Medical Ethics

is the study of moral values and judgment as apply to medicine.Core of ethical principle concentrated in :

1)Non maleficence:not harm to the patient by avoiding physical and emotional disturbance,negligence,and lack of medical competence.

2)Beneficence:be benefit to the patient and do your best to be good for both individual and society.

3)Justice:fairness in distribution of medical services.

4)Respect Autonomy:respect free decision and choice of patient.

5)Confidentiality:extend after patient death and it tend respect patient privacy&autonomy.

6)Treat the patient as aperson not adisease.

7)Serving patient interest not doctor interest.

8)Avoid prescribing unnecessary medication,investigation or procedures.

9)Informed concents:that patient should be fully informed about diagnosis and treatment.

10)Give patient benefit&risk about plane of treatment.

11)Give patient support.

12)Dont use technical term and give patient time to discribe his illness.

   Models of Doctor-Patient Relationship

*Active-Passive Model:

Patient is completly passive and role of treatment controlling by doctor

this occur in unconscious or delirious patient.

*Teacher-Student Model:

Doctor is the dominant and and patient acceptance

*Mutual active participation:

Relationship is equal between the doctor&the patient.

this occur in patient with chronic illness.

*Friendship Model:                                                                                                          

consider dysfunction and sometimes unethical because it turn                                

patient care into personal relationship

*Rapport Model:

Represent emotional relationship and based on empathic understanding                   
of patient feeling,it involve mutual trust and respect.