Course Overview
Please Note: This is a Reading Course.
This on-line course introduces the student to Medical Ethics, and the importance of developing sound ethical behavior in one’s practice. It begins by discussing the history of medical ethics and codes which date back to Babylonian times. It then lists and discusses the four universal principles of modern biomedical ethics and their clinical implications. It then lists and discusses the ethical codes of several Western and Oriental medical associations and organizations, including the AMA and NCCAOM. Finally, the course discusses in detail fourteen potential problem areas for practitioners of Oriental medicine, including informed consent, confidentiality, appropriate referrals, the avoidance of sexual misconduct, and sensitivity to patients' cultural and religious beliefs.
*Please note: unlike the majority of our courses, this course consists solely of written materials and has no audio or video lecture.
Objectives
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Participants will be able to provide a definition for medical ethics
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Participants will be able to identify four of the goals that make up the scope of medical ethics
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Participants will be able to describe the difference between the law and ethics
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Participants will be able to list at least three of the principles of the Hippocratic oath
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Participants will be able to summarize the Preface to Sun Si Miao's Qian JinYao Fang
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Participants will be able to identify and describe the 4 Principles of Medical Ethics
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Participants will be able to give 3 examples of codes of medical ethics
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Participants will be able to describe the building blocks of medical ethics as they pertain to fiduciary, neglect, abandonment, access to medical records, freedom of choice, informed consent, sexual misconduct, self-treatment, consultation, second opinions, chaperones, confidentiality, and cross-cultural sensitivity
Outline
0 hrs - 1 hrs
Reading - Introduction, What are medical ethics
1 hrs - 2 hrs
Reading - The four principles of biomedical ethics
2 hrs - 3 hrs
Reading - Ethical codes from many traditions
3 hrs - 3.5 hrs
Reading - Building blocks of medical ethics
3.5 hrs - 4 hrs
Reading - Review of Course readings
Teacher
Fred Jennes
Fred Jennes holds BS and MS degrees from Duke University, graduated from Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and is certified in both acupuncture and herbal medicine by the NCCAOM.
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