No. 22 (2009) | Diametros

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Founded in 2004, Diametros (ISSN 1733-5566) is a scholarly journal that publishes original research and review articles in both English and Polish. It welcomes submissions from all areas of philosophy, as well as those at the intersections between philosophy and other disciplines. An open-access journal, indexed by all of the most important databases (Scopus, Web of Science), Diametros is free for readers & authors. Włodzimierz Galewicz (Institute of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland) is the founder of the journal and the editor-in-chief.
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Transparency in Medical and Healthcare Expertise

November 21, 2023

Diametros invites scholars and researchers to contribute to a special issue focusing on the critical theme of transparency in the realm of medical and healthcare expertise. This call is inspired by the article "Expertise, disagreement, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts" (available here).

Submissions:

- Commentaries on the Article: We welcome analytical and critical commentaries on the article "Expertise, disagreement, and trust in vaccine science and policy. The importance of transparency in a world of experts", reflecting on its themes, arguments, and implications.

- Independent research papers: Additionally, submissions of independent research papers exploring broader issues of transparency in medical and healthcare expertise are encouraged.

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Diametros

Special topic - Clinical Ethics Committees

Foreword from the Editor

The Issue of Expertise in Clinical Ethics

Hospital Clinical Ethics Committees. The Geneva Experience - Switzerland

The 4-Step Approach. Ethics case discussion in hospitals

The development and function of Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs) in the United Kingdom

Ethical conflicts at the end of life in the physician-patient relationship. Reflection in the context of the appointment of hospital ethics committees (in Polish)

Clinical Ethics Consultation in the United Kingdom

Clinical Ethics Committees and Pediatrics. An Evaluation of Case Consultations

Quality Standards for Clinical Ethics Consultation

The role of Clinical Ethics Committees

Physician-patient communication - a potential source of conflict (in Polish)

Other articles

De re i de dicto

Are meanings in the head? – Hillary Putnam’s "Twin Earth" thought experiment revisited

Remarks on progress in philosophy

Reviews

Biojurisprudence – a house built on sand or on rock?

Discussions and reports

Report on the discussion of the Polish Bioethical Society about how to regulate the issue of surrogate motherhood?

Bioethical Education in Poland - analysis of the problem, description of difficulties, and proposed tasks for the upcoming future

On living testaments - a summary of the debate

Editorial

Acknowledgements (in Polish)

Bioethics

Kant & practical philosophy

Research & ethics