Medical Ethics and the Law

Question 1

What is the inverse care law?

Answer 1

Availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with need for it within a population

Question 2

What are the privileges in law of medical profession? (4)

Answer 2

1) Right to recover fees
2) Right in possession and prescription of certain drugs
3) Right to certain certificates
4) Right to be appointed as medical practitioner

Question 3

What is the main privilege?

Answer 3

Right to do things to people that would otherwise be unlawful

Question 4

What are the 4 medical pillars?

Answer 4

1) Beneficence
2) Non-maleficence
3) Justice
4) Autonomy

Question 5

What are the 3 types of justice?

Answer 5

1) Distributive
2) Rights based
3) Legal

Question 6

What is the duty of candour?

Answer 6

Duty of all doctors to be open and honest with all their patients

Question 7

What is the doctrine of dual effect?

Answer 7

Could carry on one action, which then results in a secondary effect being carried out (Might not be a desirable outcome) [E.g. drug given causes euthanasia]

Question 8

When can you prescribe for friends and family?

Answer 8

Only in an emergency