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Code of Ethics of Med. Tech. Analysis
Code of Ethics of Med. Tech. Analysis
Code of Ethics of Med. Tech. Analysis
To do no harm is a health
Standard of Competence ( Med. Techs care providers responsibility of
should be adequately trained.) to do the least harm possible
and to do harm to the fewest
people.
Share my knowledge and expertise with my Sharing is giving. It is related to the value Ethical behavior requires
colleagues of charity . To be able to share knowledge maintaining state-of-the-art
and expertise. Med. Techs should have skills. Medical Technologist
continuing education. must accept the fact that
Ethical behavior demands that the pursuit of lifelong learning is concomitant
new knowledge remains in high priority. to pursuing this profession.
Contribute to the advancement of the Professional Conduct :Promotion of We must be concerned with the
professional organization and other allied progress in development in the PAMET welfare of professional
health organizations and other health organizations should be organization.
done.
Restrict my praises, criticisms, views and Virtue Ethical Theory:
opinions within constructive limits Ethics of Character Ethics of Character:
What sort of people should we
Ethics of Conduct be?
Ethics of Conduct: What sort
Professionalism- conforming to the of actions should we perform?
technical and ethical standards.
Treat any information I acquired in the course Professional Conduct Med. Techs should exhibit the
of my work as strictly confidential value of confidentialness.
Confidentiality: application of the
principle of secrecy.
Uphold the dignity and respect of my Virtue Ethical Theory Virtue Ethical Theory judges
profession and conduct myself a reputation of Ethics of Conduct a person by his character rather
reliability, honesty and integrity Principled Values such as: than by an action that may
Dignity deviate from his normal
Respect behavior. It takes the persons
Right Conduct morals, reputation and
Reliability motivation into account.
Honesty
Integrity
Report any violations of the above principles Ethics of Conduct The principles pf conduct must
of the professional conduct to authorized be inviolable Actions must
agency and to the ethics committee of the be taken against a professional
organization. violating the stated principles.
To these principles, I hereby subscribe and pledge Ethics of Conduct Promises must not be broken.
to conduct myself at all times in a manner Dignity
befitting the dignity of my profession
Med. Techs actions that maybe Unethical
1. Accepting Commissions from Med.Reps for products Accepting gifts from companies or friends Work Ethics and Virtue Ethical
used in the lab. who also do business with the medical Principle
technologists accepting the gifts is
considered unethical if decisions to be
made will be affected.
Gifts include non tangible things such as
transportation and lodging, sponsorship of
seminars and workshops.
2. Asking for conversion to cash the This case will defeat the purpose of the Work Ethics and Virtue Ethical
sponsorship in a training or convention training or convention. Principle
This is CPE and not giving gifts in the form Professional Ethics
of money.
3. Demanding for commission as a reward for Unethical because a decision was made due Work Ethics, Virtue Ethical
endorsing the equipment to his lab. to a commission. Principle and Professional
Ethics
4. Working in 2 laboratories at the same time Conflict of interest can be defined as any Can be a conflict of interest if it
that constitutes conflict of interest situation in which an individual or breaches the Duty of Loyalty.
corporation ( a hospital) either private or
government is in position to exploit a Can be a conflict of roles.
professional or official capacity in some Having two roles is not illegal,
way for their personal or hospital benefit. but the differing roles will
certainly cause improper acts in
Depending upon the law or rules related to some circumstances.
particular organization, the existence of
conflict of interest may not, in and of itself
be evidence of wrongdoing.
Teachers actions that are unethical Explanations and Grounds for violations Ethical Principles Violated
Ethics violations occur when the professional commits an act
that goes against the conduct code that is expected of them.
Ethics violations regarding the handling of Placing the funds into their personal This is considered as crime.
students funds in school organizations accounts Violations of company ethics,
Malversation of funds and misappropriation Work Ethics, professional
of funds ethics, Virtue Ethical Principles
and the Laws of God.
Ethics violations regarding handling of solicited donations in Bringing home the donated gifts, relief This is a form also of stealing.
cash or in kind for community projects or for donations or for goods to their homes. Can be considered a legal
other socio-civic projects. matter
Violations of company ethics,
Work Ethics, professional
ethics, Virtue Ethical Principles
and the Laws of God.
Breach of Confidentiality Posting students grades ( failure) Virtue Ethical Principle
Going to parties and other out of school activities with An ethical dilemma will take place when Violation of Teachers Code of
students. the educator faced with a decision that Conduct
maybe incongruent with the organizations
values & policies. Work Ethics
Potential or apparent conflict of interest Teaching in other schools with conflict of Work Ethics and Professional
time and interest. Ethics
Breach of loyalty is questionable.
Professional ethics violations. Even when not written into a code, Professional Ethics
Fidelity to professional responsibilities principles of professional ethics are usually
expected of people in business, employees,
educators and others.
Due diligence / duty of care not demonstrated Handling of records of students such as Principle of Deontologism
grades, internship records etc.
Non-compliance with the laws Violations of Teachers Laws and others Principle of Deontologism,
principle of Legalism
Injustice the unfair treatment of students Favoritism Principle of Justice
Giving favors to some students
Stealing Credit Passing off the work of others as their own. Work Ethics ( unethical
In the school one team member tries to workplace behavior)
claim an undue share of credit for the
report, marketing campaign, new mission
statement or other job that the team
completed.
These can lead to resentment from others
and can break down the spirit often needed
in the workplaces.
Stealing time Both hourly and salaried employees betray Work Ethics( Unethical
a lack of workplace ethics when they try to workplace behavior)
steal time from their employers.
Examples:
1. playing games in the computers
2. take an hour long nap while on the clock
3. staying in another office doing gossiping
or discussing topics not related to school
Stealing money Lying about their expenses to get a larger Work Ethics ( unethical
reimbursement check from their employer. workplace behavior).
A school employee using the school money
for their own personal use. This particular issue is
considered a criminal offense.
Even if the employee intends to
replace it later, it is still illegal
and unethical. The law wont
even take into consideration the
minimal amount stolen.
Stealing school supplies Taking home the school supplies for Unethical Workplace behavior.
personal use. Ex; paper, tape, markers, Explanation can be : supplies
cords, computer cables etc. are just laying around or
employees may think, they are
working for the school and that
is the least the school can do
for them. This is not only an
unethical issue but a form of
stealing and the school could
take legal action.
Misrepresentation Misrepresenting themselves as a way to Work Ethics (Unethical
convey to others wrong information. workplace behavior).
Ex: use of titles that do not match their
educational background.
Discrimination By not behaving in an ethical manner is a Virtue Ethical Principle. By
Lack of respect to co-workers of different religion or to people particular issue and can be seen as working well with others and
who belong to the third sex. discrimination. treating everyone as equal is
making an ethical decision.
Nepotism ( Undue favoritism) Placing relatives into positions/jobs Violation of Rules and
Regulations if stated in the
HRD Manual.
Ethical principle based on
norms and standards
Plagiarism Stealing from another authors work. Principle of Legalism
Examples: Books, Manuals, Modules etc. Professional Ethics
Work Ethics
Piracy Infringement of copyright, unauthorized use Violation of Laws
of patented works. Principle of Legalism
Work Ethics
Business Ethics