Now showing items 1-6 of 6
School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal
(MedPharm Publications, 2017)
It can be postulated that schools have an ethical responsibility to protect children from an unhealthy food environment. Against
the backdrop of stunting, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies prevalent in South African ...
Seven year overview (2007-2013) of ethical transgressions by registered healthcare professionals in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)
A move has taken place internationally in the delivery and "consumption" of health care
where if clients and patients (health care consumers) hold the opinion that the health care
professionals/providers' behaviour has ...
Ethical considerations in using student data in an era of ‘big data’
(2015)
Learning with technology enables the collection of data on students at a level unprecedented in face-to-face tuition and paper-based academic administration. Universities see the advantage in tracking students’ engagement ...
Conducting research with African elderly persons: Is their vulnerability a concern to researchers?
(AFAHPER-SD, 2013)
The African elderly population is currently estimated to be slightly over 38 million. In order to provide best practice and quality management strategies, health care professionals need to conduct research that can assist ...
Treating an intervention level 1 patient: futile or brave?
(Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, 2013)
An ethical dilemma describes conflicting opinions by different members of the care team. This article focuses on AJ, a five-year-old child
with cerebral palsy, who was born deaf and blind as a result of having contracted ...
Ethical misconduct by registered physiotherapists in South Africa (2007– 2013): A mixed methods approach
(PubMed, 2015)
Background: The role of ethics in a medical context is to protect the interests of patients. Thus,
it is critically important to understand the guilty verdicts related to professional standard
breaches and ethics misconduct ...