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Patient autonomy and criminal law
Published in Paweł Daniluk, Patient Autonomy and Criminal Law, 2023
Elisabeth Symeonidou–Kastanidou
The provisions of Art. 12 of the Code of Medical Deontology are supplemented by those of Art. 8 of the same code, which define the doctor-patient relationship. Under this article, the doctor ensures the development of a relationship of mutual trust and respect between them and the patient. The doctor listens to patients, treats them with respect and understanding and respects their views, privacy and dignity. In providing medical services, the doctor must respect the religious, philosophical, moral or political views and perceptions of patients, while his or her own views on the lifestyle, beliefs and social or economic status of the patients must not affect the care or treatment provided.
Abortion and Conscience Protections
Published in Christopher Kaczor, The Ethics of Abortion, 2023
The duty to refer in good faith is widely recognized as a condition of accommodating conscientious objection. Those who require respect for their own conscience cannot show disrespect for the different conclusions of others, including patients requesting medically indicated care in which the objectors decline to participate and of professional colleagues who do not object to provide such care.
Cultural Competency and Cultural Adjustment of Services
Published in Miriam Orcutt, Clare Shortall, Sarah Walpole, Aula Abbara, Sylvia Garry, Rita Issa, Alimuddin Zumla, Ibrahim Abubakar, Handbook of Refugee Health, 2021
Michael Knipper, Diane Duclos, Miriam Orcutt, Bernd Hanewald, Karl Blanchet
Cultural adjustment of healthcare services means embracing culture as an avenue to better respond to the needs of patients and users beyond the strictly medical domain and with particular attention to, and respect for, the patients’ perspective at all levels of the healthcare system. Based on anthropological concepts and perspectives regarding culture and the cultural contexts of health, suffering, medical knowledge and healthcare, cultural competence in line with structural responses in health services provide a conduit to people-centred health care for refugees and forced migrants.
Respect and Trustworthiness in the Patient-Provider-Machine Relationship: Applying a Relational Lens to Machine Learning Healthcare Applications
Published in The American Journal of Bioethics, 2020
Healthcare delivery is an interpersonal endeavor. In every clinical interaction, providers have an ethical obligation to show respect to their patients, and ideally over time these interactions lead to mutually respectful and trusting relationships. Examining healthcare through a relational lens recognizes patients and providers as socially embedded beings whose interactions and decisions are informed by their individual perspectives, experiences, and circumstances, as well as the broader systems that shape when, where, and how these interactions occur (Mackenzie and Stoljar 2000). As machine learning applications become increasingly intertwined in healthcare, they have the potential to alter these structures and change the contours of patient-provider relationships. These changes may sometimes be subtle, but their impact on healthcare relationships may nonetheless be significant and ethically relevant.
Motivation for a Successful Health Career
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020
Sancia West, Denis C. Visentin, Michelle Cleary
For health care professionals who have transitioned from study to the health care environment, motivating factors no longer exclusively include academic success. Some research has found that higher salaries motivate some nurses to enter the profession and also influence their workplace choice (Pandey et al., 2018). The same study found additional key motivators including; respect derived from being part of the health care profession, teamwork within hospitals, and a sense of serving humanity. Other studies concurred with the role of financial gain as an extrinsic motivator, together with promotional and training opportunities (Bodur & İnfal, 2015; Sacks et al., 2015) while there is also evidence to support the importance of intrinsic factors such as respect, stress, work satisfaction and feeling appreciated (Alhassan et al., 2013; Jaiswal et al., 2014; Kudo et al., 2010). The reality of needing to be paid (extrinsic motivation) is balanced against feeling valued (intrinsic motivation) (Kudo et al., 2010).
Factors of importance for developing a trustful patient-professional relationship when women undergo a pelvic examination
Published in Health Care for Women International, 2020
Lisa Skär, Olov Grankvist, Siv Söderberg
The GTW in this study highlighted the importance of personalized communication to strengthen a woman’s self-esteem in the PE situation. They stated that women and the healthcare professionals often do not engage in a mutual dialogue, which in turn affected women’s possibilities to develop a trustful relationship. Skuladottir and Halldorsdottir (2008) has shown that a personalized communication can strengthen a patient’s possibilities for participation in decision-making when there is room for a mutual dialogue. However, a personalized communication approach based on engaging conversations could help healthcare professionals learn more about their patients’ needs (Gastmans, 2013). Communication skills in practice require knowledge of ethical concepts, moral reasoning, critical thinking, and the ability to integrate several sources of information in the caring situation (International Council of Nurses, 2018). Self-esteem is also a key factor influencing health and wellbeing, and respecting a patient’s self-esteem can create a positive impression of the healthcare professional. Nåden and Eriksson (2004) explained that it is important for patients to feel understood, be listened to, and be seen as a human being. Ensuring these is linked to the healthcare professional’s responsibility and respect toward the patient. When patients are confirmed, important values are taken into accounts that preserve a trustful patient-professional relationship (McCormack & McCane, 2010).