Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Role of Bioethics in Health Care Education

Emmanuel Ahmed^* Department of Advanced Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
^*Correspondence: Emmanuel Ahmed, Department of Advanced Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan, Email:

Received: 17-Oct-2022, Manuscript No. JCRB-22-19189; Editor assigned: 19-Oct-2022, Pre QC No. JCRB-22-19189 (PQ); Reviewed: 31-Oct-2022, QC No. JCRB-22-19189; Revised: 07-Nov-2022, Manuscript No. JCRB-22-19189 (R); Published: 17-Nov-2022, DOI: 10.35248/2155-9627.22.13.447

Description

Healthcare ethics is concerned with ethical issues in the fields of health care, medicine, and science. Ethical codes and their application date back to the ancient world. In the current scenario, both medical advancement and challenges for healthcare providers to deal with ethical issues are increasing at the same rate. As a result, the undeniably important role of bioethics emerges here. Bioethics in healthcare promotes understanding and knowledge of medical practice among healthcare professionals. Medical professionals are capable of adhering to ethical codes while practicing, particularly when dealing with issues, with an emphasis on the ethical aspects of bioethics. Because ethical tribulations are linked with issues in medical care, the application of bioethics can significantly improve our country's healthcare system.

Bioethics is concerned with medical ethics and the study of the balance of benefits, harms, and duties. It has an impact on both patients and health professionals. The importance of bioethics varies from birth to death. Bioethics is a synthesis of scientific and humanistic components that does not require the acceptance of certain long-established standards that are fundamental to medical ethics. Bioethics contributes to patient’s rights and responsibilities as individuals. Its significance is replicated in various sectors, such as medical care, research, and the overall community. Communication is both an art and a fundamental tool in medical practice. Because there are different gradients in terms of morals and education that an individual possesses in a specific zone, teaching ethics cannot be treated as an exact science. One of the most important goals of bioethics is to promote critical thinking. Each person's morals and ethics are influenced by his or her life environment and childhood experiences. With regard to bioethics in education, it is critical to understand the various concepts contained in the former in order to focus on a specific area that would be applicable in education.

For the best service delivery, ethical conflicts should be identified and resolved through effective communication between clients, healthcare providers, and client attendants. Healthcare professionals must avoid conflicts of interest because it is their ethical responsibility not to engage in such situations.

Conclusion

Medical professionals must be informed and clear about bioethics because it deals with health-care issues such as cloning, stem cell research, euthanasia, abortion, and other similar issues. Establishment of an ethics committee in each institute with qualified personnel in charge of the relevant subject; this includes medical, non-medical, scientific, and non-scientific personnel. These can be accomplished by enacting policies that address the ethical issues that arise frequently in our healthcare system. Every organisation, both public and private, should adhere to ethical principles and identify issues for resolution. Given the importance of bioethics in healthcare, it is imperative that it be implemented and practised in the Pakistani medical system. In this case, it is the responsibility of health professionals to work on ethical quandaries, particularly in research involving human subjects, in order to justify the ethical principles involved. Legal threats can be better avoided if health and medical organisations work on a bioethical agenda. By applying bioethical principles to the field of medicine, we can ensure that the general public benefits from it.