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. 2014 Aug 12;6:ecurrents.dis.8b3c24217d80f3975618fc9d9228a144. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.8b3c24217d80f3975618fc9d9228a144

Table 1. Priority research areas for advancing humanitarian health ethics.

Main topic areas Sub-topics
1. Experiences and perceptions of humanitarian health ethics Humanitarian workers’ experiences and perceptions

Local community members’ experiences and perceptions
2. Training and professional development initiatives for humanitarian health ethics Pre-departure training

Professional development and continuing education
3. Ethics support for humanitarian health workers Ethics support within field projects

Ethics decision-making support tools

Guidance and support from outside local projects

Moral distress
4. Impact of policies and project structures on humanitarian health ethics Organizational policies

Opening and closing field projects
5. Theoretical frameworks and ethics lenses Clinical and public health ethics

Culture and asymmetries

Other contributions to ethics guidance