National Ethics Committee Report: Disclosing Adverse ...

2003-04-29 · The second ethical argument favoring disclosure is based in a duty-based ethic. A duty-based ethic hold that health care professionals have a duty to be truthful to their patients, and by extension, a duty to disclose adverse events. There are three main sources for the professional duty of truth-telling. First, respect for patient autonomy requires that patients be provided with the ... ................
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