Responsibility: From its conceptual foundations to its practical application in intensive care units

Abstract: 16. There has been a shift in the language of responsibility because the threat of malpractice litigation is encouraging physicians to assume a more responsible role in caring for their patients. Consequently, instead of paying attention to the moral dimension of this principle, profession...

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Autores principales:	Teixeira,Carla Margarida, Carvalho,Ana Sofia, Martins Pereira,Sandra
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile 2018
Materias:	professional ethics clinical ethics end-of-life care decision-making inter-personal relations professional-patient relationship.
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-569X2018000100047
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spelling	oai:scielo:S1726-569X20180001000472018-07-06Responsibility: From its conceptual foundations to its practical application in intensive care unitsTeixeira,Carla MargaridaCarvalho,Ana SofiaMartins Pereira,Sandra professional ethics clinical ethics end-of-life care decision-making inter-personal relations professional-patient relationship. Abstract: 16. There has been a shift in the language of responsibility because the threat of malpractice litigation is encouraging physicians to assume a more responsible role in caring for their patients. Consequently, instead of paying attention to the moral dimension of this principle, professionals are sometimes much more concerned about legal repercussions. This article aims therefore at analyzing the recent literature on responsibility in intensive care, focusing on its ethical dimension. By analyzing the contributions of Emmanuel Levinas, Hans Jonas and Paul Ricoeur, who placed special emphasis on the theme of “moral responsibility”, we will attempt to shed some light on this ethical principle within the specific context of Intensive Care Medicine. This paper underlines the importance of responsibility in order to draw attention to the need to establish an appropriate balance between autonomy and self/other-oriented responsibilities. A tridimensional approach is suggested to frame responsibility within the context of intensive care.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCentro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de ChileActa bioethica v.24 n.1 20182018-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1726-569X2018000100047en10.4067/S1726-569X2018000100047
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description	Abstract: 16. There has been a shift in the language of responsibility because the threat of malpractice litigation is encouraging physicians to assume a more responsible role in caring for their patients. Consequently, instead of paying attention to the moral dimension of this principle, professionals are sometimes much more concerned about legal repercussions. This article aims therefore at analyzing the recent literature on responsibility in intensive care, focusing on its ethical dimension. By analyzing the contributions of Emmanuel Levinas, Hans Jonas and Paul Ricoeur, who placed special emphasis on the theme of “moral responsibility”, we will attempt to shed some light on this ethical principle within the specific context of Intensive Care Medicine. This paper underlines the importance of responsibility in order to draw attention to the need to establish an appropriate balance between autonomy and self/other-oriented responsibilities. A tridimensional approach is suggested to frame responsibility within the context of intensive care.
author	Teixeira,Carla Margarida Carvalho,Ana Sofia Martins Pereira,Sandra
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title	Responsibility: From its conceptual foundations to its practical application in intensive care units
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publisher	Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios en Bioética, Universidad de Chile
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Responsibility: From its conceptual foundations to its practical application in intensive care units

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