Ethics in Hearing Healthcare: Strategies for Ethical Solutions (approved in CA)-Ethics in Hearing Healthcare: Strategies for Ethical Solutions Slides

Ethics in Hearing Healthcare: Strategies for Ethical Solutions Slides

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The document discusses ethics in hearing healthcare and provides strategies for ethical solutions. It starts by defining terms such as ethics, morality, law, bioethics, and ethical dilemma. The presenter explains that ethics is a set of moral principles that govern an individual's actions, while morality is what people believe to be right and good. The document also emphasizes the importance of laws in protecting the welfare and safety of society.<br /><br />The document includes two scenarios: one about a poorly fit user of hearing aids and another about Hillary Clinton's personal email server. Through audience polls, it raises questions about the legality, morality, and ethics of these situations. The presenter then introduces the concept of bioethics, which refers to moral issues arising from modern medicine and medical research. The audience is encouraged to explore various ethical theories, such as deontology, consequentialism, utilitarian ethics, intuitionism, and rights ethics, to help analyze and make ethical decisions.<br /><br />Cultural differences and stereotypes are also discussed, emphasizing the need to avoid oversimplifications and generalizations. The document presents ethical principles, including autonomy, veracity, privacy/confidentiality, beneficence/nonmaleficence, fidelity, and justice. It provides an example of a decision-making model (ADPIE) and highlights the importance of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in ethical decision-making.<br /><br />In conclusion, the document encourages attendees to ask questions and provides contact information for further information or obtaining a CE credit for the webinar.

Keywords

ethics in hearing healthcare

ethical solutions

bioethics

ethical dilemma

ethical theories

cultural differences

ethical principles

decision-making model

assessment

webinar