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Ethical challenges in argumentation and dialogue in a healthcare context.

Snaith, Mark; Nielsen, Rasmus Øjvind; Kotnis, Sita Ramchandra; Pease, Alison

Authors

Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen

Sita Ramchandra Kotnis

Alison Pease



Abstract

As the average age of the population increases, so too do the number of people living with chronic illnesses. With limited resources available, the development of dialogue-based e-health systems that provide justified general health advice offers a cost-effective solution to the management of chronic conditions. It is however imperative that such systems are responsible in their approach. We present in this paper two main challenges for the deployment of e-health systems, that have a particular relevance to dialogue and argumentation: collecting and handling health data, and trust. For both challenges, we look at specific issues therein, outlining their importance in general, and describing their relevance to dialogue and argumentation. Finally, we go on to propose six recommendations for handling these issues, towards addressing the main challenges themselves, that act both as general advice for dialogue and argumentation research in the e-health domain, and as a foundation for future work on this topic.

Citation

SNAITH, M., NIELSEN, R.Ø., KOTNIS, S.R. and PEASE, A. 2021. Ethical challenges in argumentation and dialogue in a healthcare context. Argument and computation [online], 12(2), pages 249-264. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/AAC-200908

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 10, 2020
Online Publication Date Jun 9, 2021
Publication Date Aug 31, 2021
Deposit Date Apr 10, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Argument and computation
Print ISSN 1946-2166
Electronic ISSN 1946-2174
Publisher IOS Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 2
Pages 249-264
DOI https://doi.org/10.3233/AAC-200908
Keywords Argumentation; Dialogue; Health care; Ethics; Responsible research and innovation
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1937770

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