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Relationships of ethics in health sciences: four more principles reach

Abstract:

Professionals from different health areas have strengthened habits related to lack of consideration and cordial treatment with patients and colleagues, suggesting that the practice of professional ethics is not applied as a relevant quality in health care. On the other hand, in Ecuador there have been countless lawsuits due to medical malpractice and lack of ethical and moral values in the exercise of health. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 47 students and 10 teachers from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of a university in Ecuador, to whom an instrument was applied in order to know the practice of the 4 basic principles of bioethics (autonomy, beneficence, no - maleficence and justice) and analyze the importance of ethics in university education. It was observed that a high proportion of dentistry teachers apply bioethics in their professional work, with less emphasis on the principle of non-maleficence, they refer not to remember the rights of the patient in the event of a malpractice claim and to ignore civil and criminal liability. While the students showed an acceptable level in the principles of autonomy and beneficence but few apply the principles of non-maleficence and justice, likewise, most of them lack knowledge about deontology, codes of medical ethics in Ecuador and laws that govern the professional practice of dentistry, being necessary to strengthen university teaching training in bioethics and optimize programs and learning strategies in bioethics and dental ethics.