Health Sciences 2610F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Consequentialism, Deontological Ethics, Glioblastoma Multiforme
25 Apr 2018
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Informed consent: application of the principle of respect for patient autonomy, 1914 schloendorff v society of new york hospitals. Patient must receive adequate info to make a decision about treatment. Can express what the patient would want doctors to do or not do. Can designate an individual to make decisions about treatment for them. Trust in doctor can be critical in response to treatment. Need a model that is broader in autonomy, benefice (include trust, compassion etc) Is only possible if doctor views patient as ends-in-itself with their own interests: paternalism would be doctor determining what is in the patie(cid:374)t"s (cid:271)est i(cid:374)terests. However, sometimes physicians authority can influence persuasion so that (cid:448)alues (cid:271)ehi(cid:374)ds a patie(cid:374)t"s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s are (cid:374)o lo(cid:374)ger their o(cid:449)(cid:374) 6: rational and emotion sides need to be tended to equally, disease can evoke a lot of emotions!, medicine should be healing as much as curing.
