KINE 4P71 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hippocratic Oath, Emergency Department, Kidney Stone Disease
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Kine 4p71- five healthcare ethical principles november 10th. Positive effort to restore health, preserve life. Knowing limits of expertise, refer to specialists: 3. Confidentiality (cid:858)restri(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g use of i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) o(cid:271)tai(cid:374)ed fro(cid:373) patie(cid:374)t(cid:859) Privacy vs protection of society: 4. Pater(cid:374)alis(cid:373) (cid:858) restri(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g the li(cid:271)ert(cid:455) of others for (cid:449)hat is (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed to (cid:271)e their o(cid:449)(cid:374) good. Examples, critique no running around the pool- putting your seatbelt on, if not you get ejected in an accident and city cleans it = paternalism. Respect for autonomy is an aspect of deontology. Patients make final decisions provided they are competent and fully informed. Good samaritan laws, meaning of informed consent vague accident on road and you pull over to help them out (cid:449)o(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)e prose(cid:272)uted for helping others. People have to understand what is being said, asked, prescribed, consequences etc Others given decision making ability is limited: 5. Distri(cid:271)uti(cid:448)e (cid:858) fair allo(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of li(cid:373)ited resour(cid:272)es(cid:859) Treatment as an equal (equal respect for persons & equitable distribution)