Bioethical Analysis Worksheet
Context -
What is the bioethical issue or decision at hand ?
Who must make the decision(s) related to this issue?
What factual information is relevant to issue and those making decisions?
Stakeholders -
Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
What values are apparent for each stakeholder involved?
What immediate priorities are apparent for each stakeholder?
Alternatives and Tradeoffs
What, if any, are the alternative courses of action in this situation?
How would each stakeholder be affected by any or all of the alternatives?
Solution
What solution(s) would you propose to resolve this issue?
How would you convince each stakeholder that this is the best choice?
Sources:
https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/resource/related.html
https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/21/5329478/vaccine-preventable-disease-outbreaks-show-anti-vaccine-movement-influence
https://www.ted.com/talks/romina_libster_the_power_of_herd_immunity
Bioethics for Public Health Term Paper
Introduction:
About the problem, what is the specific issue you are examining.
Why is it of concern to individual and/or society.
Literature Review:
Review what others (authors, researchers, practitioners) have to say about this issue, include at least three peer reviewed journal articles from academic sources. Websites are an adjunct source.
Finding:
What do you find related to your topic. This will include personal experience, opinion as well as other findings from literature etc.
Discussion :
Why we need to be concerned about this issue for individuals and society. What is the social impact of this issue/concern and how does this issue pose any sort of threat or detriment to individual rights and/or autonomy.
Summary and Conclusion:
To bring more focus what you believe to be a beneficial/realistic approach to dealing with issue, problem or concerns.
References:
Formal American Psychologists Association (APA style) formatting. The following are some good example sites: https://www.psychwww.com/mtsite/tmmeetng.html
https://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html
https://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html