The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Main Author: Isaila, Oana Maria
Publication Date: 2020
Other Authors: Hostiuc, Sorin
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Summary:  The duty to treat has been at the center of the moral and public debate surrounding the physician-patient relationship, especially in epidemics. The topic of discussion may be the physician who “fights” (the “hero physician”), the contaminated professional, the doctor who refuses to treat or the resigning physician. This may increase potential conflicts between the physicians’ individual values and those of their patients, conflicts that can have personal and social consequences. Doctors implicitly assume that treating patients may generate risks for his/her own well-being, but none should accept risks related to insufficient protective equipment or inappropriate protocols, or other external causes that unjustifiably increase them. Everybody involved in healthcare has the duty to minimize the risks imposed on the patient; otherwise not only physicians are at risk, but also patients and society, which could receive less healthcare or even develop other diseases. Keywords: Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
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spelling The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemicEl deber de tratar en el contexto de la pandemia de covid-19The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemicCoronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.Infecciones por coronavirus. Pandemias. Riesgo. Beneficencia.Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence. The duty to treat has been at the center of the moral and public debate surrounding the physician-patient relationship, especially in epidemics. The topic of discussion may be the physician who “fights” (the “hero physician”), the contaminated professional, the doctor who refuses to treat or the resigning physician. This may increase potential conflicts between the physicians’ individual values and those of their patients, conflicts that can have personal and social consequences. Doctors implicitly assume that treating patients may generate risks for his/her own well-being, but none should accept risks related to insufficient protective equipment or inappropriate protocols, or other external causes that unjustifiably increase them. Everybody involved in healthcare has the duty to minimize the risks imposed on the patient; otherwise not only physicians are at risk, but also patients and society, which could receive less healthcare or even develop other diseases. Keywords: Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.El deber de tratar está en el centro del debate moral y público que rodea la relación médico-paciente, especialmente en epidemias. El tema de discusión puede ser el médico que “lucha” (el “médico héroe”), el médico contaminado, el médico que se niega a tratar o el médico que renuncia. Este aumento de posi-bles conflictos entre los valores del profesional y del paciente puede tener consecuencias personales y sociales. Todo médico acepta, implícitamente, que su trabajo puede poner en riesgo su bienestar, pero ningún profisional debe aceptar los riesgos causados por un equipo de protección insuficiente, por pro-tocolos inapropiados u otras causas externas. Todos los involucrados tienen el deber de minimizar los riesgos al paciente, ya que de lo contrario no solo el médico está en riesgo, sino también toda la socie-dad, visto que los pacientes pueden recibir menos atención médica o desarrollar más enfermedades.  The duty to treat has been at the center of the moral and public debate surrounding the physician-patient relationship, especially in epidemics. The topic of discussion may be the physician who “fights” (the “hero physician”), the contaminated professional, the doctor who refuses to treat or the resigning physician. This may increase potential conflicts between the physicians’ individual values and those of their patients, conflicts that can have personal and social consequences. Doctors implicitly assume that treating patients may generate risks for his/her own well-being, but none should accept risks related to insufficient protective equipment or inappropriate protocols, or other external causes that unjustifiably increase them. Everybody involved in healthcare has the duty to minimize the risks imposed on the patient; otherwise not only physicians are at risk, but also patients and society, which could receive less healthcare or even develop other diseases. CFM2020-09-21info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionAvaliado por Paresapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2581Revista Bioética; Vol. 28 No. 3 (2020): Revista Bioética 28(3)Revista Bioética; Vol. 28 Núm. 3 (2020): Revista Bioética 28(3)Revista Bioética; v. 28 n. 3 (2020): Revista Bioética 28(3)1983-80341983-8042reponame:Revista Bioética (online)instname:Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM)instacron:CFMengspaporhttps://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2581/2410https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2581/2432https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2581/2458Copyright (c) 2020 Revista Bioéticainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIsaila, Oana MariaHostiuc, Sorin2020-09-21T16:17:11Zoai:ojs.emnuvens.com.br:article/2581Revistahttps://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioeticaPUBhttps://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/oaibioetica@portalmedico.org.br||revistabioetica@gmail.com1983-80421983-8034opendoar:2020-09-21T16:17:11Revista Bioética (online) - Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
El deber de tratar en el contexto de la pandemia de covid-19
The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
title The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
spellingShingle The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
Isaila, Oana Maria
Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
Infecciones por coronavirus. Pandemias. Riesgo. Beneficencia.
Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
title_short The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
title_sort The duty to treat in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
author Isaila, Oana Maria
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Hostiuc, Sorin
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Hostiuc, Sorin
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
Infecciones por coronavirus. Pandemias. Riesgo. Beneficencia.
Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
topic Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
Infecciones por coronavirus. Pandemias. Riesgo. Beneficencia.
Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
description  The duty to treat has been at the center of the moral and public debate surrounding the physician-patient relationship, especially in epidemics. The topic of discussion may be the physician who “fights” (the “hero physician”), the contaminated professional, the doctor who refuses to treat or the resigning physician. This may increase potential conflicts between the physicians’ individual values and those of their patients, conflicts that can have personal and social consequences. Doctors implicitly assume that treating patients may generate risks for his/her own well-being, but none should accept risks related to insufficient protective equipment or inappropriate protocols, or other external causes that unjustifiably increase them. Everybody involved in healthcare has the duty to minimize the risks imposed on the patient; otherwise not only physicians are at risk, but also patients and society, which could receive less healthcare or even develop other diseases. Keywords: Coronavirus infections. Pandemics. Risk. Beneficence.
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