Every year, many newly qualifieddoctors recite the HippocraticOath upon graduating. But how many of us would actually put those words to the test if our own lives were in jeopardy? Half a world away, three physicians faced this dilemma. During the first five months of 2009, an intense war played

Every year, many newly qualifieddoctors recite the HippocraticOath upon graduating. But how many of us would actually put those words to the test if our own lives were in jeopardy? Half a world away, three physicians faced this dilemma. During the first five months of 2009, an intense war played

We argue here that the introduction of an ethical code of conduct that follows the example of the Hippocratic Oath of physicians will help geologists to acquire binding awareness of their professional and social responsibilities. The ethical behavior and obligations of modern geologists involve

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an increasingly common condition, occurring in up to 25 % of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) [1]. It is associ-ated with significant morbidity and up to 60 % in-hospital mortality in its most severe form, necessitating renal replacement therapy (RRT) [2]. In the absence of effective pharmacological therapy, the treatment of patients with AKI is predominantly supportive, managing haemodynamic and volume status, correcting electrolyte and acid–base disturbances, providing adequate nutrition and adjusting drug doses. In patients with sus-tained, severe renal failure, RRT is indicated for the man-agement of volume overload, hyperkalaemia, acidosis and symptoms of uraemia while awaiting the recovery of kidney function. Most clinicians are convinced that RRT is life saving and not starting RRT will lead to death in se-verely ill AKI patients, but data are lacking to support this opinion. Conservative treatment for AKI has only been considered as the treatment option for less severe patients. In recent years, several controlled studies [3–7] and meta-analysis [8–10] showed similar benefit with continuous and intermittent dialysis modalities. Critics of the published studies, however, pointed to different shortcomings in these studies [11, 12]. However, hard data remain absent or con-flictive regarding when to start dialytic therapy and what constitutes the appropriate dose [13].

This paper takes as its starting point a contribution to the first ETHICOMP conference in 1995 that called for the equivalent of a ‘Hippocratic Oath ’ for IS professionals. It considers whether such an oath is still required and reviews selected codes of conduct/ethics that have been developed

To be consistent with the Hippocratic Oath, this article pro-poses that a physician choose that treatment that has the greatest chance of giving the patient an outcome no worse than the uncertain outcome an untreated patient would experience. As this article shows, this specifies the utility

of personal care, self-regulation and trust. Whether the public welcomes or bemoans the changes in their relationships with doctors is not yet clear, but many doctors are showing themselves unhappy. The demise of medical ‘professionalism ’ is a main theme of Raymond Tallis’s Hippocratic Oaths,1

, Hippocrates was an historical figure, who exerted a permanent influence on the development of medicine and on the ideals and ethics of the physician. The Hippocratic Oath 1 is an ethical code attributed to Hippocrates, adopted as a guide for conduct by the medical profession throughout the ages and still used

The famous Hippocratic Oath is the earliest and most impressive document in medical ethics. One translation is: “I swear by Apollo the physician, by Æsculapius, by Hygeia, Panacea, all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my best ability and judgment, I will keep this oath and stipulation

This paper uses the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey to examine the incidence and determinants of informal payments in Russian health care industry in 1994-2005. We supplement individual-level data with a large set of regional-level characteristics to control for the effect of local shocks on the incidence and size of informal payments. After correcting both for endogeneity of medical workers ’ wages and for sample selection bias, our findings indicate that long-run endowments of health care sector, greater economic development and higher health care expenditure have a bribery-reducing effect, while short-run budgetary fluctuations do not have a discernable effect on bribery. We also uncover a positive association between salary of medical personnel and bribery but this effect is not robust. Interestingly, we also find that private sector is more prone to corruption. Contrary to previous studies, we do not find support for regressivity of informal payments in Russia.