Medical Ethics Flashcards
What is medical ethics?
Moral conduct
And principles
That govern members of the medical profession
What are the issues in medical ethics?
Confidentiality
Privileged communication
Professional misconduct
Euthanasia
Medical negligence
What is confidentiality?
Right of an individual
To have personal identifiable medical information
Kept private
Being available only to relevant health care officials
In charge of patients health
What are the exceptions to confidentiality?
Disclosed to protect patient
Notifiable diseases
Duty to society
Risk to public health and safety
Violence and criminal acts
What is professional misconduct?
If a medical professional
In the pursuit of his profession
Has done something
Which will be regarded as disgraceful and dishonorable
By his professional colleagues of good repute and competency
Then he is guilty of professional misconduct
What are the guilty acts for professional misconduct?
6 As, 2 Fs and 1 P
Alcohol Addiction Abortion Adultery Advertising Association with unqualified people
False certificates
Fee splitting
Prescribing dangerous drugs
What is negligence?
Doing something
Which a prudent and reasonable man
Would not do
Or omission to do something
Which a prudent and reasonable man
Would do
In a given situation
What is medical negligence?
Breach of owed duty of care
Independent of any contractual relationship
Towards a patient
Which by causal relationship
results in harm to the patient
By an act of commission or omission
