Ethics in primary care practice

Family physicians deal with various types of patients from different ages, races and social backgrounds. A family physician needs to be well equipped with a clear understanding of ethical principles to enable them to manage any kind of ethical issues raised. This chapter aims to discuss the four pil...

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Main Authors: Said, Abdul Hadi, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2022
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spelling my.iium.irep.977652022-05-09T04:42:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/97765/ Ethics in primary care practice Said, Abdul Hadi Md Aris, Mohd Aznan R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Family physicians deal with various types of patients from different ages, races and social backgrounds. A family physician needs to be well equipped with a clear understanding of ethical principles to enable them to manage any kind of ethical issues raised. This chapter aims to discuss the four pillars of medical ethics namely ‘patient autonomy’, ‘beneficence’, ‘non-maleficence’ and ‘justice’. These four pillars will be discussed from the primary care perspective. Beyond that, this chapter will also discuss the extended medical ethics which are particularly relevant to primary care such as patient’s confidentiality, child’s rights, IIUM Press Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Abdullah, Fa’iza Samsudin, Suhaiza Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan 2022-01-14 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/97765/1/Family%20Medicine%20Handbook%20Chapter%2010.pdf Said, Abdul Hadi and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan (2022) Ethics in primary care practice. In: Family Medicine Handbook. IIUM Press, pp. 135-149. (In Press)
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Ethics in primary care practice
description Family physicians deal with various types of patients from different ages, races and social backgrounds. A family physician needs to be well equipped with a clear understanding of ethical principles to enable them to manage any kind of ethical issues raised. This chapter aims to discuss the four pillars of medical ethics namely ‘patient autonomy’, ‘beneficence’, ‘non-maleficence’ and ‘justice’. These four pillars will be discussed from the primary care perspective. Beyond that, this chapter will also discuss the extended medical ethics which are particularly relevant to primary care such as patient’s confidentiality, child’s rights,
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/97765/1/Family%20Medicine%20Handbook%20Chapter%2010.pdf
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