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The Human Centred Approach to Bionanotechnology in Telemedicine: Ethical Considerations

The Human Centred Approach to Bionanotechnology in Telemedicine: Ethical Considerations

Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa, Miguel Araújo da Silva Nuno, Sotero Alves da Silva Nuno
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781615206704|ISBN10: 1615206701|EISBN13: 9781615206711
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch015
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Morais da Costa, Gonçalo Jorge, et al. "The Human Centred Approach to Bionanotechnology in Telemedicine: Ethical Considerations." Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 311-335. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch015

APA

Morais da Costa, G. J., Araújo da Silva Nuno, M., & Alves da Silva Nuno, S. (2010). The Human Centred Approach to Bionanotechnology in Telemedicine: Ethical Considerations. In M. Cruz-Cunha, A. Tavares, & R. Simoes (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives (pp. 311-335). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch015

Chicago

Morais da Costa, Gonçalo Jorge, Miguel Araújo da Silva Nuno, and Sotero Alves da Silva Nuno. "The Human Centred Approach to Bionanotechnology in Telemedicine: Ethical Considerations." In Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Antonio J. Tavares, and Ricardo Simoes, 311-335. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch015

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Abstract

The information and communication technologies (ICTs) field is expanding rapidly and affecting several domains of mankind, as for example healthcare. Therefore, ICTs can act as an enabler or a provider these fields through telemedicine. Consequently, promoting an human centred and ethical approach is the primary challenge concerning ICT healthcare innovation. Simultaneously, can we deter- or at least discourage- innovation that serves malicious ends, or that causes serious threats to humanity? So, the purpose of this contribution is to discuss the relationship between ICT evolution and healthcare, particularly concerning a specific correlated research fields: bionanotechnology and telemedicine. For that, the authors will focus in its applications, and sort of ethical and moral dilemmas encompasses.

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