Knowledge Requirements of ethics literature
1. Extensive knowledge not only
of the current health care ethics literature, 16 but also of
"classic" articles and influential cases in health care ethics.
2. Extensive
knowledge and critical understanding of at least one ethical
theory/tradition/cultural belief system that is rich enough to allow one to
develop a style of thought, habits of rigor, and judgment. 17
3. Extensive
knowledge and critical understanding of the concepts of "health,"
"illness," "clinical practice," and "medical
research" in the health care system in which one is working (e.g., Western
medicine, a comprehensive government-funded health care system).
4. Extensive
knowledge of one's own biases/partiality.
5. Extensive
knowledge of facilitation (e.g., mediation, negotiation, and arbitration) techniques,
and knowledge of underlying theory.
6. Knowledge of the
following:
a. Medical
terminology. 18
b. Common health
care problems.
c. Emerging health
care problems.
d. The range of
health care settings.
e. The strengths
and limitations of the scientific method and the medical model of health care.
f.
The health care system's structures and
decision making methods.
g. Relevant
institutional ethos and policies.
h. Relevant
professional guidelines-? and codes of ethics.
7. Knowledge of
various ethical theories/traditions/cultural belief systems that are most
commonly held by health practitioners, patients, families, administrators, and
social agencies in the health care system in which one is working.
8. Knowledge of the
human dimension(s) of ethical problem-solving which includes an understanding
of the social and cultural circumstances that affect the patients' and
caregivers' emotional responses to a health problem.
9. Knowledge of
health law, including knowledge of relevant government regulations, policy
statements, legislation, and legal cases.
10.Knowledge of
cultural differences relevant to beliefs about health care.
11.Knowledge of
available resources (e.g., community support systems, contact persons, and
national organizations).
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