• 의학교육논단
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2014

It is becoming increasingly important for medical doctors to have a thorough understanding of human genetics and the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic testing, counseling, and treatment. As genetic engineering and technology evolves, medical doctors will find themselves called in to counsel patients about a rapidly increasing number of diseases for which genetic testing and treatments are available. Medical doctors will need to master a new set of principles and clinical skills. A lack of knowledge about these issues and problems may lead to serious, lifelong or even fatal negative effects on patients. Medical genetics has moved from the study of rare conditions to the illumination of disorders that impact the entire spectrum of medical practice. This study demonstrates several areas in which medical genetics is clearly an important tool in medical practice and the necessity of establishing new curriculum for clinical genetic education in Korea. Medical students nearing graduation may lack genetic knowledge that is essential for daily practice because genetics has little or no place in clinical teaching. Medical schools should make extensive curriculum changes to increase students' awareness of clinical genetics and its ethical implications. The medical school curriculum will need creative new approaches to keeping up with the rapid pace of evolution of clinical genetics.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.95-108
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• 2015

중소기업의 사회적 책임에 대한 문제들을 이해하기 위해서는 단순히 대기업의 사회적 책임활동을 중소기업에 적용시키기 보다는 중소기업의 규모와 환경 등 대기업과는 다른 중소기업만의 특성을 고려하여 접근할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 소비자들이 국내 중소기업에 기대하는 사회적 책임활동의 하위차원별(경제적 책임, 법적 책임, 윤리적 책임, 자선적 책임) 기대수준에 비해 실제 중소기업의 사회적 책임활동의 불일치 정도가 해당 중소기업의 이미지 및 구매의도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 그 연구결과에 의하면, 중소기업의 사회적 책임활동에 대한 불일치 요인 중 경제적 및 자선적 책임 요인은 기업이미지 및 기업이미지를 매개한 구매의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타난 반면, 법적 및 윤리적 책임 요인은 기업이미지와 구매의도에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.675-683
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• 2013

Purpose: Nineteen articles were analyzed to gather opinions and nursing implications about NIPT recently launched. Methods: Nineteen articles were selected from EBSCO (eBook business collection), Google Scholar, and two Korean academic d-bases with key words 'prenatal screening testing', 'prenatal genetic diagnostic testing', NIPT or 'cell free DNA (cfDNA)'. Authors developed a framework for analyzing the 19 articles including opinions and suggestions for future implications. Results: Eleven articles written by the first author affiliated with medicine or genetics, viewed NIPT as promising because of safety, accuracy, early detectability and cost effectiveness. Articles written by journalists or authors affiliated with history and ethics were concerned with the possible risk of ELSI (ethical, legal, social issues), erratic interpretation of test results, and lack of genetic counseling service. Conclusion: With consideration of Korean clinical, and legal circumstances, not only pregnant women and families but also health professionals must prepare for clinical NIPT implications including updating prenatal genetic testing, counseling services, protecting ELSI and amulticultural team approach.

• 의료법학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.455-492
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• 2009

(Background) Recent biotechnological breakthroughs are shedding new lights on various ethical and legal issues about human biological material. Since Rudolph Virchow, a German pathologist, had founded the medical discipline of cellular pathology, issues centering around human biological materials began to draw attention. The issues involving human biological materials were revisited with more attention along with series concerns when the human genome map was finally completed. Recently, with researches on human genes and bioengineering reaping enormous commercial values in the form of material patent, such changes require a society to reassess the present and future status of human tissue within the legal system. This in turn gave rise to a heated debate over how to protect the rights of material donors: property rule vs. no property rule. (Debate and Cases) Property rule recognizes the donors' property rights on human biological materials. Thus, donors can claim real action if there were any bleach of informed consent or a donation contract. Donors can also claim damages to the responsible party when there is an infringement of property rights. Some even uphold the concept of material patents overtaking. From the viewpoint of no property rule, human biological materials are objects separated from donors. Thus, a recipient or a third party will be held liable if there were any infringement of donor's human rights. Human biological materials should not be commercially traded and a patent based on a human biological materials research does not belong to the donor of the tissues used during the course of research. In the US, two courts, Moore v. Regents of the University of California, and Greenberg v. Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute, Inc., have already decided that research participants retain no ownership of the biological specimens they contribute to medical research. Significantly, both Moore and Greenberg cases found that the researcher had parted with all ownership rights in the tissue samples when they donated them to the institutions, even though there was no provision in the informed consent forms stating either that the participants donated their tissue or waived their rights to ownership of the tissue. These rulings were led to huge controversy over property rights on human tissues. This research supports no property rule on the ground that it can protect the human dignity and prevent humans from objectification and commercialization. Human biological materials are already parted from human bodies and should be treated differently from the engineering and researches of those materials. Donors do not retain any ownership. (Suggestions) No property rule requires a legal breakthrough in the US in terms of donors' rights protection due to the absence of punitive damages provisions. The Donor rights issue on human biological material can be addressed through prospective legislation or tax policies, price control over patent products, and wider coverage of medical insurance. (Conclusions) Amid growing awareness over commercial values of human biological materials, no property rule should be adopted in order to protect human dignity but not without revamping legal provisions. The donors' rights issue in material patents requires prospective legislation based on current uncertainties. Also should be sought are solutions in the social context and all these discussions should be based on sound medical ethics of both medical staffs and researchers.

