PHA-Exchange> How should ethics be incorporated into public health policy and practice? - Call for papers WHO Bulletin on Bioethics

[Claudio Schuftan]

I  THINKK PHM MEMBERS SHOULD CONSIDER SENDING IN PAPERS FOR CONSIDERATION
(although the examples given are not necessarily along the lines of what PHM
considers the more important ethical issues involved)..
 Claudio
(moderator)

On 8/16/07, Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org> wrote:
>
>  *How should ethics be incorporated into public health policy and
> practice? *
>
> *Call for papers for special issue of WHO Bulletin on ethics in public
> health*
>
> Carl H Coleman, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ, USA.
> Marie-Charlotte Bouësseaub, Andreas Reis,  Ethics and Health, Department
> of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights and Health Law, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
> Alexander M Capron, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA,
> USA.
>
> The goal of this theme issue is:
> *to explore how ethical considerations have been and should be
> incorporated into decision-making about public health issues. *
>
> The Bulletin encourages the submission of papers covering practical
> examples that illustrate how ethical questions have been addressed at the
> domestic and international levels. For example, how have governments or
> professional associations used ethical analysis to evaluate health-care
> workers' obligations during influenza pandemics? What do ethics have to say
> about the use of financial incentives to increase the supply of organs for
> transplantation? In general, we seek to publish specific examples of
> structures and processes that have been used for ethical deliberation,
> combined with a candid examination of these options' advantages and
> drawbacks. Contributions from authors from developing countries are
> particularly welcome.
>
> It is hoped that the papers in this issue will help national policy-makers
> reflect on the need to consider ethics in formulating and implementing
> health policies, while also providing best practices that can be adapted to
> specific national contexts. The issue will provide a forum for units at WHO
> headquarters and regional offices that have engaged in ethical analysis of
> their programmes to share their work. Finally, the empirical basis of the
> papers will provide much-needed data about global efforts to address ethical
> issues and the impact these efforts are having on the health of populations.
>
> The deadline for submissions is* **11 January 2008**.* All submissions
> will go through the Bulletin's peer review process.
> The corresponding editorial can be found here:
> http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/85/7/07-044040/en/index.html
>
> In case you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact:
> *Andreas Reis, MD, MSc Department of Ethics, Trade, Human Rights, and
> Health Law
> *World Health Organization - WHO/SDE/ETH
> 20, Avenue Appia
> CH-1211 Genève 27 Switzerland
> Phone: +41-22-791-3932 Fax: +41-22-791-1399 E-mail: reisa at who.int
>
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