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Ethical Issues in Medicine
ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE
American College of Physicians Releases 7th Edition of Ethics Manual
Manual focuses on patient-physician relationship in different scenarios, including telemedicine
When Patients Refuse Recommended Treatments
In general, ethical tension exists when a physician’s obligation to promote a patient’s best interests competes with the physician’s obligation to respect the patient’s autonomy.
Should doctors answer calls for help in public places?
The professional obligation to promote the health and wellbeing of the members of society is central to the legitimacy and integrity of the profession.
Make Conversations With Patients More Meaningful
For valid informed consent to exist, patients have to understand the information physicians give them about a proposed treatment or procedure.
How to Deal With ‘Difficult’ Patients
Clinicians can manage their emotions and behaviors to meet the challenges of working productively with sometimes abrasive and argumentative patients.
What a Building Contractor Taught Me About Informed Consent
Identifying a patient’s preferences and goals leads to a care plan that can reflect those goals, and this may improve patient satisfaction.
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