Biomedical ethics ppt

1. Institute of Technology
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Engineering and Medical Ethics
Lecture 1: Introduction to Ethics
University of Gondar
Email: mesfin.mihret@uog.edu.et

2. Engineering and medical ethics

3.  At the end of this lecture, you will be able to
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Learning Outcomes

4.  Values are specific:
• principles
• beliefs
• standards
• ideals
that one holds as
- important
- right
 Values exert major influence:
These shape:
our attitudes
motivate actions
What are values?

5.  Values are the rules by which one makes decisions:
- about right and wrong
- should and shouldn't do
- good and bad
 They are more than
words- they are:
- moral
- ethical
- professional
attributes of character - certain core values that must be
instilled in us
Importance of values and ethics

6.  Incredible damage that can be done when individuals lose
direction as they forget to practice values
 Values give us a moral compass
 We need them to make good and
wise decisions, especially
when we face tempting circumstances
My values give me directions

7. These values should:
- determine our character
- be central to our profession
- guide our lives as we serve our Nation
Outcome of values

8. Core values

9.  Be honest to the least bit
 don’t deceive, cheat or steal
 Be reliable
 do what you say
 Be conceiving
 have the courage to do/say
the right thing
 Be loyal
 stand by your family, friends, organization and
country
1. Be Trustworthy

10.  Take charge
 do what you are supposed to do
 Give your best
 never settle for everything less
than the best that you have
 Be self-disciplined
 practice responsible behavior
as a rule and exercise self-control
in difficult situations
 Be accountable for your choices
 think about the consequences before you act
2. Be Responsible

11.  Have a positive attitude towards all
 check your biases, prejudices, etc.
 Treat each and everyone with respect
 respect begets respect:
a fundamental human need
 Be considerate
 use good manners, not bad language
 Be flexible and tolerant
 recognize and handle differences in other beliefs, values,
standards, opinions, etc.
3. Show respect

12.  Play by rules in every situations
 whether win or lose
 Share what need to be
 information, resources, etc.,
even credit and blame
 Be open-mined
 handle conflict and negotiate
deals with a win-win strategy
 Be empathetic
 listen carefully for interjecting feelings with pure
objectivity
4. Be Fair

13.  Be concerned with others’ welfare
 undoubtedly one of man’s primary responsibilities in life
 Be forgiving
 say “no” to any ill-feelings that creep in or linger on in your
hear against any individual
 Be grateful
 express thanks for any assistance or favors you receive
 Be caring
 appreciate others’ personalities publicly whenever possible.
 restrict criticism to their non-conforming actions only and
in private (whenever possible)
5. Be Compassionate

14.  Get involved in community affairs
 do your share to make your community better in any
respect: healthcare, poverty alleviation
 Be a good neighbor
 go out of your way to always cooperate and ensure
harmony
 Respect authority
 obey laws and rules
 Keep your surroundings clean
 protect your environment
6. Be good citizen

15.  need to be a daily practice
 do what’s right whether someone is watching or not
 have a disciplined, balanced approach to life
7. Have integrity

16. R/ship b/n values vs performance
Values
Harmony in
Values
Discord in
Values
Positive Impact
On Performance
Negative Impact
On Performance

17.  Ethics refers to principles that define –
 behavior as right, good and proper
 well based standards of right and wrong that prescribe
what humans ought to do
Definition of Ethics

18.  “Values are what we judge to be right”
 individually or organizationally, values determine
what is right or what is wrong
 doing what is right or wrong is what we by ethics
 to behave ethically is to behave in a manner
consistent with what is right or moral
Values vs Ethics

19.  moral beliefs are actually habits learned as children
 adults develop habits over lifetime
 not all habits are right
 be tolerant of other people concepts, beliefs and
feelings
Ethics and personal standards

20.  Ethical qualities of effective leaders
 success requires a great deal of self-discipline and personal
stability
 all leadership decisions have ethical aspects and require moral
judgement
 Professional standards
 each profession has standards that members are expected to
follow
Ethical qualities and standards

21.  build confidence and self-respect
 distinguishes effective leaders from average or poor
leaders.
 leaders who make the right choices show ethical
courage and maturity
Right Choices

22.  About words
 what we say
 simply a written code
 framed belief
 an intention
What ethics is not only:

23. Money vs Ethics

24. The justification “Trap”

25.  Ethics is not concerned with the nature, origin, or
development of human conduct.
 It is concerned with the standard to which our conduct
should conduct
 ethics discusses the nature of human freedom.
 It investigates what constitutes good or bad, just or unjust
 Range of ethics includes sense of duty or moral
obligation and responsibility for actions.
The scope of Ethics

26.  Ethics is not a guidebook of moral values
 It seeks clarification of terms used in moral language
 Ethics deals with political, socioeconomic,
environmental, religious problems in terms of
highest good.
 our right actions have merit; the opposite is true.
Ethics enquires the criterion of merit and demerit. It
tries to identify what makes an action meritorious.
The scope of Ethics