Organ Transplantation

The terminology was explained first in the beginning of the webinar. Organ transplantation is a
medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a
recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. Organ transplant is the main topic in the first
part of the webinar, where the speaker talks about how important ethics even in doing organ
transplant. The speaker also talks about the ethical issues in terms of organ donation and
transplantation. Which involved two people: the recipient and the donor, and organ donor must
have a consent and not threaten to donate. In this part of the webinar can see who is valid and
invalid in donating organs, and the guiding principles of ethics which is beneficence and
nonmaleficence. On the last part of this topic is the WHO guiding principles of human cell,
tissue and organ transplantation that have 10 guiding principles that talks about what is the right
thing to do in terms of organ transplantation. This first part of the webinar is already
knowledgeable especially to those who are studying and working in hospital settings, because
organ transplantation and donation is not easy and is very important. Doing this and knowing the
guidelines of what is the right thing to do is really important in the hospital setting. Now that I
know not anyone can donate or have a transplant that easily, because there are guidelines that
must be followed. Consent is the most important part in doing transplant and donating so we
must do what is right and good for everyone. Before, I thought that organ transplantation and
donating is easy as long as it is a family member and a match, but after this webinar I know that
even just an acquaintance can donate as long as it matches and have a consent. But one of the
ethical issues is invading a healthy body to obtain an organ for another. We can not invade a
healthy person's body so that we can give the organ for another, unless that someone is related
and is willing to give his/her organ to the recipient. This first part of the webinar is
knowledgeable and full of information for the nurses and students to know and to be aware of
what is good and the right thing to do for everyone.
The Role Of Social Workers In Health
Care System
The activities of social workers in health care institutions are mainly related to participation in
the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of diseases. The role of social workers in the health
system is very important. More recently, social workers have specialized in doing all the work
related to partnering with people who use their services - as well as with their careers, to find a
way to recover. It also talks about the difference between healthcare and social workers, both of
which have many similarities in terms of their own work. But the goal of the social worker is
social relationship, admission of patients and if the patient has a problem socially involved like
when a child does not have any family to stay and take care of him/her that is when the social
worker will do its job. Healthcare is more focused on the health of the individual like if there is a
morbid patient the focus of healthcare is to solve and prevent diseases to spread. Next is the
activities that a social worker does in healthcare: by doing the admission and discharge of the
patient and for the follow-up checkups. Social workers are not only working on an individual but
also in the family and local community. The speaker also talks about the Universal Healthcare
Law which is composed of 8 laws that talks about how all Filipinos can have access to a full
range of health services. All Filipinos are automatically enrolled in the National Health Insurance
Program by having Philhealth. This second part of the webinar discusses the role of the social
workers and healthcare system and the universal healthcare law that really helps all nurses and
students to know the hard work of others and what is the right thing to do. All of us must know
what is right, especially in the healthcare system. Now that we know that all Filipino have access
to full range healthcare services even if it is public, the morbidity and the mortality rate will
decrease because of this law. Many people can not afford to go to hospitals and get checkups or
they do not have any access even in public healthcare. But knowing that we have a law that
states all Filipino have a full range of access to healthcare services and facilities is very helpful
because “Good health is everyone’s right”.
HIV & AIDS Social and Ethical Issues
HIV is a retrovirus that infects cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their
function. As the infection progresses, the immune system becomes weaker, and the person
becomes more susceptible to infections. The last part of this webinar is all about HIV and AIDS
and the social and ethical issues of it. The confirmed cases in august 2022 is presented in this
webinar that have 1,346 individuals who are tested positive in HIV that were reported by
HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) and were accounted to the total
(104,458) reported cases since January 1984. The SSDDIM WHEEL is also talk about in this last
part of the webinar which is the stigma, shame, denial, discrimination, inaction and misaction.
All of this is felt and experienced by an HIV positive individual. The social and ethical issues are
being discussed in this webinar which is connected to HIV patients being positive in HIV is
affecting the social life of a person so we must know the ethical rights on how to help those
individuals to ease their pain as a social worker. Next is the Spiritual and Pastoral Implications of
Death and Dying. This topic is also explained in the webinar because as we know HIV is a
chronic disease that invades and destroys our immune system. This topic discussed the Christian
Beliefs About Death, The Right to Die with Dignity, Ordinary and Extraordinary Means of
Treatment and Practical Approach to Caring for Christian Patients Nearing the End of Life. And
for nurses consideration difficulties in decision making Usual situations: Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR), Mechanical Ventilation (MV), Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Terminal
Sedation, Withholding and withdrawing treatment, Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
(PAS). This part of the webinar is a little sadder than the first two topics but it is the reality in the
hospital setting, this last part is knowledgeable like the two and I discover a lot of things. We
know that being near our death date is scary and sad but that is life, we all die and we can not
stop it. We just need to accept and wait for our time, this webinar discussed what nurses
experienced in the hospital settings most of the time. Especially in decision making and that is
when an ethical dilemma comes in, we must know what is the right thing to do and what will
benefit the majority. Being a nurse must know and must be good in decision making, each
human has a right to die in dignity. So we must treasure our health and live while it's not too late.
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GEC:6 Ethics

Submitted by: Shantell S. Noguera Date: December 09, 2022

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GEC:6 Ethics

Submitted by: Shantell S. Noguera Date: December

09,2022

Submitted to: Maribeth Asenjo