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Professionalism – A case for medical education to honour the societal contract
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)
BACKGROUND: This study explores the concept of professionalism from the vantage point of a cohort of students as well as professionally
qualified and practising occupational therapists. With the changes health care delivery ...
School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal
(MedPharm Publications, 2017)
It can be postulated that schools have an ethical responsibility to protect children from an unhealthy food environment. Against
the backdrop of stunting, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies prevalent in South African ...
Seven year overview (2007-2013) of ethical transgressions by registered healthcare professionals in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)
A move has taken place internationally in the delivery and "consumption" of health care
where if clients and patients (health care consumers) hold the opinion that the health care
professionals/providers' behaviour has ...
Treating an intervention level 1 patient: futile or brave?
(Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, 2013)
An ethical dilemma describes conflicting opinions by different members of the care team. This article focuses on AJ, a five-year-old child
with cerebral palsy, who was born deaf and blind as a result of having contracted ...
Client confidentiality: Perspectives of students in a healthcare training programme
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. Confidentiality is an important ethical principle for all health professionals and also has a legal bearing on duty. One of the most
difficult issues health professionals face in their daily fieldwork practice ...
Ethical misconduct by registered physiotherapists in South Africa (2007– 2013): A mixed methods approach
(PubMed, 2015)
Background: The role of ethics in a medical context is to protect the interests of patients. Thus,
it is critically important to understand the guilty verdicts related to professional standard
breaches and ethics misconduct ...
A practical approach to hospital visitation during a pandemic: Responding with compassion to unjustified restrictions
(American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2021)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence-based resources have been sought to support decision-making
and strategically inform hospitals’ policies, procedures, and practices. While greatly emphasizing protection, most guiding ...
Operational framework for rural hospitals during a pandemic
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
It is now evident that a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has developed. The
unfortunate reality is that those in rural areas may be impacted the hardest. Ethical decision
making may look the same for rural areas as ...
The benefits of informed non-dissent when families have difficulty making a decision
(Université de Montréal, 2022)
Being a surrogate decision-maker is challenging for many
people and having to decide to withdraw life sustaining therapies
can be extremely difficult. Helping surrogates to refocus their
decisions on informed non-dissent ...