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The ethical challenges of the occupational physician in our time.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21077577     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An increasing interest in professional ethics is observed among occupational health professionals. To this may contribute the ongoing financial crisis of world economy. The moral development, induced i.a. by the Nuremberg trials in 1947 has probably contributed to a changing moral landscape. Within health professions, including many categories of occupational health professionals there is an increasing awareness of the needs to revisit points of departure in building up ethical competence to and prepare their members for tasks in the Labour market. Selected topics will be commented on in respect to their challenges to occupational professional health ethics. Widening of perspectives of Ethics in traditional Hippocratic medical ethics issues related to requirements of confidentiality and informed consent.
Authors:
P Westerholm
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Lectures    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1592-7830     ISO Abbreviation:  G Ital Med Lav Ergon     Publication Date:    2010 Oct-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-16     Completed Date:  2011-01-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9712708     Medline TA:  G Ital Med Lav Ergon     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  403-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Uppsala University, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ulleråkersvägen 38-40, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bioethical Issues
Humans
Informed Consent
Occupational Medicine / ethics*

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