Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki
Biographic Data
| ID | 8990071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ehsan Shamsi |
| FAMILY NAME | Gooshki |
| SIGNATURE | GOOSHKI E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2405-0873 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mapping the Momentum: Evaluating Research Productivity and Collaborative Networks in Bioethics Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Identifying the trends and patterns of bioethics research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region provides valuable insights into research interests and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the region’s bioethics research outputs between 1974–2022 using a bibliometric approach. Publications from countries in the region indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were analysed. The results showed a clear upward trend, with an average annual gr…
Ethical insights into toxic alcohol consumption in Iran: A call for a public health approach
Despite the legal prohibition of alcohol in Iran, consumption of non-standard and often toxic alcoholic beverages continues to present a significant public health challenge. Methanol poisoning and associated mortality underscore the urgent need to address alcohol-related harms through ethical and population-centered strategies. This analysis employs the three core goals of contemporary public health—autonomy, well-being, and equality—integrating …
A national survey of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding publication ethics standards among the members of research ethics committees of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences
Evaluating the performance of research ethics committees provides valuable data that can enhance their effectiveness. This survey assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the publication ethics standards among the members of these committees in Iranian universities of medical sciences, where RECs are legally responsible for assessment of research misconduct in addition to reviewing research proposals. A cross-sectional, questio…
Ethical considerations in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: A narrative review
In recent years, alarming trends in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have grown into some of the most important health concerns worldwide. The present research attempts to address the controversial approaches to the practical function of medical ethics while critically reviewing the main concepts of ethical considerations in NCD prevention literature. After refining the searched documents, we integrated related concepts and research, particularly…
Defensive medicine in surgical disciplines: Attitudes and practices among faculty and residents at Iran University of Medical Sciences
Defensive medicine, driven by fear of litigation, increases healthcare costs and physician stress, particularly in high-risk specialties such as surgery. This study investigates the attitudes and practices of faculty members and residents in surgical discipline regarding defensive medicine. In this cross-sectional study, 147 surgeons (faculty, residents, and fellows) from IUMS teaching hospitals completed a validated questionnaire assessing attit…
Ethical analysis of a case of treatment refusal: Respect for patients’ autonomy in the context of the Iranian clinical environment
Refusal of treatment is a challenging issue in clinical ethics, especially in the context of pregnancy care. However, respect for patient autonomy remains a fundamental ethical principle, as outlined in codes of conduct and patient rights within healthcare services. The aim of this case presentation was to critically analyze a clinical ethics case within the Iranian context using an ethical framework. A theory-based framework was used that integr…
How to approach a colleague’s error: A journey from moral knowledge to moral action
The Article Abstract is not available
Respecting patients’ rights in hospitals: Patients’ and health-care workers’ perspectives
Considering the importance of respecting and observing patients’ rights, this study aimed to assess the level of observance of hospitalized patients’ rights from both patients’ and health-care workers' (HCWs) perspectives. This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study reports the responses of 486 patients and 887 HCWs in a public referral university hospital. The study illustrates that patients and HCWs think patients’ rights are respected at a…
Access to health care for Afghan immigrants and refugees: An ethico-legal analysis based on the Iranian health law system
The right to health is an internationally recognized and established human right with a long history of appreciation, indicating that governments should guarantee the highest possible level of access to health and provide health-care serivces with no discrimination based on nationality, race, gender, language or religion. The present study explored this topic using an analytic-descriptive approach. We reviewed related laws, policies and other ava…
The extent of government intervention in the public health system and individual freedoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: A theoretical analysis
The concept of individual freedom has complex and multifaceted dimensions that significantly affect the limits of permissible government interventions aimed at restricting such freedoms and maintaining public health. Therefore, the boundary between individual freedom and the social obligations of the government must be carefully clarified. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for such clarifications clearly increased. This study intended to inv…
Initial drafting of telemedicine’s code of ethics through a stakeholders’ participatory process
Telemedicine can improve access to healthcare services; however, it has raised ethical concerns demanding special considerations. This study aimed at developing the codes of ethics for telemedicine, and hence several approved national and international ethical guidelines related to telemedicine practice were reviewed, and 48 semi-structured interviews were conducted with medical ethics and medical informatics experts as well as with physicians an…
The second strategic plan of medical ethics: A national report
