Medical Ethics

Question 1

maintaining and repairing doctor-patient relationships is ______ on par with providing any biomedical intervention

Answer 1

maintaining and repairing doctor-patient relationships is an ethical obligation on par with providing any biomedical intervention

Question 2

describe Hippocratic codes vs non-Hippocratic codes

Answer 2

• Hippocratic codes: patients benefits
• non-Hippocratic codes: patient benefits and duties, rights and social welfare

Question 3

what is the value of oath-taking?

Answer 3

• conveys separation from society
• implies special moral duties

Question 4

list some medical ethics oaths and codes

Answer 4

• AMA Code of Ethics
• Hippocratic Oath
• Declaration of Geneva
• UNESCO Universal Declaration
• British Medical Association Code
• American Hosp. Assoc. Patient’s BIll of Rights
• Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities
• SGU Academic Oath

Question 5

medical ethics requires….(criteria for assessing information)

Answer 5