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All humans should be treated equally
All humans should be treated fairly
All humans should be given an equal
consideration of their interests
Principles of Medical Ethics
1. Respect for autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
4. Justice
5. Confidentiality
6. Veracity
Autonomy
"first, do no harm"
Patient non-compliant
Patient's failure to keep
appointments.
A patient's rude or obnoxious
behavior.
Non-payment of bills
The patient also have the
right to refuse the doctor if
the doctor treated the patient
unethically and also can
report the physician
Referral
Doctors who receive income from referring
patients for medical tests have been shown to
refer more patients for medical tests
THE PHYSICIAN-PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIP
1. Physicians have a
responsibility to maintain
moral integrity, intellectual
honesty, and clinical
competence.
2. Physicians, as stewards of
medical knowledge, have
an obligation to educate
and share information with
colleagues, including
physicians-in-training.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PHYSICIAN TO SYSTEMS OF CARE