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Ethics and the medical practitioner

Ethics and the medical practitioner. Medico legal module 21 st batch June 2014. Dr Sanjaya Hulathduwa MBBS , MD, DLM, DMJ Path( Lond ) DMJ Clin ( Lond ) , Dip. Crim MFFLF(UK) Senior Lecturer Head-Dept. of Forensic Medicine. This topic will be discussed under:

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Ethics and the medical practitioner

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  1. Ethics and the medical practitioner Medico legal module 21st batch June 2014 DrSanjayaHulathduwa MBBS, MD, DLM, DMJ Path(Lond) DMJ Clin(Lond) , Dip. Crim MFFLF(UK) Senior Lecturer Head-Dept. of Forensic Medicine

  2. This topic will be discussed under: a. basic principles in medical ethics b. ethics and the medical practitioner

  3. Basic principles in medical ethics • Non maleficence • Beneficence • Autonomy • Justice • Privacy • What happens when these principles clash/conflict with each other?

  4. Ethics and the medical practitioner • Ethical codes are guidelines by which persons measure the honourablebehaviour/standards of a profession. • Most ethical codes have 3 components 1.Standards of professional competence 2. Standards of professional integrity 3. Accepted professional procedures/etiquette

  5. Hippocratic Oath • Document prepared by the Australian Medical Association • Declaration of Geneva • International Code of Medical Ethics (WMA)

  6. Rights of the patients (Declaration of Lisbon)

  7. Duties of a Medical Officer • Duties towards patients 2. Duties towards colleagues/fellow doctors 3. Duties towards the society

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