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The following articles on Ethics and Legal Issues in Healthcare are part of an ongoing series published in the Irish Pharmacy Journal. The series' author, Cicely Roche, has worked in community pharmacy in Canada and Ireland since graduating from Trinity College Dublin in 1983. She holds an M.Sc. in Community Pharmacy from Queens University Belfast (2001) and an M.Sc. in Healthcare and Law from RCSI (2007). December 2007-January 2008 Ethics and Legal Issues in Healthcare February 2008 Conscientious Objection: the right to refuse to dispense March 2008 The doctrine of double effect: implications for end-of-life healthcare April 2008 Duty of care in matters of confidentiality and privacy May 2008 Balancing paternalism and autonomy in professional practice June 2008 The right not to know: Issues in Genetic Testing July 2008 The ethics of resource management in Pharmacy August-September 2008 Professional judgement October-November 2008 Standards of care and the ‘Best Interests’principle January-February 2009 ‘Capacity’ and the pharmacist’s judgement of the ‘ability to decide’ March-April 2009 Research ethics and the ethics of research May-July 2009 Collegiality challenged? August-October 2009 'Link Selling' - maintaining professional integrity and meeting patient needs November-December 2009 Is pharmacy a profession?

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