Professionalism Flashcards
Professionalism
demonstrated through clinical competence, communication skills, and ethical and legal understanding; upon which is built the aspiration to and wise application of professionalism: excellence, humanism, accountability, and altruism
Pillars of Professionalism
Excellence
Humanism
Accountability
Altruism
Altruism
An unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
Professionalism summary
Entails: Altruism Accountability Excellence Duty Honor and Integrity Respect for others
Core of professionalism
Altruism. Best interest of the patient, not self-interest is the rule
Who are physicians accountable to?
Patients
Society
Profession
Excellence
A conscientious effort to exceed ordinary expectations and to make a commitment to life long learning (exceed minimal standards)
Dedication to quality care and patient safety
Promote the expansion of scientific knowledge
Humanism (honor and integrity)
Consistent regard for the highest standards of behavior
Fairness, truthfulness, meeting commitments
Avoid conflicts of interest that supercede the best interest of the patient
Humanism (respect for others)
The commitment to honor others choices and rights regarding themselves and their medical care
Respect includes sensitivity to culture, age, gender, and disability
Respect requires confidentiality, privacy and informed consent
Empathy
Action of understanding and being aware of, being sensitive to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of another
Compassion
To be moved by suffering or distress of another and have a desire to relieve it (extends to peers, colleagues, and self)
What undermines professionalism
abuse of power arrogance greed misrepresentation impairment lack of conscientiousness conflict of interest
arrogance
offensive display of superiority and self importance. Denotes haughtiness, vanity, insolence, and disdain
Reduces physicians ability to act as a participant of a team approach, makes empathy for patients difficult, and removes the beneficial role of self doubt
greed
inappropriate aspiration of fame, power or money. No room for understanding or compassion and altruism and integrity are significantly compromised
Misrepresentation
consists of lying and fraud (in both medical practice and in research)
