Ethical considerations for clinical photography in the global South.
Clinical photography is an important tool for teaching practitioners and field workers about the clinical manifestations of famine and undernutrition, particularly with respect to the Global South. Current international guidelines for clinical photography are not consistently applied or enforced, which has led to violations of privacy and rights, particularly for patients and victims of disaster in the Global South. Combining existing clinical photography guidelines from the North with ongoing clinical ethics debates in the South, this paper explores approaches to establishing photography guidelines throughout the world that will be sensitive to the privacy and dignities of all patients and victims of emergencies.
Macintosh
Tracy
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Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, 150 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02111. tracy.macintosh@alumni.tufts.edu
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000592:standards*; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D035081:Editorial Policies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D038622:Internationality; D044342:Malnutrition; D009938:Organizations; D010330:Patents as Topic; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D010781:Photography / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards*; D018907:Privacy; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards; D012066:Relief Work / Q000941:ethics; D035842:Research Subjects; D013217:Starvation; D013664:Teaching Materials; D035862:Vulnerable Populations