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- Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 1 Professional Ethics in Medicine
- Chapter 2 Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 3 Decision Making By, With, and For Patients
- Chapter 4 Confidentiality
- Chapter 5 Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment
- Section 2 Pedagogy of Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Section 3 Professionally Responsible Clinical Practice
- Section 4 Professionally Responsible Leadership
- Section 5 Professionally Responsible Innovation and Research
- Section 6 Professionally Responsible Health Policy and Advocacy
- Glossary of Key Concepts
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Decision Making By, With, and For Patients
from Section 1 - Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 November 2019
- Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section 1 Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 1 Professional Ethics in Medicine
- Chapter 2 Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chapter 3 Decision Making By, With, and For Patients
- Chapter 4 Confidentiality
- Chapter 5 Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Commitment
- Section 2 Pedagogy of Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Section 3 Professionally Responsible Clinical Practice
- Section 4 Professionally Responsible Leadership
- Section 5 Professionally Responsible Innovation and Research
- Section 6 Professionally Responsible Health Policy and Advocacy
- Glossary of Key Concepts
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter provides an ethical framework for decision making by, with, and for patients on a continuum of simple consent, informed consent, assisted decision making, assent, and surrogate decision making.
In clinical practice, innovation, and research, decision making always has the goal of a decision for the patient. Most of the time decision making has the additional goal of a decision by and with the patient. This is the goal for female patients and pregnant patients who have the capacity to participate in decision making, i.e., most patients.
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- Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology , pp. 45 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019