professional codes of ethics Flashcards
code of ethics definition and purpose
- document of guidance
- outline professional conduct expectations
- ethical standards of behavior
- lay out duties and obligations
first effort to establish standards
Nuremberg trials of 1947 (after Nazi medical experiments came to light)
Nuremberg code
- principles that emerged from the Nuremberg trials
- applicable to human participants including clinical trials
points of the Nuremberg code
- voluntary, well-informed, understanding consent of human subjects in a full legal capacity required
- experiment should aim at positive results for society
- avoid unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injuries (except where experimental physicians also serve as subjects)
- subjects should be free to immediately quit whenever
- staff must stop the experiment if it becomes dangerous
- staff should be fully trained and qualified
what is the SLT code of ethics in ireland
IASLT Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
when was the IASLT Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics compiled
October 2022
what is CORU
ireland’s multi-profession health regulator for health and social care professionals
when was CORU established
under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005
role of CORU
protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training, and competence through statutory registration
IASLT Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics purpose
outline standards of ethical behavior and conduct that the public expects from SLTs
timeline for a breach of IASLT Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
- a complaint of professional misconduct is made about the registrant (SLT)
- breaches can be found as professional misconduct or poor professional performance
- these can result in a disciplinary sanction imposed following a fitness-to-practice inquiry
what constitutes a breach of IASLT Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
failure to read, understand, and meet the standards set out in the IASLT Code of Professional Conduct
poor professional performance definition
any failure of the registrant (SLT) to meet the standards of competence that are reasonably expected
professional misconduct definition
pattern of conduct that breaches the code of professional conduct and ethics
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