Clinical practice in the post-consensus society: still an art, slow to change.
Practicing doctors see things differently from bioethicists, argues David L Schiedermayer, in his response to Cameron's essay. Patient autonomy and informed consent figure more importantly in ethical debate than they do in actual practice. Clinicians work with a practical ethic of beneficence that is directly related to diagnosis and treatment.
Schiedermayer
D
D
Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D026686:Beneficence; D001675:Bioethics; D026822:Ethicists / Q000523:psychology; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D026712:Value of Life