Medical Ethics

Dabota Yvonne Buowari, Cephas Nigeria

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Abstract

Medical ethics is very important at this time of medicine due to the covid-19 pandemic which has caused a lot of mortality and morbidity world wide. Medical is important in guiding clinicians and other healthcare workers not to cause harm while caring out their duties. There are various aspects of medical ethics such as negligence, do not cause harm, beneficent and others. Not practicing medical ethics has caused some physicians to face litigation by their patients and clients and also face medical disciplinary boards. Some have even been suspended from medical practice for a number of months or years or even have their names struck off from the register of the licensing board of their country.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBioethics in Medicine and Society
EditorsThomas T Heston, Sujoy Ray
PublisherIntechOpen publisher
Chapter21
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-83881-179-2
ISBN (Print)978-1-83881-177-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Dec 2020

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