Audiology & Speech therapy

Ethical Challenges and Considerations in Dysphagia Management: A Scoping review

This article reviews the ethical challenges faced by speech-language therapists in dysphagia management, emphasizing patient autonomy, informed consent, cultural sensitivity, shared decision-making, and the need for ethical action in complex clinical contexts.

3 CPD points

Clinical technology

Safety evaluation of Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for cancer risk in specific populations

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, have demonstrated benefits in reducing cardiovascular and renal events. However, heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are prevalent comorbidities in T2DM.

3 CPD points

Emergency medicine

Attitudes of emergency healthcare workers on electric vehicle accidents

Assesses emergency healthcare workers’ attitudes toward electric vehicle accidents and compares them by individual characteristics to inform training and preparedness.

2 CPD points

Medicine

Knowledge and attitudes in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in referral hospitals

Assesses healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes toward HIV vertical transmission prevention, highlighting good knowledge but poor integrated practice and training gaps in referral hospitals.

2 CPD points

Nuclear medicine

A preclinical study on the influence of linkers in [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-X-RM26 radiotracers for PET imaging of GRPR expression

This article evaluates novel GRPR-targeting radioligands with restricted linkers for PET imaging, demonstrating improved tumour targeting in prostate cancer but highlighting the need to reduce uptake in healthy tissues.

3 CPD points

Occupational therapy

What Are the Ethical Issues Surrounding Extended Reality in Mental Health?

Extended reality’s growing role in mental healthcare raises key ethical challenges. This review maps concerns around safety, autonomy, data privacy, clinician responsibility, and equity, highlighting gaps needing guidance for responsible clinical use.

3 CPD points

Orthotics

Shaping the Future of AI in Healthcare Through Ethics and Governance

This article explores ethical and governance challenges of artificial intelligence in healthcare, emphasizing transparency, accountability, equity, privacy, safety, and international regulatory frameworks to ensure responsible and trustworthy AI implementation.

3 CPD points

Pharmacy

Retatrutide—A Game Changer in Obesity Pharmacotherapy

This review synthesizes findings on retatrutide, a novel triple receptor agonist, highlighting its mechanisms, efficacy, safety profile and potential as a groundbreaking advancement in obesity and T2DM pharmacotherapy.

3 CPD points

Podiatry

ChatGPT in healthcare: perceptions, ethical considerations, and practice implications among healthcare professionals in Ecuador and other countries in the Americas

This study investigated healthcare professionals' awareness, use, perceptions, ethical concerns, and future intentions regarding ChatGPT in healthcare, highlighting cautious optimism, training needs, and factors influencing acceptance and adoption.

3 CPD points

Radiology

Radiographers’ role in the age of AI

An explorative study on perceptions of radiographers regarding AI implementation, job security, everchanging roles and duties within the profession, and the importance of involving professionals in the implementation of AI.

3 CPD points

Registered counsellor

Attachment and homophobia: examining the mediating role of aggression in young adults

This study focused specifically on the mediating role of aggression in attachment dimensions and homophobia. The authors conclude that preventative intervention measures should be based on attachment theory and aggression control.

3 CPD points

Speech therapy

Swallowing and feeding of young children on high-flow oxygen therapy

This article explores swallowing and feeding in young children who are on high-flow oxygen therapy- demonstrating that cautious and individualized oral feeding is feasible, despite continuous respiratory support.

1 CPD point

Medical Technology

Comparative analysis of inflammatory markers in HIV-positive individuals on antiretroviral therapy versus HIV-negative individuals in South Africa

This study compares inflammatory markers in HIV-positive individuals on ART and HIV-negative individuals, highlighting persistent inflammation and associated health risks despite antiretroviral treatment.

1 CPD point

Medicine

Reducing medication errors in HIV-positive patients: Influence of a clinical pharmacist

This study evaluates medication errors in hospitalised HIV-positive patients and demonstrates how clinical pharmacist interventions identify, reduce and resolve errors, improving patient safety and treatment outcomes.

1 CPD points

Nuclear medicine

Computational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Ethical, Regulatory, and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Theranostic Digital Twins

This article explores the promise and challenges of digital twins for personalized radiopharmaceutical therapy, focusing on ethical, regulatory, and technical issues in nuclear oncology.

3 CPD points

Radiology

Beyond the algorithm: embedding ethics for trustworthy AI in radiology and oncology

This article explores embedding ethics and social-science expertise into radiological AI, highlighting trust, accountability, fairness, and interdisciplinary stakeholder engagement for trustworthy cancer imaging.

3 CPD points

Optometry

Innovative care models: Expanding nurses’ and optometrists’ roles in ophthalmology

This article examines ethical and practical aspects of expanding nurses’ and optometrists’ roles in ophthalmology to improve accessibility, efficiency, and patient outcomes in eye care.

3 CPD point

Dietetics

Diet and Environmental Sustainability

This review consolidates Australian evidence on diet and environmental sustainability, highlighting nutrient adequacy risks and practical strategies to reduce dietary environmental impacts while maintaining public health nutrition.

3 CPD points

Dental

Dentistry in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Medical Behavior and Clinical Responsibility

Narrative review examining the applications, benefits, risks, and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in dentistry, with emphasis on clinical decision-making and the dentist–patient relationship.

3 CPD points