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4. Fibre-optic links eliminate distances separating specialists, patients.

Author

Lyttle, John

Subjects
*TELEMEDICINE, *MEDICAL economics
Abstract

Presents information on telemedicine and its costs. Why telemedicine should not be seen as an expensive frill but as a needed advance in medicine; Comments of Dr. Wilbert Keon on this technology; Telemedicine testing in Ottawa; The disadvantages of a slower system; Whether the advances put jobs at risk.

Published
1998

5. Issues concerning ethical conduct and genetic mapping raised at Montreal meeting.

Author

Lyttle, John

Subjects
*GENE mapping, *ETHICS
Abstract

Discusses the potential for misuse and commercialization of DNA samples and the ethical concerns involving genetic mapping. Controversy regarding the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP); Persecution on the basis of ethnicity and culture; Protest by activist groups; Involvement of the legal system in genetic information issues; Principal concerns of the Human Genome Organization.

Published
1997

6. Is informed consent possible in the rapidly evolving world of DNA sampling?

Author

Lyttle, John

Subjects
*INFORMED consent (Medical law), *HUMAN gene mapping
Abstract

Part I. Examines issues related to informed consent possible in DNA sampling. Definition of informed consent; Confidentiality concerns among patients willing to donate DNA samples; Dangers of overinforming sample donors by giving more them facts than they can absorb; Asking of patients for consent in highly stressful situations.

Published
1997

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