Overview
This topic examines a range of contemporary ethical issues in professional life, including medical ethics. Particular issues to be discussed include: the concept of a profession, the professional-client and doctor-patient relationship, problems of informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, deception, whistle-blowing, individual and collective responsibility, and professional codes.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Introduce students to a broad range of ethical issues across the professions and to various moral theories and philosophical ideas that will assist students in dealing with them
- Improve students' reasoning skills by helping them make careful distinctions between issues and pay close attention to arguments
- Improve students' written and oral communication skills
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Appraise central ethical issues in a range of professions
2.
Recommend ways of dealing effectively with key issues in the area of professional ethics
3.
Critique key concepts in ethical issues in professional practice
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