1. Ethics and the medical practitioner Dr Sanjaya Hulathduwa MBBS, MD, DLM, DMJ Path(Lond) DMJ Clin(Lond), Dip. Crim MFFLF(UK) Senior Lecturer Head-Dept. of Forensic Medicine Medico legal module 21 st batch June 2014

2. This topic will be discussed under: a. basic principles in medical ethics b. ethics and the medical practitioner

3. Basic principles in medical ethics 1.Non maleficence 2.Beneficence 3.Autonomy 4.Justice 5.Privacy  What happens when these principles clash/conflict with each other?

4. Ethics and the medical practitioner Ethical codes are guidelines by which persons measure the honourable behaviour/standards of a profession. Most ethical codes have 3 components 1.Standards of professional competence 2. Standards of professional integrity 3. Accepted professional procedures/etiquette

5. Hippocratic Oath Document prepared by the Australian Medical Association Declaration of Geneva International Code of Medical Ethics (WMA)

6. Rights of the patients (Declaration of Lisbon)

7. Duties of a Medical Officer 1.Duties towards patients 2. Duties towards colleagues/fellow doctors 3. Duties towards the society