by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
This article highlights that medical professionals need a good understanding of specific codes of ethics because of the potential consequences of their actions. Over the past thirty years there has been an increase in the breadth and depth of ethics teaching in the medical profession....
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
This article stresses that autonomy is a central value in Western medicine and medical ethics, but what role medicine should give to patient autonomy seems somewhat unclear. It is likely that autonomous individuals are often at their best ...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
The purpose of this article was to characterise undergraduate medical ethics programmes in the UK and to identify opportunities and threats to teaching and learning. Completed responses were received from 22/28 schools (79%). Seventeen...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
Narrative contributes to medical ethics through the content of stories (what patients say) and by analysing their form (how they are told and why it matters). The study of fictional and fact-based stories can be an important aid to understanding...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
The most important recent advance has been the focus on quality of care at the end of life and how to improve it. Although the most frequently cited studies on end-of-life care published since 1998 deal with euthanasia and assisted suicide, concerns...
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