From Virtue to Norm: Ethical Thinking on the Construction of Harmonious Doctor-patient Relationship / 中国医学伦理学

Virtue ethics and normative ethics are corresponding ethical concepts, and their collision and integration promote the development of ethical system. On the issue of doctor-patient relationship, from virtue to norm is the objective requirement of social transformation and development, and is also the inevitable choice to resolve doctor-patient conflicts and reshape doctor-patient relationships. In the new era, the construction of doctor-patient relationship faces ethical dilemma such as one-sided emphasis on doctors’ virtue cultivation, unclear ethical responsibilities between doctors and patients, and lack of trust and tolerance between doctors and patients. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the institutionalization of doctor ethics, clarify the ethical responsibilities of both doctors and patients, optimize the social ethical ecological environment, so as to realize the ethical reconstruction of doctor-patient relationship from virtue to norm.

Implementation of an online ethics course into a pharmacy curriculum.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate students' ethical reasoning skills after implementation of a series of online modules containing ethical content. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: A four-module online ethics series was created and embedded in the learning management system of a second-year pharmacy skills lab course. The Defining Issues Test Version 2 (DIT-2) was administered before and after completion of the ethics module series. Results of the DIT-2 were used to evaluate the impact of the modules on students' ethical thinking ability. An optional written survey utilizing Likert-scale questions was administered at the end of the study to assess students' perceptions of the course. FINDINGS: A total of 134 students were enrolled in this study. After removal of voluntary exclusions and unreliable data, 107 DIT-2 tests were evaluated. The study failed to demonstrate a statistically significant increase in pre- and posttest DIT-2 scores. Student scores were higher than other pharmacy students' scores that were previously reported in the literature. Thirty-four (26.1%) students participated in the optional survey. The results demonstrated perceived value of the online ethics series, with students indicating improved understanding, confidence, and ability to consider other perspectives when dealing with medical ethical dilemmas. SUMMARY: Implementing an online ethics series into a pharmacy curriculum failed to produce statistically significant increases in ethical thinking ability as measured by the DIT-2. However, students indicated a benefit from participating in the course as evidenced by responses to a post-course survey.

Research Content and Ethical Thinking of Public Health Ethics / 中国医学伦理学

This article outlines the arising, the research content, the related ethical issues and the future de-velopment of public health ethics. The related ethical issues contains the ethical issues of disease prevention and control, the ethical issues in group unit, the ethical issues in public health policy-making, the ethical issues un-der the influence of biological science, and ethics review issues related with the thinking methoods namely moderate diversity, avoiding the socialism and in a relationship. The last, the article points out the human subjects in bio-medical researches.

Application of Action Learning in Ethics Teaching For Operating Room Nursing Students / 中国医学伦理学

Objective:To explore the application effect of action learning for nursing ethic teaching in operating room.Methods:Total 94 nursing students were divided into two groups to compare the testing scores and the inci-dence of hidden security events .The control group underwent the traditional teaching method , and the experimental group taken Action learning .Results:The testing scores and the accurate rates of case analysis problem of the ex-perimental group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05).While the rate of hidden danger events of the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group ( P <0 .05 ) .Conclusion: Action learning can stimulate students′learning potential , improve the effect of learning , and reduce the incidence of secu-rity events.

What do paediatric trainees require from their clinical supervisors?

AIM: Clinical supervisors are appointed to ensure that medical trainees receive a satisfactory education, improve their academic orientation and develop professional attitudes. The aim of this study was to find out, from the paediatric trainee's perspective, how their clinical supervisor could best do that. METHODS: We conducted in-depth interviews with seven paediatric trainees in a university hospital. A template analysis of the transcribed data explored what trainees expect from their clinical supervisors and what they would change if they could. RESULTS: Trainees wanted the supervision process to begin with negotiating how their supervisory relationship would be structured and how the time could be used to best effect. They wanted their supervisors to provide them with stimulating, multifaceted guidance and encouragement and support a reflective approach that linked theory with practice. CONCLUSION: Trainees wanted their supervisors to support them as they took a reflective approach to their practical work and to help them to bridge theoretical and applied learning.

Significance of the Case-study Method in Practical Bioethics Education / 医学教育

Clinical cases requiring bioethical thinking and decision-making have become more complex owing to advances in medical technology and changes in family relationships. In addition, members of medical staff are asked to acquire the ability to think in terms of bioethics. For training in such ability, the use of case studies is important and essential. For a medical ethics class we created 30 cases involving communication between patients and physicians, changes in family relationships, and advanced medical technology, such as genetic diagnosis and gene therapy. We asked all second-year medical students of the Osaka University Medical School to think about these 30 cases and answer questionnaires about bioethics. We believe the case-study method is effective for training students in the ability to think in terms of bioethics.

The ethical thinking of the legislation issues and the legislative principles on new rural area cooperative medical system / 中国医学伦理学

There are necessities to the legislation of new rural area cooperative medical system as it impelled nationwide.For it is the system that guarantees peasants' basic medical rights and turns out to be part of China's social security.The key of the system construction is its legislation aspect.The first thing to consider is the necessity and feasibility of its legislation.Then comes to its legislative principles from the standpoint of legislative ethics,which is determined by its particularity that it faces to a majority of peasants concerning their public interest and so on.