Clinical ethics in rehabilitation medicine: core objectives and algorithm for resident education.
Described as the balance of values on either side of a moral dilemma, ethics and ethical issues are of increasing importance in the changing practice of rehabilitation medicine. Because the substance of ethics and true ethical issues can be difficult to identify, the education of rehabilitation residents in ethics can similarly be challenging. This article discusses topics pertinent to an understanding of clinical ethics in rehabilitation medicine and provides a method of teaching residents through an algorithm of ethical issues, learning objectives, and illustrative cases.
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation Instate of Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
McPeak
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Gittler
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Bodenheimer
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King
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Bowen
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D000465:Algorithms; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
Bioethics and Professional Ethics