Medical ethics faces several challenges in different aspects of education, research, and treatment in medicine and healthcare practice. Design and implementation of a national strategic plan can pave the way for the development of a roadmap in various countries to strengthen ethics and address these challenges. To create a comprehensive plan compatible with the Iranian healthcare system, a multidisciplinary team of main stakeholders compiled a na…
The scientific productions in Iranian biomedical ethics: A combined study of bibliometrics and social network analysis
This study aims at increasing our understanding of the research activities of Iranian researchers and institutions in the field of biomedical ethics from 1995 to 2015. A combination of bibliometrics and social network analysis was used to examine the bibliographic data of 580 documents published on Iranian biomedical ethics in Web of Science and Scopus databases to investigate the publication trend, scientific impact, subject keywords network, an…
Ethical and policy considerations for Covid-19 vaccination modalities: Delayed second dose, fractional dose, mixed vaccines
Background To investigate whether neonatal hyperglycaemia in the first postnatal week is associated with treatment-demanding retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods This is a Danish national, retrospective, case–control study of premature infants (birth period 2003–2006). Three national registers were searched, and data were linked through a unique civil registration number. The study sample consisted of 106 cases each matched with two comparis…
WHO guidance on ethics in outbreaks and the Covid-19 pandemic: A critical appraisal
In 2016, following pandemic influenza threats and the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreaks, the WHO developed a guidance document for managing ethical issues in infectious disease outbreaks. In this article, we analyse some ethical issues that have had a predominant role in decision making in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic but were absent or not addressed in the same ways in the 2016 guidance document. A pandemic results in a health…
Psychometric properties of Persian version of the research misconduct questionnaire (PRMQ)
Assessment of scientific misconduct is considered to be an increasingly important topic in medical sciences. Providing a definition for scientific research misconduct and proposing practical methods for evaluating and measuring it in various fields of medicine discipline are required. This study aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of Scientific Research Misconduct-Revised (SMQ-R) and Publication Pressure Questionnaires (PPQ). After tra…
Ethical considerations in the biomedical research: Analysis of national biomedical research ethics guidelines in Iran
The national guidelines for biomedical research ethics are approved by the “National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research” at the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education as the regulatory body for biomedical research in the country. The focus of these guidelines should be on the ethical issues related to different stages of the research process, which would lead to increased research integrity and better supervision of research ac…
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Ethical considerations in the biomedical research: Analysis of national biomedical research ethics guidelines in Iran
The national guidelines for biomedical research ethics are approved by the “National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research” at the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education as the regulatory body for biomedical research in the country. The focus of these guidelines should be on the ethical issues related to different stages of the research process, which would lead to increased research integrity and better supervision of research ac…
Psychometric properties of Persian version of the research misconduct questionnaire (PRMQ)
Assessment of scientific misconduct is considered to be an increasingly important topic in medical sciences. Providing a definition for scientific research misconduct and proposing practical methods for evaluating and measuring it in various fields of medicine discipline are required. This study aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of Scientific Research Misconduct-Revised (SMQ-R) and Publication Pressure Questionnaires (PPQ). After tra…
Ethical and policy considerations for Covid-19 vaccination modalities: Delayed second dose, fractional dose, mixed vaccines
Background To investigate whether neonatal hyperglycaemia in the first postnatal week is associated with treatment-demanding retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods This is a Danish national, retrospective, case–control study of premature infants (birth period 2003–2006). Three national registers were searched, and data were linked through a unique civil registration number. The study sample consisted of 106 cases each matched with two comparis…
WHO guidance on ethics in outbreaks and the Covid-19 pandemic: A critical appraisal
In 2016, following pandemic influenza threats and the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease outbreaks, the WHO developed a guidance document for managing ethical issues in infectious disease outbreaks. In this article, we analyse some ethical issues that have had a predominant role in decision making in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic but were absent or not addressed in the same ways in the 2016 guidance document. A pandemic results in a health…
Initial drafting of telemedicine’s code of ethics through a stakeholders’ participatory process
Telemedicine can improve access to healthcare services; however, it has raised ethical concerns demanding special considerations. This study aimed at developing the codes of ethics for telemedicine, and hence several approved national and international ethical guidelines related to telemedicine practice were reviewed, and 48 semi-structured interviews were conducted with medical ethics and medical informatics experts as well as with physicians an…
The second strategic plan of medical ethics: A national report
