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Medical Ethics CPD Course (Canada) | Principles & Practice

Course Content

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Course Content

  • 2.0

  • 1.1 Defining medical ethics

  • 1.2 Why medical ethics matters in healthcare

  • 1.3 Core principles of medical ethics

  • 1.4 Regulatory context in Canada

  • 1.5 Ethics in daily practice

  • 2.1 Autonomy: respecting patient choice

  • 2.2 Beneficence: promoting patient wellbeing

  • 2.3 Non-maleficence: avoiding harm

  • 2.4 Justice: fairness in healthcare

  • 2.5 Balancing the four principles

  • 3.1 Informed consent: the ethical standard

  • 3.2 Capacity: assessing the ability to decide

  • 3.3 Shared decision-making

  • 3.4 Challenges in consent and capacity

  • 4.1 Confidentiality: protecting patient information

  • 4.2 Privacy: safeguarding dignity and personal space

  • 4.3 Truth-telling: honesty and transparency in care

  • 4.4 Balancing confidentiality, privacy, and honesty

  • 4.5 Regulatory and legal context in Canada

  • 5.1 The principle of justice in healthcare

  • 5.2 Everyday resource allocation

  • 5.3 Ethical challenges in scarcity

  • 5.4 Fairness vs equality

  • 5.5 Professional role in resource stewardship

  • 5.6 Canadian context: fairness in healthcare

  • 6.1 Defining conflicts of interest

  • 6.2 Why conflicts of interest matter

  • 6.3 Professional integrity in decision-making

  • 6.4 Recognising and managing conflicts

  • 6.5 Common scenarios in healthcare

  • 6.6 Maintaining public trust

  • 8.1 Reflection: learning from ethical dilemmas

  • 8.2 Insight: understanding impact and responsibility

  • 8.3 Remediation: taking corrective action

  • 8.4 The reflection, insight, and remediation cycle