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The use of patients in health care education: the need for ethical justification.
- Source :
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Journal of Medical Ethics . Oct98, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p314-319. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- This paper addresses ethical concerns emanating from the practice of using patients for health care education. It shows how some of the ways that patients are used in educational strategies to bridge theory-practice gaps can cause harm to patients and patient-practitioner relationships, thus failing to meet acceptable standards of professional practice. This will continue unless there is increased awareness of the need for protection of human rights in teaching situations. Unnecessary exposure of patients, failing to obtain explicit consent, causing harm to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups and inappropriate use of information, though normally regarded as unacceptable professional practices, may go unrecognised in meeting educational needs, widening rather than narrowing theory-practice gaps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MEDICAL teaching personnel
*STATUS (Law)
*RIGHT of privacy
*MEDICAL ethics laws
*INFORMED consent (Medical law)
*CURRICULUM
*HEALTH education
*MEDICAL ethics
*NATIONAL health services
*PATIENT advocacy
*PHYSICIAN-patient relations
*PATIENTS' rights
*DISCLOSURE
*SOCIAL responsibility
*BEHAVIORAL research
*AT-risk people
*HUMAN research subjects
STUDY & teaching of medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03066800
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1293489
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.24.5.314