PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Prima Facie, American Medical Association, Radical Honesty
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Truth telling and confidentiality lecture 3: recall: paternalism. Conflict over what is for the patient own good: It seems intuitive that we would always want our healthcare practitioners to tell the truth. The duty to do no harm has been a part of medical codes of ethics since the. The duty to tell the truth only entered the american medical association professional code in 1980. A shifted focus to centering patient autonomy: truth telling: Truth telling: doctors should tell patients the truth but: Lipkin: there are reasons to think it permissible to deceive patients for the benefit of the patient. It seems intuitive that we would always want our healthcare practitioners not to tell others the truth about our health. Truth telling is about the patient that truth about their health and options. Confidentiality is about telling other people the truth about the patient health and options.
