Daily clinical practices erode the physician’s fiduciary responsibility in patient care.
Medical Ethics
PANEL: Social Justice and the Patient–Doctor Relationship
Doctors are increasingly requested to handle social aspects of medical care.
Renewed Trust: From Distributive Justice to Do No Harm in Medical Ethics—Robert S. Emmons, MD
What are distributive justice’s negative consequences on patient-doctor relationships?
Medical Ethics and the Holocaust: Lessons From the Past—Raul Artal, MD
Are medical ethics and physician loyalty intertwined? To whom does a doctor owe loyalty?
PANEL DISCUSSION: Are the Tenets of Social Justice Compatible with the Ethical Requirements of the Patient-Doctor Relationship?
Too often in healthcare discussions, terms are used without clarity, or without really thinking through the possible downsides of what is being proposed. By investigating various view points we can best sort out the strength and weaknesses of various options, and come to our own conclusions about what best serves the patient-doctor relationship.