Ethical Aspects in Medical Practice: Investigation of Ethical Dilemmas and Principles Related to Medical Practice

Abstract

Medical ethics or medical deontology is a set of ethical norms and principles of behavior of medical workers in the performance of their professional duties, i.e. deontology provides mainly norms of relationships with the patient. In the medical understanding, deontology is the teaching of legal, professional and moral duties and rules of conduct of a medical worker in relation to a patient. In addition, deontology establishes norms of relationships between medical professionals and relatives of patients, as well as between colleagues in the medical team. The article is a study of ethical aspects related to medical practice. Doctors and other medical professionals face many ethical dilemmas that require making difficult decisions in their daily work. The purpose of this study is to analyze various ethical problems faced by medical professionals and identify the basic ethical principles that help them make decisions in these situations. A medical worker should always remember about the patient, have the ability to conquer and subdue the soul of the patient. The core issues of medical ethics and deontology are the relationship between a medical worker and a patient. The personality and appearance of a medical worker are determined by the economic, political and social conditions of the society in which he works. The paper discusses several ethical dilemmas faced by doctors, such as confidentiality and protection of patients' personal data, principles of fairness and accessibility of medical care, as well as ethical issues that arise when making decisions about consultations, consent to treatment and termination of a patient's life. It also examines the various ethical principles that medical personnel apply to solve these dilemmas, such as the principles of benevolence, non-harm, respect for patient autonomy and justice.