Este é o segundo livro da Coleção do Fórum de Ética da UCP Editora, que integra as obras publicadas no contexto do Estudo Anual do Fórum de Ética da Católica Porto Business School. Trata-se de um livro pensado como um laboratório de experiência em pensamento, como espaço de leitura crítica e ferramenta para promover a reflexão ética nas organizações. "Ética e Diversidade Geracional: (Des)Encontros?" é "um convi...
As alterações climáticas (AC) são a maior evidência da “metamorfose do mundo” e estão a mudar os regimes de temperatura e de pluviosidade, mas também os sistemas sociais, culturais e de saúde no planeta Terra. A imprevisibilidade dos fenómenos climáticos e os seus impactes multidimensionais na saúde humana e ambiental contribuem para tornar a nossa compreensão do mundo cada vez mais difícil. Além disso, a histó...
The project “Composing worlds: humanities, health and well-being in the 21st century” aims to build a network of experts in the humanities, social and health sciences, who think about health and well-being in contemporary technological societies. The relevance of this project is based on the growing evidence that most of the problems that the 21st century will face, particularly in the area of health and well-b...
O inquérito “Ética e Trabalho Híbrido: no rescaldo da pandemia” foi desenvolvido pelo Fórum de Ética da Católica Porto Business School, tendo sido aplicado a membros de empresas e tendo como objetivo proporcionar um melhor conhecimento sobre as perceções dos colaboradores (com e sem responsabilidade de gestão) em relação à forma como viveram, vivem e vão viver experiências de trabalho híbrido (presencial combin...
Background: In Portugal, two thirds of deaths occur in the hospital and it is estimated that these numbers will increase considerably in the coming decades. The Internist is, therefore, called upon to take care of patients for whom cure is not expected and whose confrontation with the limits of existence is palpable. This is a great opportunity to assume the Suffering of the Other as a therapeutic target, but a...
Objective: This paper aims to analyse parents’ and health professionals’ discourse, regarding four main areas: (1) the experience of care; (2) communication among all stakeholders; (3) ethical issues; (4) and ethical decision-making. Methodology: The authors collected 62 narratives from health professionals and parents whose newborns have been hospitalized for at least 15 days in the neonatal intensive care uni...
Objective: This paper aims to analyse parents’ and health professionals’ discourse, regarding four main areas: (1) the experience of care; (2) communication among all stakeholders; (3) ethical issues; (4) and ethical decision-making. Methodology: The authors collected 62 narratives from health professionals and parents whose newborns have been hospitalized for at least 15 days in the neonatal intensive care uni...
Introduction: Fibrinolysis is a therapy of ischemic stroke andits precocity relates to the prognosis. In this paper we analyzed the performance times in the first two years of the “codestroke” rapid access protocol patients undergoing fibrinolysis.Material and Methods: Prospective and observational studywith data from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017. We performeddescriptive analysis and inferential statistics. The ...
Background: Modern medicine can be impersonal and routinized, paying insufficient attention to issues of personhood. The Patient Dignity Question (PDQ) and This Is ME (TIME) Questionnaire are clinical tools developed with the aim of probing for personhood, reinforcing dignity and promoting health care attitudes based on looking at people for who they are and not defining them solely based on their medical condi...
Background: Modern medicine can be impersonal and routinized, paying insufficient attention to issues of personhood. The Patient Dignity Question (PDQ) and This Is ME (TIME) Questionnaire are clinical tools developed with the aim of probing for personhood, reinforcing dignity and promoting health care attitudes based on looking at people for who they are and not defining them solely based on their medical condi...