Medical Ethics Flashcards
1
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maintaining and repairing doctor-patient relationships is ______ on par with providing any biomedical intervention
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maintaining and repairing doctor-patient relationships is an ethical obligation on par with providing any biomedical intervention
2
Q
describe Hippocratic codes vs non-Hippocratic codes
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- Hippocratic codes: patients benefits
- non-Hippocratic codes: patient benefits and duties, rights and social welfare
3
Q
what is the value of oath-taking?
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- conveys separation from society
- implies special moral duties
4
Q
list some medical ethics oaths and codes
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- AMA Code of Ethics
- Hippocratic Oath
- Declaration of Geneva
- UNESCO Universal Declaration
- British Medical Association Code
- American Hosp. Assoc. Patient’s BIll of Rights
- Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities
- SGU Academic Oath
5
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medical ethics requires….(criteria for assessing information)
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