5: Truth-Telling, Confidentiality & Privacy, Justice

Principle of Truth-Telling

Medicine and lying cannot blend; thus, a doctor should continuously and assiduously pursue truth through precise and accurate diagnostic and therapeutic processes

businessman

In the Principle of Truth-Telling, if there is no commitment to a practice of truth-telling in medical environment, a doctor becomes more of a?

Principle of Truth-Telling

This principle strive to establish and preserve truth at both the emotional and rational levels

rational level

In the Principle of Truth-Telling, it is important to address the affective needs of the client before proceeding to the?

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, to share such information as they possess which is legitimately needed by others in order to have an informed consent

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, information and knowledge is important in the medical profession

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, complete and necessary information must be disclosedd so as to make free and informed decisions

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, lack of information makes the consent invalid and illegitimate

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, lying and giving misinformation is refrained

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, when lies are given, it lead to an invalid consent

half-truths

In the Principle of Truth-Telling, this is inappropriate because informed consent requires the fullness of truth

False

Full truth cannot be gradually divulged and eventually. True of false?

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, not to divulge secret information not legitimately needed by others and consequently might harm the patient or others or destroy trust

Principle of Truth-Telling

In this principle, confidential matters should be well kept and handled, so that the patient would not unnecessarily be exposed to the public

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

This is an important principle in healthcare because it is essentially attached to the dignity and personality of the patient

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, a breach in a patient’s confidentiality is also considered in the breach of his human dignity

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, information about a client are essentially extension of his being, therefore, something that has to be defended

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, unless, it is for a greater reason or cause, no person or authority can allow to open a person’s confidential or private records

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, this duty has to be upheld at all times, as patient records can be used against the patient himself, or others may use them sinisterly for their selfish interest

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, though patient records belong to the institution, it still tells something about the patient

Confidentiality

In the Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy, the patient record is the subject of?

Privacy

In the Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy, the person is the subject of?

Principle of Confidentiality and Privacy

In this principle, unnecessary leaks of the patient’s records to others may have ethical and legal implication

private secrets

This subject of confidentiality refers to something personal

contractual secrets

This subject of confidentiality refers to people have and should not be revealed

professional secrets

This subject of confidentiality refers to those that transpire between the patients and the doctor under a professional relationship

autonomy of the patient, public safety, medico-legal case, court summons

What are the grave causes for breaking confidentiality

Principle of Justice

In this principle, healthcare resources are always limited, therefore, whatever are available must be fairly and rationally allocated so that they can benefit as many people as possible

manpower, money, machine, methodologies, materials

Resources in healthcare are referred to as

Giga Allocation

One of the paradigms of the healthcare resource allocation which refers to the views that healthcare allocations must cut across national boundaries (global)

Macro Allocation

One of the paradigms of the healthcare resource allocation which refers to allocation that is national in scope

Meso Allocation

One of the paradigms of the healthcare resource allocation which refers to allocation that is institutional in scope

Micro Allocation

One of the paradigms of the healthcare resource allocation which refers to allocation that is individual in scope

justice

This refers to a virtue which inclines man to give others what is due to them, it is a respect given to a rightful claim that belong to others.

justice

The effect of this virtue is to respect or recognition of a right that belongs to others, either to God or to fellowmen

True

Since health is a right, justice can be served by respecting that rightful claim to healthcare. True or false?

Egalitarian Model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• Equality for particular categories of, or for all, living entities

Egalitarian Model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• Equal access to goods and services in health

• Affluent members of the society must find a way to make healthcare universally accessible

Egalitarian model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• This is a model followed by Canada and United Kingdom

Utilitarian model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• This pursues the view that “the greatest good for the greatest number”

• Uses methods that seek to distribute health goods to the majority

Utilitarian model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• This theory therefore believes that even in times of crisis in the healthcare services in the society, it must be provided to those who will benefit most

Libertarian model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• Emphasizes personal or organizational right to social and economic liberty

• “Free enterprise approach”

• This model is applicable to affluent members of society

Distributive Justice model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• Both benefits and risks are equally distributed to all the members of the population

Distributive Justice model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• Takes into consideration that everyone must have a right to access to healthcare but that he must be willing to make corresponding sacrifices

Social Justice model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• “We give back to society what we took from it.”

• Beneficiaries are the poor, hence, the poor are given more privileges

• A justice to those otherwise cannot help themselves

Pragmatic/Popular Model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• The basis for the rationalization of healthcare even if it breaches cultural, moral, or religious aspects of health

• Thrives on the FANCIFUL rather than what is necessary

Natural Law model

• One of the models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice

• “Do what is good and avoid what is evil.”

• Justice must be present in all healthcare activities

• Takes into consideration the element of charity as an essential component of healthcare

First come, first served basis; survivability, social status, age of patient, severity of disease

Minor models of Paradigms or Theories of Justice