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Health professionals in a nuclear age. Professional obligations and continuing education needs

Frances Hanckel, Ruth Faden

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This paper explores the ethical responsibility of health professionals to become involved in issues concerning nuclear technology. Different contexts are identified in which health professionals could make a unique contribution, and their obligations and/or justifications for doing so are examined. The parallel implications for continuing educators are also discussed.

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This paper explores the ethical responsibility of health professionals to become involved in issues concerning nuclear technology. Different contexts are identified in which health professionals could make a unique contribution, and their obligations and/or justifications for doing so are examined. The parallel implications for continuing educators are also discussed.

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This paper explores the ethical responsibility of health professionals to become involved in issues concerning nuclear technology. Different contexts are identified in which health professionals could make a unique contribution, and their obligations and/or justifications for doing so are examined. The parallel implications for continuing educators are also discussed.

Key concepts: Continuing education, Health professionals, Continuing professional development, Professional development, Medical education, Nursing, Medicine, Health care

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