Top Sites

Bioethics.net Excellent resources and links to cloning, genetics, physician assisted suicide, key organizations, "bioethics for beginners", and graduate programs in bioethics.

University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Homepage Excellent resource for clinicians.

National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature This site is the gateway to the national library resources and archives, including their "Scope Note" series, the Office of Technology Assessment publications, and a syllabus exchange program. The site also provides an annotated bibliography for a timely ethics topic periodically.

General Bioethics Resources

New York University Medical Humanities This site includes on-line syllabi of courses in medical humanities at NYU and at other institutions. Good source of references in conjunction with Readings by Topic.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada -- Bioethics Curricula Links to bioethics curricula relating to Medicine, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, and Surgery.

Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database University of Washington Human Subjects Division Includes information about the Human Subjects Division, contact information, and downloadable forms.

This list of online bioethics sites is arranged alphabetically by Bioethics Topics. Use the alphabet menu to go to the general area of your topic title or scroll to find a specific title. Clicking on a topic title will take you to that bioethics topic.

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Advanced Care Planning & Advance Directives

For information about the POLST, see:

ttp://www.wsma.org/POLST

For Internet based advance care planning resources, see:

www.prepareforyourcare.org

www.theconversationproject.org

www.makingyourwishesknown.com

Breaking Bad News

Complementary Medicine

Bastyr University

http://www.bastyr.edu/

In addition to information about their educational and clinical programs, this site offers features such as "A History of Naturopathic Medicine" and links to their research center for alternative medicine and AIDS.

Confidentiality

King County Public Health Disease Reporting Requirements

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable/providers/reporting.aspx

Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect

http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/manda.cfm

Cross-Cultural Issues and Diverse Beliefs

with an Emphasis in Pediatrics

Difficult Patient Encounters

Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

during Anesthesia and Urgent Procedures

End-of-Life Issues

Before I Die

Includes "real-life stories" and provides key facts and in-depth information on end-of-life topics. This is the companion website to a PBS special that dealt with the medical, ethical, and social issues surrounding end-of-life care.

Growth House: Guide To Death, Dying, Grief, Bereavement, and End Of Life Resources

Excellent source. This site includes resources for life-threatening illness and end of life issues, including hospice care, home care, palliative care, pain management, death with dignity, bereavement, and related end of life topics.

Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultations

National Center for Ethics in Health Care (VHA)

http://www.ethics.va.gov/IntegratedEthics/index.asp

American Society for Bioethics and Humanities

http://www.asbh.org

Futility

American Medical Association, Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, Current Opinions. Available online at the website of the American Medical Association,Â www.ama-assn.org. See especially the following Current Opinions: “E-2.037: Medical Futility In End-Of-Life-Care,”Â “E-2.035: Futile Care,” and “E-2.22: Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders.”

Genetics

Human Genome Project Information

Excellent resource about the Human Genome Project. Includes general information about the Project and genetics, up-to-date information about current research, and excellent links to related sites.