Dr.

Mahasin Shaddad
Assistant professor Bahri University
MBBS, PDFM, MSc. Public & Tropical Health
MD Family Medicine
Ethics
Ethics is a branch of philosophy that is
concerned with questions towards how
human beings ought to live their lives, and
rationalizing what is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ of
their deeds in a certain situation
Principles of ethics

The framework of the four principles of

biomedical ethics; Respect of autonomy,
Beneficence, Non-Maleficence and Justice
was introduced in the 1970s (Belmont
Report) and 1980s (Beauchamp and
Childress).
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Professionalism

The attributes, behaviors, commitments, values, &

goals that characterize a profession.
Framework of professionalism
Privacy vs Confidentiality

Privacy is a state when a person is free from

public interference.
Confidentiality important information is kept the
secret between two individuals until the person
to whom the information belongs permits to
disclose it.
Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to

discuss
 Medical Jurisprudence
 Conflict of interest
Medical Jurisprudence

The branch of the law that deals with the application

of law to medicine or, conversely, the application of
medical science to legal problems.
Medical Jurisprudence

It may be involved in cases concerning genetic

relationships (eg, paternity testing) or injury or death
resulting from violence.
Medical Jurisprudence

An autopsy may be done to help determine the agent

of death (eg, a gun shot, poison) and how long the
person has been dead.. Forensic medicine is also
important in cases involving rape.
Conflict of intreast

Conflict of interest within the medical context occurs

when a doctor’s ability to act in the best interest of
the patient is influenced by an outside relationship
with a person, group, or business.
Conflict of intreast

The conflict may be expressed at the individual or

institutional level. The most common conflicts of
interest arise when the potential for financial gain
exists for the physician, which is often due to
relationships with industry sponsors, or with personal
ownership of testing facilities.
What measure you can do to prevent conflict of interest?

2 Minute
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