PHIL 1165 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Professional Ethics, Plastic Surgery, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
25 Sep 2017
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Hippocratic oath: of medical profession moral rules; eg. suicide) Focus on generic moral rules (few obligations/prohibitions) Eg. athletes can"t take steroids; doctors can"t receive gifts. Many schools require graduates to take an oath (hippocratic or made by student) Professional ethics: rules of conduct for a specific practice/profession. American medical association"s principles of medical ethics define principles. Codes of ethics show professional identity, reflect expectations of professional. Medicine = more commercialized, doctors and patients = more branded . Pharmaceutical companies offer gifts/parties to display new drug. Fading of professional values careful about the products. Commitment to ethic of medical service and its values. Public profession of this ethic (oaths, codes of ethics) Doctor can withhold information or going against patients desires knows they aren"t experts in medicine. Doctor provides support for patient in making decisions. Respect for autonomy : tom beauchamp and james childress. The meaning and justification of informed consent : tb and jc.
