The virtues of limits and environmental sustainability in healthcare.

IF 1.7 2区哲学 Q2 ETHICS

Bioethics Pub Date : 2025-01-22 DOI:10.1111/bioe.13382

Xavier Symons

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Abstract

The spectre of human-induced climate change has drawn attention to the need to discover new, environmentally sustainable approaches to healthcare. This article draws upon David McPherson's The Virtues of Limits (2021) to develop a virtue ethics for sustainability in healthcare. I explore how a virtuous appreciation of the value of healthcare resources can lead us to exercise stewardship in our use of those resources, whereas a failure to appreciate the value of resources can lead to irresponsible and unsustainable patterns of use. I close with some recommendations of how health systems might go about facilitating the cultivation of the virtues of sustainable health practice.

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医疗保健中的限制和环境可持续性的优点。

人类引起的气候变化的幽灵引起了人们对发现新的、环境可持续的医疗保健方法的关注。本文借鉴了大卫·麦克弗森的《极限的美德》（2021），为医疗保健的可持续性发展了一种美德伦理。我探讨了对医疗资源价值的良性评价如何引导我们在使用这些资源时进行管理，而未能认识到资源的价值可能导致不负责任和不可持续的使用模式。最后，我就卫生系统如何促进培养可持续卫生实践的优点提出了一些建议。

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Bioethics 医学-医学：伦理

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

9.10%

发文量

127

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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