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Medical ethics is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research. [1] Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. These values include the respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice. [2]
Fee-for-service. Fee-for-service ( FFS) is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. [1] In health care, it gives an incentive for physicians to provide more treatments because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality of care. However evidence of the effectiveness of FFS in improving health ...
History. The CMA Code of Ethics was first published in 1868, and as recently as 2015 was considered by the CMA to be "arguably the most important document produced by the CMA. It has a long and distinguished history of providing ethical guidance to Canada's physicians. Focus areas include decision-making, consent, privacy, confidentiality ...
This part then presents standards of practice related to caring for children, partnerships with children's families, partnerships with colleagues and other community services, professionalism, and operation of a family child care home. Part 2, "Code of Ethics," presents eight principles from the code of ethics of the Canadian Child Care Federation.
A strong foundation in professional ethics, which includes knowledge of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct and skill in applying it to the real-life workplace, is an essential part of the professional repertoire of every early childhood educator.
The Code's purpose is to: (1) identify the key principles guiding professional conduct; and (2) provide guidance for practice and personal dilemmas in the conduct of research and practice. The Code is intended to assist professionals in resolving conflicts as they arise in practice with children and families and with other colleagues.
Moral agency is a person’s ability to make moral judgments based on some com-monly held notion of right and wrong, to do so on behalf of others, and to be held accountable for these actions (Angus, 2003). Moral agency requires that a leader’s ways and means be consistent with what is seen as ethical or virtuous living.
The Center for Personalized Education for Physicians ( CPEP) is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and it specializes in physician competency assessment and educational intervention. The organization was established in 1990 as a collaborative effort of seven Colorado healthcare organizations: the Colorado Alliance for ...