• 정보화정책
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.3-21
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• 2021

4차 산업혁명에 대한 클라우스 슈밥(Klaus Schwab)의 논의는 법정보기술의 발전 방향을 예측할 수 있는 하나의 프레임이다. 4차 산업혁명의 핵심개념인 기술 융합은 법정보기술 분야에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있다. 해외 법조계에서는 법률 챗봇 및 플랫폼 등의 다양한 최신 기술을 도입하여 법률 업무의 효율성과 접근성을 증대시키고 있으나, 국내는 리걸테크 산업이 아직 초기단계에 머물러 있어 법정보기술 활성화를 위한 제도적 개선이 필요하다. 이를 위하여 본 논문에서는 제2장에서 법정보기술의 개념과 분류체계를 구체화하고 제3장에서 법정보기술 활용 현황과 한계를 살펴본 후, 제4장에서는 법정보기술 발전을 위한 개선 방안을 고찰하였다. 법정보기술의 활성화를 위해서는 판례 등의 법률 자료를 적극적으로 공개하고 공개된 자료를 자유롭게 활용할 수 있는 법적 규제 방안 마련이 필요하다. 또한, 법률 영역에 있어 인공지능의 안전성, 개인정보보호, 윤리기준 등의 다양한 쟁점이 예상되므로 본 논문을 통해 대응책이 마련되기를 기대한다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2015

$21^{st}$ century has seen a tremendous advancement in the field of Information and Communication Technology. The commercial utilization of Internet tools and technologies has brought change in the traditional working environment. The functioning in an electronic environment is far more complicated than working in traditional environment and this brings many challenges, threats and potential problems. In this paper we analyze the challenges, threats and potential problems in the working environment of Pokhara University due to application of Internet tools and technology. We have chosen four basic areas on the basis of use that include web resources, electronic mails, social sites and P2P technologies. The main focus is to analyze the impact on work place productivity, social interaction, use and abuse of technology and legal issues associated with them. We, finally summarize the findings and offer solutions and recommendations from the observed data based on direct survey conducted in Pokhara University, Nepal.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2003

Purpose: To examine the awareness and experiences of nurses and physicians on DNR. Method: The sample contained of 199 nurses and 98 physicians. The Instrument used in this study was The Nurses' Understanding and Attitude on DNR(AEDNR) developed by the Han et al and revised by the research the AEDNR included 29 items. Result: About 97.3% of them feel the necessity of DNR, Majority of subject(78.8%) have practiced DNR by the demand of 'the patient's family' and 91.8% of them made a medical record at the time they carried out DNR. There were no significant differences in their perceived necessity of DNR between nurses and physicians. Conclusion: This study can be a basis for making objective standards educational, ethical, and legal issues concerning DNR.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2024

The rapid advancement of drone technology has led to the emergence of drone swarms, a game-changing concept in modern warfare. This study explores the military applications, countermeasures, and strategic implications of drone swarms. By examining the current trends in drone swarm development and deployment, this research highlights the potential of this technology to revolutionize the battlefield. The study also investigates the challenges and vulnerabilities associated with drone swarms, emphasizing the need for effective countermeasures. Through an analysis of multi-sensor fusion, directed energy weapons, and artificial intelligence, this research proposes comprehensive strategies to counter the threats posed by drone swarms. Furthermore, the study delves into the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of autonomous drone swarms, underscoring the necessity for international norms and regulations. The findings of this research contribute to the understanding of the transformative impact of drone swarms on military strategy and national security, while providing valuable insights for policymakers, military strategists, and researchers in the field.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제5권
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• pp.1-20
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• 1996

Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals acting as free moral agents to make choices to guide their behavior. Information technology has presented our human mankind not only prosperity but also harms. This is why moral aspects should be addressed in the application of information system. First, a transforming tendency of international economy will be observed. Second, many issues regarding ethics and behavioral courses will be discussed. And a trend of information technology and five moral models will be examined. Third, traditional morals of Koreans and attitudes of Westerners about information technology will be analyzed. Fourth, it will be also discussed how private firms understand ethics and culture in the context of information handling. It is suggested that individuals who use information technology cultivate efficient and effective ethical principles contributing to public good in the society. For this purpose, the government should establish relevant legal devices.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.546-552
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was performed to identify current characteristics(Academic Value and Outcome) of the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration. Method: This 57 papers analyzed the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration(2006) and comparisons were made with similar studies in Health and Social Science(2006). Results: The analysis of the contents for the papers were suggested according to research purposes: research compatibility, research creativity, research excellence. Conclusion: It is suggested that in depth research be made on nursing management based on evidence practice, nursing informatics, legal and ethical issues. It is developmental direction for academic value and outcome of the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration.