An Ethical Evaluation Methodology for Clinical Cases

Authors

  • Vittoradolfo Tambone Author Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
  • Giampaolo Ghilardi Author

Keywords:

Ethics, ethical evaluation, methodology, moral object, clinical case (Source, DeCS, Bireme).

Abstract

In the present article, we introduce an ethical evaluation methodology for clinical cases. Although rejecting proceduralism as a system, we develop a procedure that eventually could be formalized as a flow chart to help carry out an ethical evaluation for clinical cases. We clarify the elements that constitute an ethical evaluation: aim (patient’s health), integration (action interconnections), and how the action is performed. We leave aside the aspect of intentions, focusing on the object of a medical action, arguing that the internal aim of a clinical action carries a moral value per se. Our evaluation system takes into account only objects and circumstances and their intrinsic morality, since we are dealing with the evaluation of a clinical case, and not with a personal and complete clinical action.

DOI: 10.5294/pebi.2016.20.1.5

 

 

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Published

2016-06-22

How to Cite

Tambone, V., & Ghilardi, G. (2016). An Ethical Evaluation Methodology for Clinical Cases. Persona Y Bioética, 20(1), 48–61. Retrieved from https://personaybioetica.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/personaybioetica/article/view/6449

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2016)

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