Dónal P O’mathúna
Biographic Data
| ID | 4493074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dónal P O’mathúna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dónal P |
| FAMILY NAME | O’mathúna |
| SIGNATURE | O’MATHÚNA D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5331-3340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conducting non-pandemic research during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to the conduct of non-pandemic research. The pandemic disrupted regulatory processes, strained health systems, and necessitated ethical recalibrations. This paper is a case study retrospectively examining the experience of conducting one non-pandemic clinical study of infant nutritional supplements in western Kenya between October 2020 and January 2024. The original study documents were rev…
Ivermectin and the Integrity of Healthcare Evidence During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by a lack of clear evidence to guide healthcare professionals, the public and policymakers. The resulting uncertainty, coupled with changing guidelines as additional evidence became available, added to the stress and anxiety reported by decision-makers. Research results are key to providing evidence to guide healthcare decisions. Important questions have arisen about whether various interventions are s…
Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones
This commentary examines 4 ethical issues in a case of clinicians considering conducting research on children in conflict zones: (1) whether any time or resources should be taken away from treating acute injuries in order to conduct research; (2) obtaining consent for children to participate in research, which is particularly challenging given that children can be separated from parents or guardians; (3) whether the research is feasible at the mo…
Community engagement and building trust to resolve ethical challenges during humanitarian crises
The hostility and mistrust led to fear among the data collectors. These and the resulting strategies to address them resulted in delays for the research. However, the interventions taken resulted in successful completion of the field activities. Moreover, the lessons learned from this project are already being implemented with other projects being conducted in various parts of Ethiopia
Ethics and crisis translation
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical dimensions of crisis translation through the lenses of Paul Ricoeur’s philosophical scholarship. In particular, his work on both translation and ethics will be examined in order to draw practical applications for those involved in humanitarian action. Design/methodology/approach The authors identified relevant themes in the work of renowned philosopher Paul Ricoeur and used philosophical…
Disasters
This Open Access Book is the first book that looks at disasters from multidisciplinary perspective. The book contains an overview of how disasters are conceptualized in different academic disciplines relevant to disaster research and addressing normative issues that arise in responding to disasters
How Should Clinicians Engage With Online Health Information
Many adults, physicians, and medical students search the internet for health information. Open access has many benefits, but the variable quality of internet health information-ranging from evidence based to false-raises ethical concerns. Using Wikipedia as a case study, this article argues that everyone engaging with internet health information has ethical responsibilities. Those hosting and writing for health websites should ensure that informa…
Ideal and nonideal moral theory for disaster bioethics
Moral theory has generally focused on resolving ethical dilemmas by identifying ethically sound options. Whether the focus is on consequences, duties, principles or virtues, ethical cases are often approached in ways that assume morally sound solutions can be found and followed. Such ‘ideal morality’ assumes that moral goodness is always possible, leaving people confident they have done the right thing. Such an approach becomes inadequate in disa…
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Ideal and nonideal moral theory for disaster bioethics
Moral theory has generally focused on resolving ethical dilemmas by identifying ethically sound options. Whether the focus is on consequences, duties, principles or virtues, ethical cases are often approached in ways that assume morally sound solutions can be found and followed. Such ‘ideal morality’ assumes that moral goodness is always possible, leaving people confident they have done the right thing. Such an approach becomes inadequate in disa…
Disasters
This Open Access Book is the first book that looks at disasters from multidisciplinary perspective. The book contains an overview of how disasters are conceptualized in different academic disciplines relevant to disaster research and addressing normative issues that arise in responding to disasters
How Should Clinicians Engage With Online Health Information
Many adults, physicians, and medical students search the internet for health information. Open access has many benefits, but the variable quality of internet health information-ranging from evidence based to false-raises ethical concerns. Using Wikipedia as a case study, this article argues that everyone engaging with internet health information has ethical responsibilities. Those hosting and writing for health websites should ensure that informa…
Ethics and crisis translation
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical dimensions of crisis translation through the lenses of Paul Ricoeur’s philosophical scholarship. In particular, his work on both translation and ethics will be examined in order to draw practical applications for those involved in humanitarian action. Design/methodology/approach The authors identified relevant themes in the work of renowned philosopher Paul Ricoeur and used philosophical…
Community engagement and building trust to resolve ethical challenges during humanitarian crises
The hostility and mistrust led to fear among the data collectors. These and the resulting strategies to address them resulted in delays for the research. However, the interventions taken resulted in successful completion of the field activities. Moreover, the lessons learned from this project are already being implemented with other projects being conducted in various parts of Ethiopia
Ivermectin and the Integrity of Healthcare Evidence During Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by a lack of clear evidence to guide healthcare professionals, the public and policymakers. The resulting uncertainty, coupled with changing guidelines as additional evidence became available, added to the stress and anxiety reported by decision-makers. Research results are key to providing evidence to guide healthcare decisions. Important questions have arisen about whether various interventions are s…
Should Children Be Enrolled in Clinical Research in Conflict Zones
This commentary examines 4 ethical issues in a case of clinicians considering conducting research on children in conflict zones: (1) whether any time or resources should be taken away from treating acute injuries in order to conduct research; (2) obtaining consent for children to participate in research, which is particularly challenging given that children can be separated from parents or guardians; (3) whether the research is feasible at the mo…
Conducting non-pandemic research during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to the conduct of non-pandemic research. The pandemic disrupted regulatory processes, strained health systems, and necessitated ethical recalibrations. This paper is a case study retrospectively examining the experience of conducting one non-pandemic clinical study of infant nutritional supplements in western Kenya between October 2020 and January 2024. The original study documents were rev…
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