Ethical Issues in Health Flashcards
Adverse event
Unintended injury/negative consequence b/c of an issue within medical system
Barriers to access care
Generally connected to structural forms of disadvantage (e.g. socio-economic status, age and illness)
Bioethics
- Study of ethics in health care
- Systematic study of human conduct in area of life sciences and health care through the light of moral values and principles
Brain drain
Movement of health personnel in search of a better standard of living and life quality (e.g. higher salaries, access to advanced tech and more stable politics)
Clincial ethics
Structured approach to assist health professionals in identifying, analysing and resolving ethical issues that arise in clinical practice
Competency
Application and demonstration of appropriate knowledge, skills and behaviours in clinical setting
Elective surgeries
- Cheaper and quicker treatment options
- E.g. knee replacements, liposuction, rhinoplasty
End-of-life care
Physical, emotional, social and spiritual support for patients and their families (e.g. palliative care, supportive care, hospice care)
End of life decisions
Choices individual must make regarding medical treatment at the end of their life
Ethics
Dynamic decision-making framework that allows individuals to act in a way that aligns w/ personal values, religious beliefs and other important guiding principles
Guinea pig
Paid participants in medical research that provide a unique perspective on bioethics by demanding improvements in the way they are treated and compensated
Informed consent
Providing all individuals who are being treated/participating in research studies with all info that could possibly affect their well-being
Medical error/malpractice
Physician error that breaches their legal contract w/ patient
Primary care physicians
Medical doctors who function as first point of contact for patient
Physician-assisted suicide
Physician provides patient with means to end their own life when faced with unlivable life circumstances
