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    Prediction of life-story narrative for end-of-life surrogate’s decision-making is inadequate: a Q-methodology study

    Substituted judgment assumes adequate knowledge of patient’s mind-set. However, surrogates’ prediction of individual healthcare decisions is often inadequate and may be based on shared background rather than p...

    Muhammad M. Hammami, Kafa Abuhdeeb, Muhammad B. Hammami in BMC Medical Ethics (2019)

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    Information disclosure in clinical informed consent: “reasonable” patient’s perception of norm in high-context communication culture

    The current doctrine of informed consent for clinical care has been developed in cultures characterized by low-context communication and monitoring-style co**. There are scarce empirical data on patients’ no...

    Muhammad M Hammami, Yussuf Al-Jawarneh, Muhammad B Hammami in BMC Medical Ethics (2014)

  3. Article

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    Patients’ perceived purpose of clinical informed consent: Mill’s individual autonomy model is preferred

    Although informed consent is an integral part of clinical practice, its current doctrine remains mostly a matter of law and mainstream ethics rather than empirical research. There are scarce empirical data on ...

    Muhammad M Hammami, Eman A Al-Gaai, Yussuf Al-Jawarneh, Hala Amer in BMC Medical Ethics (2014)

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    Consenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentivesare not favored

    Posthumous organ procurement is hindered by the consenting process. Several consenting systems have been proposed. There is limited information on public relative attitudes towards various consenting systems, ...

    Muhammad M Hammami, Hunaida M Abdulhameed, Kristine A Concepcion in BMC Medical Ethics (2012)

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    Saudi views on consenting for research on medical records and leftover tissue samples

    Consenting for retrospective medical records-based research (MR) and leftover tissue-based research (TR) continues to be controversial. Our objective was to survey Saudis attending outpatient clinics at a tert...

    Mohammad M Al-Qadire, Muhammad M Hammami, Hunida M Abdulhameed in BMC Medical Ethics (2010)

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    Which medical error to disclose to patients and by whom? Public preference and perceptions of norm and current practice

    Disclosure of near miss medical error (ME) and who should disclose ME to patients continue to be controversial. Further, available recommendations on disclosure of ME have emerged largely in Western culture; t...

    Muhammad M Hammami, Sahar Attalah, Mohammad Al Qadire in BMC Medical Ethics (2010)