ABSTRACT
La práctica médica debe estar siempre enmarcada en un ejercicio profesional moralmente aceptable, que procure la promoción y respeto de los principios éticos fundamentales de la medicina, manteniendo el beneficio del paciente como objetivo principal. Al igual que otras especialidades, en el ejercicio de la radiología, se debe cuidar el marco ético profesional que obliga a velar por el respeto de la dignidad e intimidad de las personas y todo lo relacionado con la confidencialidad del acto médico. En el ejercicio de la radiología, al igual en que otros actos médicos, se tiene acceso a información sensible y privada de los pacientes, lo que obliga a hacer un correcto uso de ella, resguardando las normas de privacidad y secreto profesional. Se debe enseñar y sensibilizar a los alumnos y al personal que asiste en el cuidado de los pacientes, para asegurar un comportamiento acorde a las normas éticas que rigen la práctica radiológica.
An ethical and professional medical behavior, which promotes and respects the ethical principles of medicine, is a goal that should always be pursued in medical practice. In radiology, as in other medical specialties, this includes respect for patients' dignity, intimacy and confidentiality. The possibility of accessing patients' private information compels radiologists to make a correct usage of this information, in order to respect professional secrecy and privacy codes that rule medical practice. Radiologists must teach and raise awareness among their students and co-workers in health care institutions of the importance of ethical behavior in their daily practice.
Subject(s)
Humans , Physician-Patient Relations/ethics , Radiology/ethics , Confidentiality/ethics , Ethics, Medical , Ethics, Professional , Radiologists/ethicsABSTRACT
Background: Evaluating the clinical competencies of radiologist and technologist is the primary important factor in all medical imaging areas, and it is a necessary prerequisite for assuring professional standard care in radiography
Aim: to evaluate clinical competences from the views of radiologists and technologists by applying the Radiographers' Competence Scale [RCS]
Method: A cross-sectional survey conducted on 185 participants recruited from six hospitals of Asir region of Saudi Arabia. All data were collected using the self-administrative questionnaire of 28 items scale of radiographer competence scale consisting of the two components; initial care scale and technical radiographic process. The level of competencies scale was rated through 10 - point and frequency of use on 6 - point scale
Results: The survey completed by 82 [44.3%] radiologist and 103 [55.7%] technologist. Overall mean significant [P < 0.001] differences scores of Initial Care scale observed between radiologist and technologist. However, with reference to technical and radiographic process no mean significant differences were detected between the two groups. The technologist attributed the highest evaluations to such competencies as "Adequately informing the patient" and "Guiding the patient's relatives", while other attributes the lowest evaluations expressed in the competencies. The radiologists attributed the highest evaluations to such competences as "Collaborating with physicians "and "Independent carrying out of the doctor's prescriptions", while the lowest evaluations to the same competences as the technologists
Conclusion: The significant findings underline the radiologist and high technologist competences in both "Initial Care scale "and "Technical and Radiographic Process". However, the lower rated competences emphasis on continuous professional development in the area of medical radiology
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Radiologists/ethics , Medical Laboratory Personnel/standards , Clinical Competence , Professional Competence , Self-Assessment , Cross-Sectional StudiesABSTRACT
Resumen: Las exploraciones radiológicas médico-legales incluyen exposiciones médicas a radiaciones que se realizan por orden judicial a una persona que no está enferma. El técnico o tecnólogo médico en radiología tiene el deber de minimizar las dosis a pacientes y a la población en su conjunto; por ello, realizar este tipo de exploraciones entra en conflicto con las máximas de la protección radiológica y de su código ético. Presentamos un estudio de revisión donde se analiza si estas prácticas médicas son contrarias a la ética profesional del técnico en radiología.
Abstract: The medico-legal, radiological examinations include those medical exposures to radiation conducted by court order a person who is not sick. The radiologic technologist has a duty to minimize the dose to patients and the population as a whole, therefore, make this type of exploration conflicts with the maximum of Radiation Protection and its ethical code. We present a review study where we analyze whether these medical practices are contrary to professional ethics of the Radiologic technologist.
Resumo: As explorações radiológicas médico-legais incluem aquelas exposições médicas a radiações que se realizam por ordem judicial a uma pessoa que não está doente. O técnico ou tecnólogo médico em radiologia tem o dever de minimizar a dose para os pacientes e a população como um todo; portanto, realizar este tipo de exploração entra em conflito com os princípios da proteção radiológica e de seu código de ética. Apresentamos um estudo de revisão no qual analisamos se estas práticas médicas são contrárias à ética profissional do técnico em radiologia.