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Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics
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Exploring ethical issues through philosophical, empirical & normative approaches – strengthening R&I, policy, management & clinical practice at Uppsala University, Sweden.

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New on the #EthicsBlog >> Conditions for studies of #MedicineSafety during #breastfeeding

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Conditions for studies of medicine safety during breastfeeding - The Ethics Blog
Reliable information on medicine safety during breastfeeding is lacking for many medications. In order to avoid the risk of harming the baby, mothers taking medication for various diseases may be advi...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Live today & tomorrow in Santiago 🇨🇱

We’re co-organising Diálogo Internacional sobre Neuroética e Inteligencia Artificial: a two-campus event on #neuroethics, #AIethics & the future the human brain in the age of #ArtificialIntelligence 🧠

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Caring for the human brain in the age of AI: A transatlantic conference on neuroethics - Uppsala University
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November 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Compulsory care brings moral, legal and professional boundaries into focus. The intention is to help, but helping means restricting someone’s freedom. A recent conference explored compulsory care and the intersection between law, ethics and practice.

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Compulsory care: Conference recording available! - Uppsala University
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> The importance of letting things take their time ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/11/11/t...
The importance of letting things take their time - The Ethics Blog
To be an ethicist and philosopher is to be an advocate for time: “Wait, we need time to think this through.” This idea of letting things take their time rarely gains traction in society. It starts alr...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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JUST PUBLISHED | Defending the Principle of the Best Interest of the Child as the Moral Standard for Restricting Social Contact Between Parents and Children in out-of-home Care

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October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> Can counseling be unphilosophical? https://ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/10/28/can-counseling-be-unphilosophical/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-counseling-be-unphilosophical&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS
Can counseling be unphilosophical?
New on the #EthicsBlog >> Can counseling be unphilosophical? https://ethicsblog.crb.uu.se/2025/10/28/can-counseling-be-unphilosophical/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-counseling-be-unphilosophical&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS
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October 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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How do you act “in the best interests of the child” when there is no cure in sight? William Bülow O’Nils shared his insights at the Region of Uppsala's second annual conference on #palliativecare, which this year focused on children and adolescents.

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“The best interests of the child” in palliative care - Uppsala University
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October 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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JUST PUBLISHED | Ethical Challenges and Strategies in Nursing Doctoral Supervision: A Systematic Mixed-Method Review

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Ethical Challenges and Strategies in Nursing Doctoral Supervision: A Systematic Mixed‐Method Review
Aim To identify and address ethical challenges in doctoral supervision within nursing and health sciences and propose strategies to overcome them. Design Following PRISMA guidelines, this mixed-me...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Healthcare professionals often face ethical dilemmas in their work. Patients and their families also face ethically complex decisions. Case-based clinical ethics support can help navigate moral complexity. But in Sweden it's not available to all.

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Unequal access to clinical ethics support across Sweden’s healthcare regions - Uppsala University
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October 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> How to tell if AI has feelings when it is designed to reflect human traits?

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How to tell if AI has feelings when it is designed to reflect human traits? - The Ethics Blog
Debates about the possibility that artificial systems can develop the capacity for subjective experiences are becoming increasingly common. Indeed, the topic is fascinating and the discussion is gaini...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Could #AI be viewed as a large-scale social experiment? In @svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social, Jessica Nihlén Fahlquist highlights how little ethical reflection accompanies AI implementation 👇

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”AI – ett experiment på samhällsnivå?”
DEBATT. Vi är naiva när vi oreflekterat introducerar ny teknik och sedan sätter oss ner för att vänta och se vad som händer. Risken finns att vi inte hinner agera innan det är för sent, skriver etikfo...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Juggling Compassion and Competing Demands: A #GroundedTheory Study of #Pediatric #Nurses’ Experiences

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October 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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JUST PUBLISHED | Case-Based Clinical Ethics Support – A Description and Normative Discussion of Methodological Issues from the Swedish Perspective

