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This research considers whether an expansion of virtual primary care would be ethically justified in light of the current level of primary health care accessibility in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. Currently virtual primary care is not available at the same level as specialist care in the provinc...
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ftdatacite:10.48336/am6r-ps61 2023-05-15T17:17:18+02:00 Expanding virtual care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, an ethical analysis ... Peddle, Emily 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.48336/am6r-ps61 https://research.library.mun.ca/15644/ en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland Text ScholarlyArticle article-journal 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48336/am6r-ps61 2023-04-03T14:20:29Z This research considers whether an expansion of virtual primary care would be ethically justified in light of the current level of primary health care accessibility in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. Currently virtual primary care is not available at the same level as specialist care in the province. However, the provincial government has an obligation to improve the financial well-being of the province. The current provincial economic environment and the potential negative implications of expansion introduce ethical tension. This thesis considers whether there is an ethical obligation to expand virtual care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. I will argue that the provincial government has an ethical obligation to expand virtual care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, referring to the increased accessibility of primary health care for residents. I have two arguments supporting this position: one that draws upon the positive right to health care, and another that invokes the bioethical principle of ... Text Newfoundland DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Newfoundland |
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This research considers whether an expansion of virtual primary care would be ethically justified in light of the current level of primary health care accessibility in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. Currently virtual primary care is not available at the same level as specialist care in the province. However, the provincial government has an obligation to improve the financial well-being of the province. The current provincial economic environment and the potential negative implications of expansion introduce ethical tension. This thesis considers whether there is an ethical obligation to expand virtual care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. I will argue that the provincial government has an ethical obligation to expand virtual care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, referring to the increased accessibility of primary health care for residents. I have two arguments supporting this position: one that draws upon the positive right to health care, and another that invokes the bioethical principle of ... |
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