New advances and prospects of medical ethics

Abstract

Objective To review and summarize the latest advances and achievements in medical ethics research since "the Eleventh Five-Year Plan",and to infer the possible developmental prospects of medical ethics in "the Twelfth Five-Year Plan".Methods Bibliographical methods were employed to retrieve the academic achievements and dynamic developments in medical ethics since 2006 to obtain a brief overview and to conduct an in-depth study.Results Since "the Eleventh Five-Year Plan",a series of achievements in medical ethics,especially on the upgrade of the themes,the expansion of the scope,and the renovation of the methods,have been achieved.Research on medical ethics carried out in the army,such as the research on military medical ethics,bioethics,and disaster and epidemic ethics,also yielded several new achievements and played leading roles in the military and practical fields.Conclusions In the period of "the Twelfth Five-Year Plan",the localization of medical ethics research should be promoted,the level of original research should be improved,and the academic contingent and platform should be strenuously constructed.In terms of research direction,continuously strengthening basic and general research of bioethics,highlighting the characteristics and superiority of military medical ethics,enhancing non-combat and combat operation research,and strengthening ethics research for the application of advanced biotechnology in the military field are necessary.