ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC Hand Out
ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC Hand Out
ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC Hand Out
INTRODUCTION
Legal and ethical issues arise frequently, and are commonly encountered in
certain fields such as medicine, healthcare and politics. In some instances, legal
regulations prohibit people from carrying out certain tasks, such as administering
life-saving support, that are considered morally permissible actions"
TERMONOLOGY-
Ethics-
Ethics is the study of the rightness or wrongness of human conduct. "
Ethics are beliefs about right and wrong.
Issues-
To have difficulty or disagreement with someone or something.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES-
1. Respect of the individual's autonomy-
2. Respect of the individual's competence-
3. Respect beneficence;-
4. Respect of the truth;-
5. Respect of patient confidentiality;
6. Avoidance of paternalism and bias;-
7. Avoidance of all conflicts of interest-
8. Respect the limitations of medical care;-