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JME40: Good medical ethics
What is it to do good medical ethics? Minding the gap(s)
Abstract
This paper discusses the character of medical ethics and suggests that there are significant gaps that warrant greater attention. It describes ways in which the content and form of medical ethics may exclude or marginalise perspectives and contributions, thereby reducing its influence and its potential impact on, and value to, patients, students, carers and society. To consider what it is ‘to do good medical ethics’ suggests an active approach that seeks out, and learns from, contributions beyond the traditional boundaries of scholarship.
- Clinical Ethics
- Education
- Ethics
- Social Aspects
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