Professionalism and codes of ethics are intrinsically tied. As professions establish themselves, their members write codes of ethics to help define the professions and who can be a considered a professional. The codes explain why and how professions are deserving of trust, establish standards with specific guidelines for ethical practice, and designate who will have the authority to enforce sta...

Background: “Always doing what is in the best interest of the patient” should be the ethical behavior of doctors.The recent increase in litigation against doctors is an issue of immediate concern which says that Doctors and health professionals are confronted with many ethical problems in there profession regularly. The reasons for these are social, economic, professional, judicial and others.O...

This paper addresses ethical concerns emanating from the practice of using patients for health care education. It shows how some of the ways that patients are used in educational strategies to bridge theory-practice gaps can cause harm to patients and patient-practitioner relationships, thus failing to meet acceptable standards of professional practice. This will continue unless there is increa...

The use of Big Data--however the term is defined--involves a wide array of issues and stakeholders, thereby increasing numbers of complex decisions around issues including data acquisition, use, and sharing. Big Data is becoming a significant component of practice in an ever-increasing range of disciplines; however, since it is not a coherent "discipline" itself, specific codes of conduct for B...

2 All physicians are expected to be " ethical " practitioners and researchers who are familiar with key elements that underlie ethical practice, but many have not had formal courses or reviewed the literature on biomedical ethics for several years. As a consequence, practitioners and researchers may fail to consider ethical issues in their practice and are sometimes uncomfortable when asked to ...

Dear Editor, In pharmacy, professionalism must containthe skills necessary to be a capable pharmacypractitioner. It seems that pharmacy studentsdo not become professionals after graduationfrom the pharmacy school. To be a professionalpharmacist, students should have a lifelongcommitment to the society and patients.Evolving professional knowledge, attitudesand behaviors is a critical step in pro...

dear editor clinical environments encounter is an important part of studying medicine (1). patient contact as an integral part of medical education occurs in various formats in the clinical settings (2, 3). during clinical training, medical students may experience high levels of stress, and some may not deal with it well. the abruptness of students’ transition to the clinical setting generated ...

The legislative mandate of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) is to serve and protect the public by ensuring its members deliver safe, competent and ethical nursing care. Practice guidelines provide guidance in a particular aspect of clinical care provision that enables Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to make informed decisions based on the best available evidence. The...

As the public's health-care needs increase in complexity, renewed attention is being given to the ethical dimensions of public health decision-making and the development of public health ethics as a bounded area of teaching and research. This article provides an overview of approaches to public health ethics and decision-making, and suggests ways to incorporate the professionalism competencies ...