Good medical practice : professionalism, ethics and law
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Kerry J Breen; et al
- ناشر : Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9786612539077
Description
Foreword v List of tables xxi Preface xxii Preface to the 1997 edition xxv Acknowledgments xxvii About the authors xxix Table of cases xxxi Table of statutes xxxii 1 Ethical principles for the medical profession 1 1.1 Some historical context 1 1.2 What are ethics? 2 1.3 An introduction to ethical thinking 2 1.4 A modern framework for discussing medical ethics 4 1.5 Qualities of an ‘ethical’ doctor; virtue ethics 5 1.6 Other desirable qualities 8 1.7 Modern codes of medical ethics 9 1.8 The rights of patients 10 1.9 Upholding ethical codes of conduct 12 1.10 The mutability of medical ethics 12 1.11 The law and medical ethics in conflict 13 1.12 Conflicts between ethical principles 13 1.13 Ethics beyond the doctor–patient relationship 14 1.14 Ethics and limited resources 15 References 15 Additional reading 17 2 Ethical and legal responsibilities of medical students 18 2.1 Considerations before enrolment 18 2.2 Criteria for enrolment: selection procedures 19 2.3 Registration of medical students 20 2.4 Objectives of the medical course 21 2.5 Professional ethics for students 21
