Ethics Knowledge Base
Issues |
Case Title |
Overview of Ethics |
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| History of bioethics | |
| Resources for ethics | |
| Ethical decision making | |
| Ethics consultation process | |
| Ethics committee functions | |
Professional Formation |
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| Capacity for reflection in action | |
| Well-being and professional life | |
| Moral formation of professionals | |
| Altruism - orientation to care for others | |
| Humanism - capacity for human relationships | |
| Responsibility - trustworthiness | Not enough hours in the day |
| Interprofessionalism | |
Oaths and Codes |
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| Codes of conduct and standards of care | |
| Medical oaths and codes of ethics | |
| Policy obligations | |
Professional Conduct |
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| Trust and fidelity | |
| Truth telling | |
| Disclosing and managing errors | Managing a medical error |
| Unprofessional behavior | |
| Impaired colleagues | An impaired colleague |
| Conscientious objection | |
| Refusal to care for patients | Duty to treat |
| Reporting responsibility | |
Communication |
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| Respectful communication | |
| Communication among teams | The Naturopath case |
| Delivering bad news | |
| Empathy | |
Cultural Issues |
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| Health literacy | |
| Culture/race/language | |
| Ethical use of interpreters | |
| Cultural competence/sensitivity | Don't talk to her about her condition; Surrogate refusal |
Care of Vulnerable Persons |
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| Definitions and limitations by law | |
| Abuse of children, elders, spouse, partners | Harvest in the city |
| Confidentiality | |
| Reporting responsibilities | Please stop him from driving |
| Forced treatment | |
| Decision-making capacity | |
| Advance directive for mental health | |
Boundary Issues |
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| Caring for family | Family ties that bind |
| Sexual relationships with patients/colleagues | |
| Power in relationships | |
| Scope of practice | |
Shared Decision Making |
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| Informed consent | |
| Refusal of treatment | Patient refusal of treatment |
| Confidentiality/privacy | |
| Difficult patients | |
| Determination of decisional capacity | |
| Surrogate determination | Family conflict over withdrawing life sustaining treatment |
| Decision making for minors | |
Distributive Justice |
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| Stewardship of scarce resources | |
| Health care reform | |
| Health policy | |
| Social responsibility | |
Relationship to Organizations and Community |
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| Business ethics | |
| Conflict of interest/perception of conflict | |
| Gifts | |
| Disclosing financial relationships | |
| Relationships to industry | |
| Selling and revenue enhancement | |
| Stress from financial issues | |
| Research in care settings | |
| Advertising | |
| Systems conflict/moral distress |
