/library/oar/handle/123456789/45887 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:38:19 GMT 2025-11-14T20:38:19Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/45970 Title: HOPE for the unborn Abstract: Dr Karen Vincenti MD is a busy mom and doctor. With a background covering Public Health, Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Environmental Health, it is surprising to find her involved in an association such as HOPE. But being one of the founding members of GOL - the Gift of Life foundation - together with her husband Paul Vincenti, makes her an ideal candidate. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/45970 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/45953 Title: Professor Basant Puri to talk at Malta Medical School about his research on depression, ME & ADHD Abstract: Professor Basant Puri has been invited to talk about his research on these brain function disorders by our University's Family Medicine Department and Department of Psychiatry. The talk will be delivered at the Medical School on Thursday 11th December. All doctors, pharmacists are invited to attend. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/45953 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/45951 Title: Update on avian influenza : november 2008 Abstract: There were no new human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) reported to WHO since 10th September 2008. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/45951 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/45950 Title: The use of ethics matrices Abstract: The PUME matrix helps us define 'what are we discussing'. In a moral debate we often bring in many arguments, some of which have to do directly, and others indirectly with the main moral issue at hand. Moreover the moral issue may lead to other ethical choices and to areas or issues of which we are unsure. In order to clarify one's thinking, in teaching and in moral debate, it is useful to distinguish therefore the main moral argument at hand, for example, sale of organs, from the pragmatic moral issues which arise - which indeed can have weight on the outcome. Then there are other ethical choices to be made - are there exceptions when we can tolerate the sale of an organ, for example if it is put as a condition in one's will? There are areas which we are unsure about - unsure whether they form part of the main moral argument or are more pragmatic such as autostimulation to produce a sample of sperm, as an argument against In vitro Fertilization. PUME stands for Pragmatic, Moral, Unsure and Ethical. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/45950 2008-11-01T00:00:00Z