[HTML][HTML] Explainability in medicine in an era of AI-based clinical decision support systems

RL Pierce, W Van Biesen, D Van Cauwenberge… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The combination of “Big Data” and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is frequently promoted as having
the potential to deliver valuable health benefits when applied to medical decision-making …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: addressing challenges for pediatric access

E Fosch-Villaronga, A Čartolovni… - Paladyn, Journal of …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote
inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers …

Digital determinants of health: opportunities and risks amidst health inequities

J Gallifant, LA Celi, RL Pierce - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023 - nature.com
Digital transformation offers unprecedented opportunities for advancing healthcare, but also
raises complex ethical and legal challenges. Emerging drivers of health disparity termed …

Interrupting pathways to health inequities in citizen science health research

RL Pierce - Health Promotion International, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Participatory research in multiple forms is rapidly gaining ground and stands to provide
valuable benefits in the area of health research. Citizen science, an increasingly popular …

[HTML][HTML] Citizen scientists as data controllers: Data protection and ethics challenges of distributed science

N Purtova, RL Pierce - Computer Law & Security Review, 2024 - Elsevier
Citizen-science is a rapidly expanding approach to knowledge production that increasingly
involves the collection of personal data in various forms. This processing of personal data …

Translational nanomedicine–through the therapeutic window

RL Pierce - Nanomedicine, 2015 - Future Medicine
Translational nanomedicine occurs only through the successful integration of multiple inputs
and iterative modifications. The therapeutic window plays a pivotal role in the trajectory of …

Whose ethics of knowledge? Taking the next step in evaluating knowledge in synthetic biology: a response to Douglas and Savulescu

RL Pierce - Journal of medical ethics, 2012 - jme.bmj.com
The recent proposal by Douglas and Savulescu for an ethics of knowledge provokes a
renewed consideration of an enduring issue. Yet, the concept raises significant challenges …

Bridging current issues in science and society.

RL Pierce - Biotechnology Journal, 2013 - europepmc.org
The challenges encountered in biotechnology research cannot be characterized solely by
the scientific undertaking alone. Increasingly, scientists and policy-makers are actively …

A place for ethics? A place for advocacy?

RL Pierce - The American Journal of Bioethics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Rasmussen questions whether it is ever permissible for the ethicist to shift into an advocacy
role while acting in her professional role of ethics consultant and, if so, under what …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying digital health inequality across a national healthcare system

J Zhang, J Gallifant, RL Pierce, A Fordham… - BMJ Health & Care …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Digital health inequality, observed as differential utilisation of digital tools
between population groups, has not previously been quantified in the National Health …