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An Experimental Analysis of Children's Ability to Provide a False Report about a Crime
Published on: May 3, 2016
Aaron W Calhoun1, May C M Pian-Smith, Robert D Truog
1From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine (A.W.C.), Louisville, KY; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.C.M.P.-S.), Boston, MA; the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice; the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; the Department of Social Medicine and Global Health, Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School (R.D.T.), Boston, MA; the Center for Immersive and Simulation-based learning, Stanford University School of Medicine (D.M.G.), and Simulation Center at VA Palo Alto HCS (D.M.G.), Palo Alto, CA; and the Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice (E.C.M.); the Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital (E.C.M.); the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (E.C.M.), Boston, MA.
Deceptive methods in healthcare simulation spark ethical debate. This study proposes a framework to guide the ethical use and justification of deception in simulation education, bridging practice and research.
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