Introduction to Bioethics

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ET1326: INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS

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PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOETHICS
Thomas R. McCormick, D Min Faculty, Medical History and Ethics
University of Washington, School of Medicine
Reprinted with permission from University of Washington, School of Medicine

OBJECTIVES
The case manager will be able to:

1. Describe the major principles of medical ethics.
2. Describe the elements of “informed consent”.

OUTLINE

A. The Place of Principles in Bioethics
B. How Do Principals “APPLY” to a Certain Case?
C. What Are the Major Principals of Medical Ethics?

The Respect for Autonomy
The Principle of Nonmaleficence
The Principle of Beneficence
The Principle of Justice

D. Informed Consent

What is Informed Consent?
What are the elements of full informed consent?
How much information is considered "adequate"?
What types of intervention require informed consent?
When is it appropriate to question a patient's ability to participate in decision making?
What about the patient whose decision making capacity varies from day to day?
What should occur if the patient cannot give informed consent?
Is there such a thing as presumed/implied consent?

PART 2: PRINCIPLES AND CLINICAL ASPECTS
Printed by Permission from University of Washington, School of Medicine

OBJECTIVES

The case manager will be able to:

1. Identify and describe four "topics" that are basic and intrinsic to every clinical encounter.

OUTLINE

A. SUMMARY OF METHODOLOGY
B. PARADIGM (4 BOXES)
C. SAMPLE CASE ANALYSIS
D. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL ETHICS, 4^TH ED.