Ethics has been defined as a systematic study of and reflection on morality. Systematic,
because it is a discipline that uses special methods and approaches to examine moral …

Medical Education 2010: 44: 864–873 Objectives Ethical reasoning in medicine is not well
understood and medical educators often find it difficult to justify what and how they teach …

In an attempt to be rational and objective, and, possibly, to avoid the charge of moral
relativism, ethicists seek to categorise and characterise ethical dilemmas. This approach is …

The ability to reason ethically is an extraordinarily important aspect of professionalism in any
field. Indeed, the greatest challenge in ethical professional practice involves resolving the …

We offer a systematic strategy that situates clinical ethical reasoning within the paradigm of
clinical reasoning. The trajectory of this strategy parallels clinical reasoning: a plain …

Background In the UK, higher education and health care providers share responsibility for
educating the workforce. The challenges facing health practice also face health education …

Abstract Practical Medical Ethics David Seedhouse The University of Liverpool, UK and
Lisetta Lovett St George's Hospital, Stafford, UK Creatively balancing philosophical theory …

Despite the dramatic increase over recent years in the research and teaching of medical
ethics, there exists no theoretical framework within which to conceptualize ethical problems …

Focusing on an area of growing concern amongst academics and clinicions, and combining
analysis with qualitative interview data, this text provides a thorough study of the ethical …

Clinical ethical reasoning and analysis are skills as central to good patient care as the
efficient application of biomedical knowledge to diagnosis and prognosis. However …