APPENDIX: Cases by Specialty
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2010
Summary
A. Adult primary care – cases are found in the following chapters: patient welfare, patient autonomy, honesty with patients, managing conflicts of interest, and commitment to professional responsibilities. Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under social justice and improving quality of care.
B. Internal medicine – cases are found in the following chapters: patient autonomy (oncology), patient autonomy (nephrology), social justice (cardiology), patient confidentiality (infectious disease), improving quality of care (gastroenterology, endocrinology, hospital medicine), and professional responsibilities (pulmonary medicine). Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under patient autonomy, maintaining appropriate relations with patients, and commitment to a just distribution of finite resources.
C. Obstetrics and gynecology – cases are found in the following chapters: patient welfare, social justice, patient confidentiality, improving quality of care, managing conflicts of interest. Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under social justice, maintaining appropriate relations with patients, and honesty with patients.
D. Pediatrics – cases are found in the following chapters: patient welfare, patient autonomy, social justice, honesty with patients, patient confidentiality, and professional responsibilities. Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under patient welfare, and patient confidentiality.
E. Psychiatry – cases are found in the following chapters: patient welfare, patient autonomy, social justice, honesty with patients, patient confidentiality, and improving quality of care. Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under patient welfare, managing conflicts of interest, and professional responsibilities.
F. Surgery – cases are found in the following chapters: patient welfare, social justice, honesty with patients, and managing conflicts of interest.Cases are also found in Chapter 2 under patient autonomy, commitment to scientific knowledge, and professional responsibilities.
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- Professionalism in MedicineA Case-Based Guide for Medical Students, pp. 453 - 454Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009