Medical ethics faces several challenges in different aspects of education, research, and treatment in medicine and healthcare practice. Design and implementation of a national strategic plan can pave the way for the development of a roadmap in various countries to strengthen ethics and address these challenges. To create a comprehensive plan compatible with the Iranian healthcare system, a multidisciplinary team of main stakeholders compiled a na…
The scientific productions in Iranian biomedical ethics: A combined study of bibliometrics and social network analysis
This study aims at increasing our understanding of the research activities of Iranian researchers and institutions in the field of biomedical ethics from 1995 to 2015. A combination of bibliometrics and social network analysis was used to examine the bibliographic data of 580 documents published on Iranian biomedical ethics in Web of Science and Scopus databases to investigate the publication trend, scientific impact, subject keywords network, an…
How to approach a colleague’s error: A journey from moral knowledge to moral action
The Article Abstract is not available
Respecting patients’ rights in hospitals: Patients’ and health-care workers’ perspectives
Considering the importance of respecting and observing patients’ rights, this study aimed to assess the level of observance of hospitalized patients’ rights from both patients’ and health-care workers' (HCWs) perspectives. This cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study reports the responses of 486 patients and 887 HCWs in a public referral university hospital. The study illustrates that patients and HCWs think patients’ rights are respected at a…
Access to health care for Afghan immigrants and refugees: An ethico-legal analysis based on the Iranian health law system
The right to health is an internationally recognized and established human right with a long history of appreciation, indicating that governments should guarantee the highest possible level of access to health and provide health-care serivces with no discrimination based on nationality, race, gender, language or religion. The present study explored this topic using an analytic-descriptive approach. We reviewed related laws, policies and other ava…
The extent of government intervention in the public health system and individual freedoms during the Covid-19 pandemic: A theoretical analysis
The concept of individual freedom has complex and multifaceted dimensions that significantly affect the limits of permissible government interventions aimed at restricting such freedoms and maintaining public health. Therefore, the boundary between individual freedom and the social obligations of the government must be carefully clarified. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for such clarifications clearly increased. This study intended to inv…
A national survey of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding publication ethics standards among the members of research ethics committees of Iranian Universities of Medical Sciences
Evaluating the performance of research ethics committees provides valuable data that can enhance their effectiveness. This survey assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the publication ethics standards among the members of these committees in Iranian universities of medical sciences, where RECs are legally responsible for assessment of research misconduct in addition to reviewing research proposals. A cross-sectional, questio…
Ethical considerations in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: A narrative review
In recent years, alarming trends in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have grown into some of the most important health concerns worldwide. The present research attempts to address the controversial approaches to the practical function of medical ethics while critically reviewing the main concepts of ethical considerations in NCD prevention literature. After refining the searched documents, we integrated related concepts and research, particularly…
Defensive medicine in surgical disciplines: Attitudes and practices among faculty and residents at Iran University of Medical Sciences
Defensive medicine, driven by fear of litigation, increases healthcare costs and physician stress, particularly in high-risk specialties such as surgery. This study investigates the attitudes and practices of faculty members and residents in surgical discipline regarding defensive medicine. In this cross-sectional study, 147 surgeons (faculty, residents, and fellows) from IUMS teaching hospitals completed a validated questionnaire assessing attit…
Ethical analysis of a case of treatment refusal: Respect for patients’ autonomy in the context of the Iranian clinical environment
Refusal of treatment is a challenging issue in clinical ethics, especially in the context of pregnancy care. However, respect for patient autonomy remains a fundamental ethical principle, as outlined in codes of conduct and patient rights within healthcare services. The aim of this case presentation was to critically analyze a clinical ethics case within the Iranian context using an ethical framework. A theory-based framework was used that integr…
Mapping the Momentum: Evaluating Research Productivity and Collaborative Networks in Bioethics Across the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Identifying the trends and patterns of bioethics research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region provides valuable insights into research interests and productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the region’s bioethics research outputs between 1974–2022 using a bibliometric approach. Publications from countries in the region indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were analysed. The results showed a clear upward trend, with an average annual gr…
Ethical insights into toxic alcohol consumption in Iran: A call for a public health approach
Despite the legal prohibition of alcohol in Iran, consumption of non-standard and often toxic alcoholic beverages continues to present a significant public health challenge. Methanol poisoning and associated mortality underscore the urgent need to address alcohol-related harms through ethical and population-centered strategies. This analysis employs the three core goals of contemporary public health—autonomy, well-being, and equality—integrating …
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