Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Summarize the ethical, legal obligations and duty of care that physicians have for patients, colleagues and, communities, and the tensions that may arise from these responsibilities.
• Apply the McMaster framework for moral reasoning.

Assessments

• mid-MF 1

• End of MF 1

Tags

Ethics Demonstrate a commitment to their patients, profession, and society through ethical practice; Professional Scholar Part 1 Professional Competencies 1 Week 7 Part 1 Week 7 Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making Legal system Medical Decision Making Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgement 2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of what knowledge is, the strengths and limitations of different ways of knowing, and how knowledge is created in historical, cultural and social contexts. 3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 4.3 Demonstrate sensitivity, honesty, and compassion in difficult conversations, including those about death, end of life, adverse events, bad news, disclosure of errors, and other sensitive topics 4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses 5.1 Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession 5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others 5.4 Demonstrate respect for patient confidentiality, privacy and autonomy 5.5 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including all dimensions of diversity such as those that are included in human rights legislation and federal and provincial law. 5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized. 5.7 Demonstrate the application of ethical principles to commonly encountered ethical issues such as the provision or withholding of care, confidentiality, informed consent, and including compliance with relevant laws, policies, and regulations 5.8 Balance personal values and beliefs with professional and societal ethics 7.1 Work with other health professionals to establish and maintain a climate of mutual respect, dignity, inclusion, ethical integrity, and trust 7.5 Work with physicians and other colleagues in the health care professions to promote understanding, manage differences, and resolve conflicts 8.4 Demonstrate awareness and acceptance of different points of view 8.5 Recognize that ambiguity is part of clinical health care and respond by utilizing appropriate resources in dealing with uncertainty Clinical Decision-Making [E01.055] Decision Making, Shared [F02.463.785.810.250] Decision Support Systems, Clinical [L01.700.508.300.190] Decision Support Techniques [E05.245] Ethics, Clinical [K01.752.566.479.171.132] Ethics, Medical [K01.752.566.479.171.132.750] Standard of Care [N05.715.840] Yes