Ethical and moral principles for oncology healthcare workers: A brief report from a Bioethics consortium emphasizing on need for education.

Autor:	Baliga MS; Department of Education, International Program, International Chair in Bioethics, World Medical Association Cooperating Centre (Formerly UNESCO Chair in Bioethics University of Haifa), Melbourne, Australia.; The Bioethics SAARC Nodal Centre, International Network Bioethics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.; Bioethics Education and Research Unit, Mangalore Institute of Oncology, Pumpwell, Mangalore, Karnataka, India., Marakala V; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Sohar, Oman., Madathil LP; Department of Education, International Program, International Chair in Bioethics, World Medical Association Cooperating Centre (Formerly UNESCO Chair in Bioethics University of Haifa), Melbourne, Australia.; The Bioethics SAARC Nodal Centre, International Network Bioethics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India., George T; Internal Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, New York, USA., D'souza RF; Department of Education, International Program, International Chair in Bioethics, World Medical Association Cooperating Centre (Formerly UNESCO Chair in Bioethics University of Haifa), Melbourne, Australia., Palatty PL; The Bioethics SAARC Nodal Centre, International Network Bioethics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.; Department of Pharmacology, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ernakulam, Kerala, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of education and health promotion [J Educ Health Promot] 2024 Apr 29; Vol. 13, pp. 145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 29 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.4103/jehp.jehp_1048_23
Abstrakt:	The medical sub-specialty of Oncology presents diverse ethical dilemmas, often challenging cancer healthcare workers with difficult-to-handle clinical scenarios that are tough from a personal and professional perspective. Making decisions on patient care in various circumstances is a defining obligation of an oncologist and those duty-based judgments entail more than just selecting the best treatment or solution. Ethics is an essential and inseparable aspect of clinical medicine and the oncologists as well as the allied health care workers are ethically committed to helping the patient, avoiding or minimizing harm, and respecting the patient's values and choices. This review provides an overview of ethics and clinical ethics and the four main ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice are stated and explained. At times there are frequently contradictions between ethical principles in patient care scenarios, especially between beneficence and autonomy. In addition, truth-telling, professionalism, empathy, and cultural competence; which are recently considered important in cancer care, are also addressed from an Indian perspective. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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