Friday Roundup
by The Operational Philosopher - September 3rd, 2010.Filed under: Medical Ethics, Military Ethics, Nursing, Professionalism, Propaganda.
Stories and Events Related to Military Ethics, Medical Ethics, and some fun.
- “Getting to the truth of Pat Tillman’s death.” An LA Times article blurbing the upcoming movie “The Tillman Story: a murder, a cover up, a crime..” Watch a documentary that details the patriotism to Tillman, how the military propaganda machine tried to cover up his death by friendly fire, and the struggle to reveal the truth about what happened.
- “The Roberts Room.” The blog for the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE, formally the ACPME) highlights possible conflict of interests and the possibility of inappropriateness when an Army facility was dedicated to a current office holder.
- “Nearly half of the healthcare workers in California hospitals did not receive flu shots.” An LA Times article reports that — despite a 2006 law requiring California hospitals to offer employees free flu shots, and a 2008 law requiring hospitals to submit data to the health department about the number of people vaccinated and not – healthcare workers are not getting the shots and hospitals are not submitting information.
- “The Ethics of Patient Advocacy” The blog Disruptive Women in Health Care provides highlights the influence of Carol Gilligan’s ethics of care on the nursing profession. This influence is seen in how the nursing code of ethics focuses on patient advocacy.
- “Mentoring is my life.” Today’s bit of fun.
Interesting world we live in.
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The Operational Philosopher