PP247 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-1: Professional Ethics, Professional Code Of Quebec, Professional Responsibility
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Patient dumping - refusal to treat uninsured patients. California instituted fines of up to k. Need to understand how a profession understands its goals and its role in society. Professional ethics includes both the moral issues that commonly face those who practice a profession as well as larger ethical and social questions about the proper role of various professions in society. Some areas of focus/moral issues addressed: economic justice and the nature of capitalism, the treatment of people inside the workplace, the moral responsibilities of organizations, whistleblowing, advertising, testing and privacy, racial and sexual discrimination, and conflicts of interest. Three wars in which a discussion of moral issues affecting the professions connects with the problems of business and organizational ethics: Business relies more and more on the professions. As the business world becomes more complex, the demand for specialized, professional services becomes ever > Professionals are likely to be employed by large, often bureaucratic and impersonal orgs.