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Paul Schotsmans
Researcher at New York City Law Department
Publications - 38
Citations - 399
Paul Schotsmans is an academic researcher from New York City Law Department. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Bioethics. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 38 publications receiving 384 citations.
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Professional codes in a changing nursing context: literature review
TL;DR: Due to the nursing profession's growing multidisciplinary nature, the increasing dominance of economic discourse, and the intensified legal framework in which health care professionals need to operate, the context of nursing is changing, and nursing professional codes have to accommodate to the increasing ethical demands placed upon the profession.
Facing requests for euthanasia: a clinical practice guideline C Gastmans
F. Van Neste,Paul Schotsmans +1 more
TL;DR: The Belgian law on euthanasia came into force on 23 September 2002 and made Belgium the second country in the world (after the Netherlands) to have an Act on Euthanasia.
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Facing requests for euthanasia: a clinical practice guideline
TL;DR: There is currently legal regulation of euthanasia in Belgium, but very little is known about how this legal regulation could be translated into care for patients who request euthanasia.
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The current state of clinical ethics and healthcare ethics committees in Belgium
TL;DR: The current situation of ethics committees in Belgium from the perspective of clinical ethics is examined and an argument in favour of the further development of ethics consultation is built.
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Attitudes towards carrier testing in minors: a systematic review.
TL;DR: The studies retrieved suggest that most parents are interested in the carrier status of their children and want their children to be tested before they reach legal majority, which can lead to tensions between parents and healthcare professionals regarding carrier testing in minors.