This chapter explores 3 issues that may explain some possible causes of dissatisfaction among cruise ship passengers: illness outbreaks (e.g. Norovirus infection transmitted via food or person-to-person transmission), onboard crime (e.g. theft, assault and sexual assault), and health services...

In this chapter, we provide an overview of how an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) can best be employed to promote safe, effective treatment of infection that requires extended courses of intravenous therapy, based on guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America...

This book is a collection of fictionalised case studies of everyday ethical dilemmas and challenges, encountered in the process of conducting global health research in places where the effects of global, political and economic inequality are particularly evident. It is a training tool to fill the...

This chapter presents a case study with the intention of making the reader consider ways of developing constructive and mutually beneficial relationships with local collaborators, given differing priorities and the limits of a research organization's responsibility and resources. The case study...

This chapter presents a case study designed for readers to explore access to, use, and ownership of participants' health data in collaborative medical research, and through this to reflect on collaboration between unequal partners. The case study raises questions about the ownership of patients'...

This chapter presents a case study which invites the reader to consider the problems of ending trials when research has become a major part of the healthcare landscape, and to identify solutions for managing these challenges. The chapter includes an introductory sheet with guidelines for the...

This chapter presents a case study designed for readers to explore different viewpoints and interests when government health facilities collaborate with transnational research bodies - and to explore the challenges facing individuals in an unequal health system. The chapter includes an introductory ...

This chapter presents a case study designed for readers to consider the nature of scientific collaborations and the rhetoric of equality between Northern and Southern African partners, especially around questions of capacity building of both human expertise and infrastructure. The chapter includes...

This chapter presents a case study designed for readers to reflect upon the challenges of institutional coordination, participant inducement, and competitive recruitment in intensely studied geographic areas, and to consider the role of research participation as a valuable resource for both...

This chapter presents a case study designed for readers to consider the challenges of conducting health research in resource-limited health facilities, where differences in caregiving between research and routine services can result in dilemmas about equitable access to resources and expertise. The ...