The recent outbreaks of SARS in 2003 have revived the debate about the limits of the 'duty to care'. What is meant by the 'duty to care'? What should doctors do when the duty to care conflicts with other, personal duties? What are the limits of this duty? This thesis attempts to ...
The recent outbreaks of SARS in 2003 have revived the debate about the limits of the 'duty to care'. What is meant by the 'duty to care'? What should doctors do when the duty to care conflicts with other, personal duties? What are the limits of this duty? This thesis attempts to an...
Along with the duty of care, the other main fiduciary duty is theduty of loyalty. The duty of loyalty is different from the duty of care because it seeks to prevent directors from acting against the best interests of the corporation or acting in such as way as to reap a personal benefit...
have to do everything in their power to keep people safe of any harm‚ neglect or risk. As an individual healthcare worker you owe adutyofcareto your service users‚ your colleagues‚ your employer‚ yourself and the public interest. Alldutyofcareis described I Code of Pract...
From an ethical perspective, all healthcare workers have a moral duty to treat and care for patients in the time of a crisis, such as pandemic influenza. However, the question as to whether medical students fall under the category healthcare worker becomes more ethically controversial. Those stu...
Healthcare professionals should engage patients in a discussion of familial implications before genetic testing. An agreement should be formulated regarding which of the relatives should be informed. Patients should be encouraged to personally disseminate the information, given the unrealistic burden on ...
On the other hand, there is no denying the fact that, a government also has an important role to play to ensure a better lifestyle for its citizens. For instance, in countries where the government fails to ensure proper education, health care facilities, recreation and economic development, ...
there were incidents of professional and nonprofessional staff refusing to care for patients with SARS in respiratory isolation on general medical floors."1 "WASHINGTON - The National AIDS Commission said Tuesday that a 'shocking' number of physicians and other healthcare professionals across the ...
a reliable corporate moving partner for transporting household goods, and it also touches other decisions of a move including housing, transportation, and access to healthcare. In other words, corporate employers have a legal duty in employee relocation to protect their people in all reasonable ways...
This paper argues for an extended social contract between patients and society wherein vaccination against Covid-19 is conceived as essential for the protection of the right of healthcare providers to be taken care of. Thus, a duty of care is only valid when those who can receive vaccination...