3rd edition 2015
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Ethics Manual
of Medical Ethics
WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Medical
Medical Ethics Manual – Principal Features
World Medical Association
Medical Ethics
Manual
3rd edition 2015
Medical student holding a newborn
© Roger Ball/CORBIS
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of Contents
Ethics
© 2015 by The World Medical Association, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS
of Medical
All rights reserved. Up to 10 copies of this document may be
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made for your non-commercial personal use, provided that Acknowledgments....................................................................................4
credit is given to the original source. You must have prior written
Foreword.........................................................................................................5
Ethics Manual
permission for any other reproduction, storage in a retrieval
system or transmission, in any form or by any means. Requests Introduction...................................................................................................7
– Principal
for permission should be directed to The World Medical · What is medical ethics?
Medical
Association, B.P. 63, 01212 Ferney-Voltaire Cedex, France; · Why study medical ethics?
Medical Ethics Manual
email: , fax (+33) 450 40 59 37. · Medical ethics, medical professionalism, human rights and
law
This Manual is a publication of the World Medical Association. · Conclusion
It was written by John R. Williams, Director of Ethics,
WMA (2003-2006) Chapter One – Principal Features of Medical Ethics ....14
· Objectives
Cover, design and concept by Tuuli Sauren, · What’s special about medicine?
INSPIRIT International Communications, Belgium. · What’s special about medical ethics?
Production and concept by
· Who decides what is ethical?
World Health Communication Associates, UK.
· Does medical ethics change?
Pictures by Van Parys Media/CORBIS · Does medical ethics differ from one country to another?
· The role of the WMA
Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
· How does the WMA decide what is ethical?
Williams, John R. (John Reynold), 1942-.
· How do individuals decide what is ethical?
Medical ethics manual.
· Conclusion
1. Bioethics 2. Physician-Patient Relations – ethics.
3. Physician’s Role 4. Biomedical Research – ethics Chapter Two – Physicians and Patients..................................34
5. Interprofessional Relations 6. Education, Medical – ethics · Objectives
7. Case reports 8. Manuals I. Title · Case study
· What’s special about the physician-patient relationship?
· Respect and equal treatment
· Communication and consent
ISBN 978-92-990079-0-7 · Decision-making for incompetent patients
(NLM classification: W 50) · Confidentiality
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of Contents
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· Beginning-of-life issues – Ethics review committee approval
of Medical
· End-of-life issues – Scientific merit
– Table
· Back to the case study – Social value
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– Risks and benefits
Ethics Manual
Chapter Three – Physicians and Society................................64 – Informed consent
– Confidentiality
– Principal
· Objectives
· Case study – Conflict of roles
Medical
· What’s special about the physician-society relationship? – Honest reporting of results
Medical Ethics Manual
· Dual loyalty – Whistle blowing
· Resource allocation – Unresolved issues
· Public health · Back to the case study
· Global health
Chapter Six – Conclusion................................................................ 116
· Physicians and the environment
· Back to the case study · Responsibilities and privileges of physicians
· Responsibilities to oneself
Chapter Four – Physicians and Colleagues.........................84 · The future of medical ethics
· Objectives Appendix A – Glossary
· Case study (includes words in italic print in the text).....................................124
· Challenges to medical authority
Appendix B – Medical Ethics Resources on the Internet...........127
· Relationships with physician colleagues, teachers and
students Appendix C – World Medical Association:
Resolution on the Inclusion of Medical Ethics
· Reporting unsafe or unethical practices and Human Rights in the Curriculum of
· Relationships with other health professionals Medical Schools World-Wide, and
· Cooperation World Federation for Medical Education:
· Conflict resolution Global Standards for Quality Improvement –
· Back to the case study Basic Medical Education...................................................................128
Appendix D – Strengthening Ethics Teaching in
Chapter Five – Medical Research................................................98 Medical Schools...................................................................................130
· Objectives Appendix E – Additional Case Studies.............................................132
· Case study
· Importance of medical research
· Research in medical practice
· Ethical requirements
,2 1
Ethics Manual
of Medical Ethics
WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Medical
Medical Ethics Manual – Principal Features
World Medical Association
Medical Ethics
Manual
3rd edition 2015
Medical student holding a newborn
© Roger Ball/CORBIS
,2 1
of Contents
Ethics
© 2015 by The World Medical Association, Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS
of Medical
All rights reserved. Up to 10 copies of this document may be
Features– Table
made for your non-commercial personal use, provided that Acknowledgments....................................................................................4
credit is given to the original source. You must have prior written
Foreword.........................................................................................................5
Ethics Manual
permission for any other reproduction, storage in a retrieval
system or transmission, in any form or by any means. Requests Introduction...................................................................................................7
– Principal
for permission should be directed to The World Medical · What is medical ethics?
