Engelsk titel: The physician as a risk-analyst
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Författare:
Wahlström J
;
Sahlin NE
Email: jan.wahlstrom@obgyn.gu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 3
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 09121132
Sammanfattning
Developments in genetic technology and nanotechnologies will help to shape the future of the health care system. The focus will switch from the treatment of disease to its prevention. Change will probably take place stepwise. Ethical values will have to be considered, as will any epistemic uncertainty associated with decisions to introduce new diagnostic methods or treatments. When a new medical technique or treatment is offered, the individual affected will expect questions about the communication of decisions and risks to have been considered carefully. Research is currently more developed in genetics than it is nanotechnology, so most examples in the article are collected from that area. However, contemporary developments in nanotechnology are very promising and are causing similar problems, albeit on another level.