Honoring human body donors: Five core themes to consider regarding ethical treatment and memorialization.

Autor: Leeper BJ; Biology and Physician Assistant Programs, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA., Grachan JJ; Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA., Robinson R; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Doll J; Department of Natural Sciences, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA., Stevens K; Department of Health Sciences, Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anatomical sciences education [Anat Sci Educ] 2024 Apr-May; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 483-498. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 10.
DOI: 10.1002/ase.2378
Abstrakt: Dissection of human body donors is a common component of anatomy curricula, as it provides opportunities for tactile and intellectual engagement unmatched otherwise. Additionally, interaction with human body donors contributes to the "hidden curriculum" of allowing students to begin to ethically practice patient care with empathy, respect, and compassion. With this, there have been various proposed guidelines for the ethical treatment of human body donors, with most focusing on student reflections and a final ceremony for honoring the donors, but there are numerous other ways throughout the course to incorporate ethical values and to guide students to consider the humanity of the donor. This article proposes that institutions consider the incorporation of five easily implemented formalized ethical themes for working with human body donations into daily practices: (1) reflect the donor as possessing human dignity, (2) recognize the donor's role of the "First Patient" or "Silent Teacher," (3) honor the gift of human body donation, (4) recognize the decedent's family, and (5) consider inclusivity in memorialization practices. Multiple recommendations for integrating these five themes throughout the course are provided. The incorporation of these five core themes can assist in alleviating the psychological stress that some students struggle with in dissection courses, foster the feelings and attributes that comprise the hidden curriculum and are the desired characteristics of a caring medical provider, and discourage misuse and mistreatment of donors.
(© 2024 American Association for Anatomy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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