Medical
Association, B.P. 63, 01212 Ferney-Voltaire Cedex, France; · Why study medical ethics?
Medical Ethics Manual
email: , fax (+33) 450 40 59 37. · Medical ethics, medical professionalism, human rights and
law
This Manual is a publication of the World Medical Association. · Conclusion
It was written by John R. Williams, Director of Ethics,
WMA (2003-2006) Chapter One – Principal Features of Medical Ethics ....14
· Objectives
Cover, design and concept by Tuuli Sauren, · What’s special about medicine?
INSPIRIT International Communications, Belgium. · What’s special about medical ethics?
Production and concept by
· Who decides what is ethical?
World Health Communication Associates, UK.
· Does medical ethics change?
Pictures by Van Parys Media/CORBIS · Does medical ethics differ from one country to another?
· The role of the WMA
Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
· How does the WMA decide what is ethical?
Williams, John R. (John Reynold), 1942-.
· How do individuals decide what is ethical?
Medical ethics manual.
· Conclusion
1. Bioethics 2. Physician-Patient Relations – ethics.
3. Physician’s Role 4. Biomedical Research – ethics Chapter Two – Physicians and Patients..................................34
5. Interprofessional Relations 6. Education, Medical – ethics · Objectives
7. Case reports 8. Manuals I. Title · Case study
· What’s special about the physician-patient relationship?
· Respect and equal treatment
· Communication and consent
ISBN 978-92-990079-0-7 · Decision-making for incompetent patients
(NLM classification: W 50) · Confidentiality
, 2 3
of Contents
Ethics
· Beginning-of-life issues – Ethics review committee approval
of Medical
· End-of-life issues – Scientific merit
– Table
· Back to the case study – Social value
Features
– Risks and benefits
Ethics Manual
Chapter Three – Physicians and Society................................64 – Informed consent
– Confidentiality
– Principal
· Objectives
· Case study – Conflict of roles
Medical
· What’s special about the physician-society relationship? – Honest reporting of results
Medical Ethics Manual
· Dual loyalty – Whistle blowing
· Resource allocation – Unresolved issues
· Public health · Back to the case study
· Global health
Chapter Six – Conclusion................................................................ 116
· Physicians and the environment
· Back to the case study · Responsibilities and privileges of physicians
· Responsibilities to oneself
Chapter Four – Physicians and Colleagues.........................84 · The future of medical ethics
· Objectives Appendix A – Glossary
· Case study (includes words in italic print in the text).....................................124
· Challenges to medical authority
Appendix B – Medical Ethics Resources on the Internet...........127
· Relationships with physician colleagues, teachers and
students Appendix C – World Medical Association:
Resolution on the Inclusion of Medical Ethics
· Reporting unsafe or unethical practices and Human Rights in the Curriculum of
· Relationships with other health professionals Medical Schools World-Wide, and
· Cooperation World Federation for Medical Education:
· Conflict resolution Global Standards for Quality Improvement –
· Back to the case study Basic Medical Education...................................................................128
Appendix D – Strengthening Ethics Teaching in
Chapter Five – Medical Research................................................98 Medical Schools...................................................................................130
· Objectives Appendix E – Additional Case Studies.............................................132
· Case study
· Importance of medical research
· Research in medical practice
· Ethical requirements
