Shaun M.

Medical aid in dying (MAID) is a highly controversial ethical issue in the global medical community. Unfortunately, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks coding for MAID. Therefore, no robust data adequately monitors worldwide trends that include information on diseases and conditions underlying the patients’ request for assisted dying (“MAID gap”). Countries with legalised MAID observe substantial increases in cases, and likely… Mehr anzeigen

Medical aid in dying (MAID) is a highly controversial ethical issue in the global medical community. Unfortunately, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks coding for MAID. Therefore, no robust data adequately monitors worldwide trends that include information on diseases and conditions underlying the patients’ request for assisted dying (“MAID gap”). Countries with legalised MAID observe substantial increases in cases, and likely additional countries will allow MAID in the near future. Hence, we encourage the WHO to create specific ICD codes for MAID. According to internationally established practices, a revised classification would require separate MAID-codes for (1) assisted suicide and (2) voluntary active euthanasia including supplemental codings of diseases, clusters of symptoms and function-oriented categories. By addressing these concerns, the WHO could close the “MAID gap” with new codes providing urgently necessary insights to society, public health decision-makers and regulators on this comparatively new social and medical ethical phenomenon. Weniger anzeigen

The legalisation of assisted suicide is one of the most debated topics in the field of medical ethics worldwide. In countries in which assisted suicide is not legal, public discussions about its approval also encompass considerations of the long-term consequences that such legalisation would bring, for example, how many people will use this option, from what conditions would they be suffering, would there be differences between male and female assisted suicide and which developments and trends… Mehr anzeigen

The legalisation of assisted suicide is one of the most debated topics in the field of medical ethics worldwide. In countries in which assisted suicide is not legal, public discussions about its approval also encompass considerations of the long-term consequences that such legalisation would bring, for example, how many people will use this option, from what conditions would they be suffering, would there be differences between male and female assisted suicide and which developments and trends could be expected if there were to be a marked increase of cases of assisted suicide over time? Weniger anzeigen

Assisted suicide trends were analyzed over an 18-year period in Switzerland. The article describes the historical component of AS globally, while providing the data of what diseases were most likely to result in AS in Switzerland.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗦𝗚❓ Some may say, 'tone from the top,' while others say the culture influences the behavior of the organization.

The answer is both are needed. And the article written in this month's Cosmos magazine that I co-wrote, show us how Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability / and Ethics & Compliance teams can support each other in obtaining high ESG… Mehr anzeigen

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗦𝗚❓ Some may say, 'tone from the top,' while others say the culture influences the behavior of the organization.

The answer is both are needed. And the article written in this month's Cosmos magazine that I co-wrote, show us how Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability / and Ethics & Compliance teams can support each other in obtaining high ESG scores, that impact performance and profitability, with the strong foundation of ethical values and corresponding behaviors. Weniger anzeigen

When there's something strange, in your workplace culture, who you gonna call? 📞📱

The answer does not start with G. And it's unfortunately not a joking matter.

⏳As organizations start, or continue to adapt to 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, goals and approaches, there will be setbacks and misunderstandings, or worse - 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 - along the path to fully live the company's values. I co-wrote an article in this month's Ethikos newsletter that provides… Mehr anzeigen

When there's something strange, in your workplace culture, who you gonna call? 📞📱

The answer does not start with G. And it's unfortunately not a joking matter.

⏳As organizations start, or continue to adapt to 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀, goals and approaches, there will be setbacks and misunderstandings, or worse - 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 - along the path to fully live the company's values. I co-wrote an article in this month's Ethikos newsletter that provides insight how to react when misconduct is experienced and 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹, to report it. 📞📱 Weniger anzeigen

Will an additional law need to be imposed on companies, or is self-regulation and voluntary measures to prevent environmental and human rights violations enough? In April 2015, a Swiss referendum was introduced to change the Federal Constitution and impose additional responsibilities and liabilities for Swiss-based companies. As of May 2020, the constitution has not yet been amended.

Proponents of such an initiative recognize that whereas most companies implement environmental, social… Mehr anzeigen

Will an additional law need to be imposed on companies, or is self-regulation and voluntary measures to prevent environmental and human rights violations enough? In April 2015, a Swiss referendum was introduced to change the Federal Constitution and impose additional responsibilities and liabilities for Swiss-based companies. As of May 2020, the constitution has not yet been amended.

Proponents of such an initiative recognize that whereas most companies implement environmental, social, and governance standards in their business practices, some companies might put greater emphasis on profits over environmental and human rights. Because of the misalignments in companies’ self-regulation priorities, they believe that a change of law is now required for each company to be responsible and accountable for violations of environmental and human rights laws. Weniger anzeigen

The managing director (Donovan) was contacted and informed that his subsidiary was on the audit plan this year and that a high-level review of operations (sales, procurement, research and development, accounting) would be conducted. Donovan told me that the subsidiary was very small in size, and given that just three years ago it was acquired by Pharmatops, an audit was not really necessary. He stated that surely there are larger and more riskier operations within Pharmatops to review. Also… Mehr anzeigen

The managing director (Donovan) was contacted and informed that his subsidiary was on the audit plan this year and that a high-level review of operations (sales, procurement, research and development, accounting) would be conducted. Donovan told me that the subsidiary was very small in size, and given that just three years ago it was acquired by Pharmatops, an audit was not really necessary. He stated that surely there are larger and more riskier operations within Pharmatops to review. Also, during the time I wanted to carry out the audit, not all management staff would be around – so Donovan asked to postpone it. He must have known it was highly likely some of his fraud schemes would be discovered in the course of an audit. Weniger anzeigen