Tn his article, by Dr. T. Jock Murray (Can Med Assoc J 1993; 148: 1589-1593), is a virtual
textbook on what is wrong with academic medicine. Murray says that clinical med-icine will …

Nwice in the last year we received manuscripts re-porting studies that, we believe,
transgress the bounds of ethical behaviour. Each study had been approved by the authors' …

I read with interest this Editor's Page (Can Med Assoc J 1992; 147: 1299), by Dr. Bruce P.
Squires. Although I recognize the confidentiality issues identified I believe that the approach …

Buckets of tears are being shed over the sad plight of one, Edward Ziemba, who was in June
cast into the dungeons of Toronto's Don Jail, his offence being that of refusal to conform to …

Professor Emson's paper'Confidentiality: a modified value'(1) sets out to argue that
confidentiality has become eroded by such factors as multiprofessional health care, and the …

• A woman has repeatedly shown up for treatment at a clinic during school hours with a 7-
year-old child. In the course of conversation, she mentions that she keeps the child out of …

This entry describes the need for confidentiality in conducting clinical and epidemiologic
research, particularly with respect to informational privacy of individuals. Ethical principles …

Ethical principles may affect research and the way we deal with confidentiality in many ways
[2, 10, 11]. First, there is the question of the decision to do or not to do a study. Then the legal …

Much of the discussion which appears in this journal and elsewhere arises because of
develop-ments in modern technology. The discussion of medical records by Mr Kenny and …

It is broadly held that confidentiality may be breached when doing so can avert grave harm
to a third party. This essay challenges the conventional wisdom. Neither legal duties …