions; global public health problems. Health Policy and Ethics is an essential resource f

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The structure of the analysis -- 1 The Development of Health Services and Health Policy -- The origins of hospitals and medicine -- Public health services -- Mothers and young children -- Health insurance -- Hospital services -- The establishment of the National Health Service -- The structure of the National Health Service -- The NHS between 1948 and 1974 -- The reorganisation of the NHS -- The reorganised National Health Service -- Conclusion -- 2 Health Policy under Thatcher and Major -- Increasing NHS efficiency -- Making the NHS businesslike -- Dealing with the funding crisis -- Working for Patients -- The reform of primary care and community care -- Implementing the reforms -- The impact of the reforms -- Streamlining the structure -- Conclusion -- 3 Health Policy under Blair and Brown -- The inheritance -- The New NHS -- The new structure -- Implementation -- The comprehensive spending review -- The NHS Plan -- Shifting the Balance of Power -- Delivering the NHS Plan -- A return to the market? -- The NHS Improvement Plan -- The health reform programme -- Gordon Brown and the NHS Next Stage Review -- The impact of the reforms -- Conclusion -- 4 Financing Health Services and the Rediscovery of Public Health -- The growth of NHS expenditure -- The Wanless review of the long-term funding needs of the NHS -- Raising and spending money in the NHS -- Public health and health improvement -- What has been achieved? -- Conclusion -- 5 Policy and Priorities in the NHS -- The context -- Access and standards -- Primary care -- Pharmacy and dentistry -- Acute hospital services -- Cancer -- Heart disease and stroke -- Mental health -- Learning disabilities -- Older people -- Children's services and maternity care.