Professional integrity requires medical practitioners to practice according to the best medical and ethical standards in different field of medical care, research, and education. Professional authority would not justify doctors to overstep the ethical boundaries even if the medical decision is scientifically sound. Physicians should be informed about ethical principles and guidelines and put th...

The scope of health research has increased considerably during the last three to four decades, both geographically and regarding the range of disciplines participating in biomedical research. In other words cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary projects are much more common in the World's biomedical research of today. For the large part that involves human research subjects, ethics based on fun...

Ethical codes such as CASLPA’s Canon of Ethics ensure that clients’ rights are protected over and above what is simply prescribed by law. However, ethical dilemmas often arise in everyday practice for which the canon does not provide specific guidance. For example, is there a moral cost to the quest towards acquiring a better voice or dialect, or “reducing” one’s accent? Four principles of clin...

Ethical codes such as CASLPA's Canon of Ethics ensure that clients' rights are protected over and above what is simply prescribed by law. However, ethical dilemmas often arise in everyday practice for which the canon does not provide specific guidance. For example, is there a moral cost to the quest towards acquiring a better voice or dialect, or "reducing" one's accent? Four principles of clin...

INTRODUCTION Nursing profession requires knowledge of ethics to guide performance. The nature of this profession necessitates ethical care more than routine care. Today, worldwide definition of professional ethic code has been done based on human and ethical issues in the communication between nurse and patient. To improve all dimensions of nursing, we need to respect ethic codes. The aim of th...