GP Autumn School: Teaching Medical Ethics in the Real World (GP09OCT20)

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SubjectGP Prospective Trainers
DescriptionMedical Ethics is an important area of the Trainee's learning, but many trainers feel under-confident in how to deliver it. In the first half of this course we examine the Duties of a Doctor; as GPs living in an atmosphere of increasing patient rights, we need to help our trainees understand the underlying principles in order to recognise ethical issues and make consistent moral judgements. In the second half we look at Distributive Justice in Health Care, as the harsh reality of scarce resources with an ageing population creates difficult moral decisions. We use real-life ethical dilemmas and examples throughout, with extensive suggestions of how you can teach your trainees.
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VenueVirtual (Zoom), - Virtual  View details
Date & timeFriday 9 October 2020, 09:30 to 15:30
LecturersStuart Calder & Nicki Williams  View details
Target audience

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Course styleWorkshop
CateringNo catering
CPD points5.500
CostNo charge
Aims
  • To consider the current legal and moral duties of a doctor, and how this conflicts with the perceived rights of the patient.
  • To examine specific examples of where duties conflicts with the autonomy of the patient
  • To examine how justice can be maintained in light of rationing
Objectives
  • To understand the place of the Hippocratic oath and its evolution
  • To understand the Doctor's legal duties and an appreciation of their own moral duties
  • To have a clear idea of the importance of maintaining patient autonomy
  • To understand the more theory underpinning Justice in Health Care, and moral and ethical problems created by scarce resources
  • To work out some principles involved in rationing systems
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the delegate should be able to have a clearer idea of the Doctor's legal duties and an enhanced appreciation of their own moral duties and the importance of maintaining patient autonomy. They should understand the moral theory of Distributive Justice and the moral and ethical problems created by scarce resources.