Bioethics Curricula - Summary

Key Issue	Curricular Objectives	Paradigm Case	Pedagogic Method
Truth Telling	To be able to use arguments supporting truth telling To recognize exceptions to truth telling	Don't tell my husband he has cancer	Standardized patient (SP) discussion
Consent and Capactiy	To know the ethical, legal and policy justifications for consent, and the elements of consent To be able to negotiate a refusal of life-sustaining treatment	Refusal of amputation	SP discussion
Disclosure	To know the elements of disclosure, and the standards for disclosure To be able to perform a competent disclosure regarding a proposed treatment	Carotid endarterectomy	SP discussion
Substitute Decision-Making	To know the justification for substitute decision-making To be able to perform substitute decision-making, including in an emergency	Blood transfusion for an unconscious child of a Jehovah's Witness	SP/Case discussion
Confidentiality	To know the basis for fiduciary duties To understand the duty to treat To understand the obligation of confidentiality To understand the exceptions to confidentiality	Elevator talk HIV	Case discussion
Conflict of Interest	To understand fiduciary duties To know the distinction between primary and secondary interests To be able to discuss methods of resolving or managing conflicts of interest	Finder's fee for research	Case discussion
Surgical Competence	To know the definition of surgical competence To know the standard of competence To be able to describe the appropriate management of deficiencies of competence	Dr. I has a problem in the operating room	Case discussion
End of Life	To become familiar with the definitions, distinctions, and legal status of euthanasia, assisted suicide, palliative care, and decisions to forego life-sustaining treatment To develop a framework for managing end of life issues in surgical patients	Morrison	Case discussion
Resource Allocation	To be able to discuss resource allocation and justice To recognize morally relevant criteria for resource allocation To recognize legally proscribed criteria for resource allocation	Transplantation No beds in ICU	Case discussion
Research Ethics	To develop a framework for understanding the ethical issues raised by performing research in human subjects To understand the concept of clinical equipoise To understand the procedural requirements for conducting a clinical research study	Trial of a new laparoscopic fixation technique	Case discussion

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Bioethics Curricula - Summary

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