Category: Professional ethics

Professional ethics

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Dr. Webber joined the Gelder Medical Group, which was a medical partnership. Part of the agreement was that if for any reason his association with the group ended, he would not practice medicine for five years within 30 miles of the Village of Sidney, where the partnership was located. The agreement also provided that any member could be required to withdraw from the partnership upon a majority vote of the other members. Dr. Webber’s work with the group turned out to be unsatisfactory to his partners, who felt he was an embarrassment to the group. Dr. Webber refused to withdraw from the association after he was terminated by the other physicians. Two months later, despite his earlier agreement, Dr. Webber opened a medical office in Sidney. The partnership brought suit to prevent him from carrying on his practice. Could they do this successfully?

 

 

The ethical foundations of specific functions in the criminal justice system.

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Ethics and Courts
Trial Court Workgroup
Judges and Ethics
This week, you began addressing the ethical foundations of specific functions in the criminal justice system. For this discussion, we will focus on the courts.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton was criticized for an interview in which she laughingly described how she managed to get a violent defendant released despite knowing he was guilty. As a defense attorney, her duty required her best efforts at defending her client, yet often doing so will conflict with the attorney’s personal ethics. Should defense attorneys, when appointed by the court to represent indigent defendants, be required to always act in the best interest of the client, even if doing so conflicts with his or her ethical system?
When ruling on matters of evidence, and when imposing a sentence, judges are expected to apply the law as written. Are judges in criminal cases bound by ethics to adhere to the law, regardless of their personal views on a case? Use the issue of minimum mandatory sentencing as a basis for discussion.

 

Biomedical Ethics

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Explain the following concepts:
Asexual – sexual reproduction.
Mitosis – Meiosis
Diploid – Haploid
Gametes
Fertilization
Zygote
Syngamy
Blastocyst
Implantation
Gastrulation
Embryo – Fetus
Explain fertilization process from cellular level to fetus (as per video time 1:08:00)
After learning about fertilization process, and according to nature and objectively, and scientifically speaking, when does human life begin? Why?
Read and summarize Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERD) PART FOUR Introduction.

 

The Model Code of Ethics for Educators and Professional Dispositions

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An educator is also the baseball coach at the school. Each year new uniforms must be ordered to replace the previous year’s uniforms. A local sporting supply vendor knows this and begins to send the educator emails asking for their business. The vendor thenextends an invitation to the educator to come to the sporting supply shop and while atthe shop the vendor offers the educator $500.00 of free merchandise in exchange for the school’s baseball uniform business and another $500.00 in free merchandise for each coach, they convince to switch their business to the vendor. How might you address this situation appropriately? Include evidence from the Model Code of Ethics for Educators and Professional Dispositions of Learners.

 

An ethical dilemma

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The pharmacists advise you that, because they have worked together for so long, they do not feel the need to verify one another’s work. Policies, however, clearly require a second check. Would this be considered a violation of policies and procedures? Is respect for a just culture reasonable in this situation? How will you balance the need to ensure compliance with policies and procedures while acknowledging the transparency demonstrated by the pharmacists?

 

An ethical dilemma

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The pharmacists advise you that, because they have worked together for so long, they do not feel the need to verify one another’s work. Policies, however, clearly require a second check. Would this be considered a violation of policies and procedures? Is respect for a just culture reasonable in this situation? How will you balance the need to ensure compliance with policies and procedures while acknowledging the transparency demonstrated by the pharmacists?

 

Medical dilemmas or medical ethics

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Together, we’ve traveled down the controversial paths of abortion, dignity in death (euthanasia), vaccination dilemma, genetic editing, etc. Describe a situation that is a visceral trigger for you and one that might interfere with your ability to perform your professional duties. “medical dilemmas or medical ethics”. Respond to this dilemma in a professional manner without compromising patient care or your own personal integrity.

What is expected for this final journal?

Find a topic that is (or has the potential to be) unsettling or upsetting to you as a medical professional. There are so many!

Don’t reuse a topic that has already been addressed in this class (Deductions: 1/2 points max for reused topics)
Explain a potential scenario you may encounter as a future health care professional dealing with this topic
How will you respond to this situation in a professional manner without compromising patient care or your own personal integrity?

Ethical dilemmas encountered by mental health professionals who practice in forensic treatment settings.

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Post a description of at least two ethical dilemmas encountered by mental health professionals who practice in forensic treatment settings. Explain how each dilemma might complicate treatment in specific forensic settings. Finally, describe how you would resolve each dilemma using ethical principles and guidelines from the APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists, and/or other appropriate codes of ethics.

The post should be 300-500 words using the attached resources. Additional resources are welcomed if peer reviewed and relevant.

https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index
https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/forensic-psychology
https://www.atsa.com/
https://www.atsa.com/pdfs/COE.pdf
https://www.kspope.com/licensing/index.php

Pope, K. S., & Vasquez, M. J. T. (2007). Steps in ethical decision-making. Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical GuideLinks to an external site. (3rd ed., pp. 110–117). Retrieved from http://kspope.com/memory/ethics.php

Bonner, R., & Vandecreek, L. D. (2006). Ethical decision making for correctional mental health providersLinks to an external site.. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33(4), 542–5 64.