title: "Third generation" ethics: what careproviders should do before they do ethics.
abstract: The author suggests that a "first generation" task in bioethics is to give patients the information they need; a "second generation" task is to do this in the most effective way; and a "third generation" task is to avoid harming patients by imposing value biases. The author discusses ways to pursue this third generation task.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Edmund G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Howe
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics / Q000639:trends*; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics; D032921:Consensus; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004644:Emotions; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D009014:Morals; D033262:Narration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011287:Prejudice; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends