The trusted doctor : medical ethics and professionalism / Rosamond Rhodes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhodes, Rosamond, author.

Contributor:

Oxford University Press.

William Pepper Medical Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 410 pages)

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Why a New Approach to Medical Ethics Is Needed: The Argument p. 9

2 The Distinctive Ethics of Medicine p. 44

The first duty of medical ethics is to seek trust and be deserving of it. p. 51

The second duty of medical ethics is promote the interests of patients and society. p. 55

3 Medicine's Core Responsibilities p. 70

The third duty of medical ethics is professional competence. p. 70

The fourth duty of medical ethics is to provide care. p. 76

The fifth duty of medical ethics is mindfulness. p. 85

4 The Commitment to Science p. 89

The sixth duty of medical ethics is the commitment to science. p. 89

5 Duties of Behavior Toward Patients p. 118

The seventh duty of medical ethics is nonjudgmental regard. p. 118

The eighth duty of medical ethics is nonsexual regard. p. 126

The ninth duty of medical ethics is confidentiality. p. 128

6 Duties to Respect Patients' Autonomy and Assess Capacity p. 138

The tenth duty of medical ethics is respect for autonomy. p. 138

The eleventh duty of medical ethics is to assess patients' decisional capacity. p. 146

7 Medicine's Commitment to Truth p. 161

Truth-telling is the twelfth duty of medical ethics. p. 161

8 Commitments to Fellow Professionals p. 192

The thirteenth duty of medical ethics is peer responsiveness. p. 192

The fourteenth duty of medical ethics is peer communication. p. 196

The fifteenth duty of medical ethics is peer scrutiny. p. 203

9 Why Trustworthy Stewardship Requires Justice p. 214

The sixteenth duty of medical ethics is medical justice. p. 214

10 Why Doctors Must Develop a Doctorly Character p. 258

11 Resolving Moral Dilemmas p. 283

12 Problems with Doctors invoking the Best Interest Standard p. 301

13 Professional Responsibility and Conscientious Objection p. 321.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 16, 2020)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William Pepper Medical Library Fund.

ISBN:

9780190859923

019085992X

9780190859916

0190859911

9780190859930

0190859938

Publisher Number:

99984351990

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.