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Case-Based Clinical Ethics Support – A Description and Normative Discussion of Methodological Issues from the Swedish Perspective - HEC Forum
Clinical Ethics Support (CES) includes various forms of systematic support to deal with ethical challenges in healthcare and case-based CES (C-CES) is used for CES in particular cases. The aim was to ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> Paediatric nurses' experiences of not being able to provide the best possible care

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Paediatric nurses’ experiences of not being able to provide the best possible care - The Ethics Blog
Inadequate staffing, competing tasks and unexpected events can sometimes make it difficult to provide patients with the best possible care. This can be particularly stressful when caring for children ...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Navigating consensus, interprofessional collaboration between #nurses and #psychiatrists in hospital care for patients with deliberate self-harm

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October 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🔥Rykande färskt: Jennifer Viberg Johansson snackar #AI i vården i Fabriken i P1 | Hot off the mic: Jennifer Viberg Johansson talks AI in #healthcare on Swedish Radio P1

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Hopp för cancersjuka – så kan AI revolutionera vården - Fabriken - UR
I somras gick regeringen ut och uppmanade vården att använda mer AI, i syfte att göra den mer effektiv och säker.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Communicating #AntimicrobialResistance on Instagram: Content Analysis of #AntibioticResistance

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Communicating Antimicrobial Resistance on Instagram: Content Analysis of #AntibioticResistance
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health issue heavily influenced by human behaviour. Effective communication and awareness-raising are crucial in curbing AMR, with social n...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Severity as a priority setting criterion in healthcare means that if your condition is worse, you should be prioritised. But in what way should you be ‘worse off’ to get help first? A case for measuring need, not suffering 👇

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September 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> Interprofessional collaboration in hospital care of patients who self-harm

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Interprofessional collaboration in hospital care of patients who self-harm - The Ethics Blog
Patients who are treated in hospital for self-harm can sometimes arouse strong emotions in the staff. At the same time, the patients may be dissatisfied with their care, which sometimes involves restr...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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WEBINAR 15 OCTOBER | #GenerativeAI is changing how we do research, but at what cost to integrity?

Sonja Bjelobaba will guide us through the hidden #EthicalIssues that emerge from #GenAI during the entire research lifecycle, from ideation to publication.

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Generative AI in research: What are the ethical challenges? - Uppsala University
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September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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WEBINAR 15 OCTOBER | #GenerativeAI is changing how we do research, but at what cost to integrity?

Sonja Bjelobaba will guide us through the hidden #EthicalIssues that emerge from #GenAI during the entire research lifecycle, from ideation to publication.

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Generative AI in research: What are the ethical challenges? - Uppsala University
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September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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New on the #EthicsBlog >> What is philosophical health and can it be mapped?

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What is philosophical health and can it be mapped? - The Ethics Blog
Philosophers such as Socrates and philosophical schools such as Stoicism have had a certain influence on psychology and psychotherapy, and thus also on human health. But if philosophy can support huma...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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#AI applications used in mental health and self-improvement treat existential questions as technical problems to be solved. But what if they are not problems to solve? And how can keeping a human in the loop help AI #chatbots offer support responsibly?

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Philosophical health for the masses: A human-in-the-loop framework for AI chatbots - Uppsala University
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September 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Healthcare staff can turn to clinical #EthicsSupport when faced with difficult decisions, but in Sweden families and children affected by #ChildhoodCancer do not have access to similar services – at least for now.

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Ethical dilemmas in cancer care: Who supports the families? - Uppsala University
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September 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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JUST PUBLISHED | The Ethical Basis of Severity as a Priority Setting Criterion in Healthcare—Egalitarian or Prioritarian?

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The Ethical Basis of Severity as a Priority Setting Criterion in Healthcare—Egalitarian or Prioritarian? - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
This article discusses the most plausible moral basis for using severity as a priority setting criterion in healthcare: prioritarianism or egalitarianism. We argue that prioritarianism is superior, si...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM