Essays about: "Dorothea Weiss"

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  1. 1. PRIMUM NON NOCERE : Medicine's Culture of Dealing with and Denial of the Occurrence of Medical Harm

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Dorothea Weiss; [2017]
    Keywords : failure; malpractice; nonmaleficence; patient safety; risk management; patient involvement; reconciliation; cost reduction;

    Abstract : The hippocratic principle "primum non nocere" (above all do no harm) has always been and still is the strong foundation of medical conduct. For a long time healthcare professionals created the image of infallibility of medicine. Even within the "closed" hierarchies mistakes and malpractice were never openly discussed. READ MORE