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  1. 1. The Physician’s Word Matters Most

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Feldtblad; Adam Karlsson; Matilda Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Agency Theory ⋅ Principal-Agent Relationship ⋅ Swedish Healthcare ⋅ Medical Ethics ⋅ Profession; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe how physicians are affected by and deal with conflicting interests between patients and superiors, regarding personal ethics and cost-effectiveness measures, using agency theory. More specifically, how superiors might affect given care by attempting to control the physician’s performance in the pursuit of saving money, while patients want the best treatment available. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social work with undocumented migrants: Services, Construction of needs and Problem-solving approaches of Civil Society Organizations in Gothenburg-Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Christine Caroline Isunu; [2018-10-15]
    Keywords : Social Work; Undocumented Migrants; Civil Society Organizations.;

    Abstract : As pride to the social work profession, social workers in the civil society honor the imperative to extend social work services to undocumented migrants by constructing this group as eligible and deserving within the civil society space. The aim of the study was to deepen understanding of social work practice with undocumented migrants by inquiring into the services, construction of needs and problem-solving approaches of civil society organizations in Gothenburg, Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Professional Medical Ethicist: A Weed or Desired Member in Medical Ethics Debates?

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Emmanuel Dare Animasaun; [2006]
    Keywords : Medical Ethics Debates; Medical Ethicist; Consultants Experts; Medical Ethics Profession; Moral Problems; Medical Ethics Committees;

    Abstract : We now live in an era of experts on virtually everything, among which we have professional medical ethicists, who gained prominence in the late 60s due to dramatic advances in medical technology. Before then, medical ethics issues were not thought as separable from the warp and woof of the everyday life. READ MORE

  5. 4. Professional Integrity and the Dilemma in Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS)

    University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

    Author : Christian Chidi Echewodo; [2004]
    Keywords : Ethics; Professional Integrity; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Euthanasia; Morality; Principle of Autonomy; Principle of Beneficence; Etik;

    Abstract : There is no stronger or more enduring prohibition in medicine than the rule against the killing of patients by doctors. This prohibition is rooted in some medical codes and principles. Out standing among the principles surrounding these prohibitions are the principles of beneficence and non-maleficience. READ MORE