The trusted doctor: medical ethics and professionalism

The Trusted Doctor rejects the reigning view that medical ethics is nothing more than the application of everyday ethics to dilemmas that arise in today's medical practice. Instead, it presents a new theory of medical ethics that is actually in line with the codes of ethics and professional oat...

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1. Verfasser: Rhodes, Rosamond (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:The Trusted Doctor rejects the reigning view that medical ethics is nothing more than the application of everyday ethics to dilemmas that arise in today's medical practice. Instead, it presents a new theory of medical ethics that is actually in line with the codes of ethics and professional oaths proclaimed by physicians around the world.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Why a New Approach to Medical Ethics Is Needed: The Argument -- 2. The Distinctive Ethics of Medicine -- The first duty of medical ethics is to seek trust and be deserving of it. -- The second duty of medical ethics is promote the interests of patients and society. -- 3. Medicine's Core Responsibilities -- The third duty of medical ethics is professional competence. -- The fourth duty of medical ethics is to provide care. -- The fifth duty of medical ethics is mindfulness. -- 4. The Commitment to Science -- The sixth duty of medical ethics is the commitment to science. -- 5. Duties of Behavior Toward Patients -- The seventh duty of medical ethics is nonjudgmental regard. -- The eighth duty of medical ethics is nonsexual regard. -- The ninth duty of medical ethics is confidentiality. -- 6. Duties to Respect Patients' Autonomy and Assess Capacity -- The tenth duty of medical ethics is respect for autonomy. -- The eleventh duty of medical ethics is to assess patients' decisional capacity. -- 7. Medicine's Commitment to Truth -- Truth-telling is the twelfth duty of medical ethics. -- 8. Commitments to Fellow Professionals -- The thirteenth duty of medical ethics is peer responsiveness. -- The fourteenth duty of medical ethics is peer communication. -- The fifteenth duty of medical ethics is peer scrutiny. -- 9. Why Trustworthy Stewardship Requires Justice -- The sixteenth duty of medical ethics is medical justice. -- 10. Why Doctors Must Develop a Doctorly Character -- 11. Resolving Moral Dilemmas -- 12. Problems with Doctors Invoking the Best Interest Standard -- 13. Professional Responsibility and Conscientious Objection -- 14. Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix -- The Hippocratic Oath -- Oath of Maimonides.
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ISBN:9780190859923

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