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Risk 142 : Ethical Aspects of Placebos

Credit Hours(s)2.0

InstructorsPeter Van Tyle, Esq

Price$40.00 USD

Format(s)AudioVisual Course

Educational Objectives

Identify ethical and legal prohibitions against patient deception, misinformation, exaggerating healthcare cures, guaranteeing treatment results, and dishonesty.
Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate communications and medical file entries describing patients' healthcare prognoses and progress.
Explain scientific literature linking patients' attitude and mental states to healthcare outcomes.
Illustrate placebo-enhancing doctor-patient interactions that comply with states' prohibitions against deception and misinformation.
Give examples where ethical patient encouragement authentically fosters positive mental states that promote desired patient outcomes.
Express why patient communications must be consistent with medical file entries regarding prognoses and patient progress.
Explain office procedures and staff training likely to optimize health-promoting ethical patient communication and the documentation thereof.

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