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Nieuwe ethische richtlijn Thyroidology (ATA)

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Clinical and Professional Ethics Guidelines for the Practice of Thyroidology

I. PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL DUTIES TO PATIENTS
(a) Equality
Patients should be treated respectfully and equally, regardless
of health status, socioeconomic, cultural, and religious
backgrounds, age, insurance status, lifestyle, or gender.
For example, while cultural competence is now typically part
of hospital culture, patients with obesity, or those with a
history of addictions, frequently report overt discrimination
by healthcare providers.

(b) Competence
Physicians have an ethical and legal duty to remain competent
in their field, and not to cross practice boundaries
without sufficient training or knowledge. When appropriate,
referral to other subspecialists who may be better able to meet
a patient’s needs respects physician integrity and veracity. For
example, physicians with no training in endocrinology should
not promote themselves as thyroid specialists.

(h) Treatment of Family Members
There is broad professional consensus that physicians
should not treat family members because of serious conflicts
of commitment that may interfere with objectivity and sound
medical care (9). There are, however, situations where it is
permissible to treat immediate family members, such as in an
emergency or in isolated settings where no other physician is
available, or when the medical intervention is of significantly
low risk in relation to potential benefits (9). In the context of
thyroid disease, there may be no thyroid expert available in
some geographic areas; in such instances, it would be permissible
to establish peer oversight with a similarly trained
clinical colleague to review treatment plans and goals and
correct problems caused by subjectivity or bias.



Link > gehele artikel:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10 ... .2013.0124