Professional Ethics

Course Content

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Section 1 – Introduction to Professional Ethics

  • 1.1 What is Professional Ethics

  • 1.2 Why Professional Ethics Matters in Healthcare

  • 1.3 Section 1 Self-Check

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Section 2 – Core Principles of Ethics

  • 2.1 Beneficence: Acting in the Patient’s Best Interest

  • 2.2 Non-Maleficence: Avoiding Harm

  • 2.3 What the National Boards Expect on Beneficence and Non-Maleficence

  • 2.4 Autonomy: Respecting Patients’ Decisions

  • 2.5 What the National Boards Expect on Autonomy

  • 2.6 Justice: Ensuring Fairness and Equitable Care

  • 2.7 What the National Boards Expect on Justice

  • 2.8 Section 2 Self-Check

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Section 3 – Salient Components of Professionalism

  • 3.1 Key Components of Professionalism

  • 3.2 What the National Boards Expect on Professionalism

  • 3.3 Section 3 Self-Check

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Section 4 – Breach of Professional Ethics

  • 4.1 Examples of Breaches

  • 4.2 Why Breaches Happen

  • 4.3 Consequences of Breaches

  • 4.4 Section 4 Self-Check

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Section 5 – Addressing a Breach: Reflection and Remediation

  • 5.1 Insight into the Breach

  • 5.2 The Role of Reflection

  • 5.3 Remediation of Breaches

  • 5.4 Section 5 Self-Check

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Section 6 – Conclusions and Takeaways

  • 6.1 Conclusions and Takeaways