The Educational Needs and Contents of Continuing Medical Education on Biomedical Ethics in Taiwan

Yen-Yuan Chen ； Ming-Been Lee ； Yu-Hui Kao ； Tai-Yuan Chiu

《Journal of Medical Education》 15卷3期 (2011/09) Pp. 270-280

https://doi.org/10.6145/jme.201109_15(3).0006

並列摘要

Compared to the biomedical ethics education in North America/Europe, the history of formal biomedical ethics education in East Asia is relatively shorter and is still being continuously developed. It has been recognized that the societal values in North America/ Europe mainly stress individual autonomy, while the societal values in East Asian countries, as well as in Taiwan, mainly emphasize familial autonomy, honoring the value of harmonious dependence. Therefore, as compared to the health care professionals in North America/Europe, those in East Asian countries may have different interests on educational needs for biomedical ethics, as well as the ways of resolving biomedical ethical conflicts. This study was conducted to explore the educational needs and contents of continuing medical education (CME) on biomedical ethics. Data from the Taiwan Medical Association for CME courses on gender issues, infection control, medical law, quality of care, and biomedical ethics from 2008 to 2009 were collected and analyzed, with a particular focus on the CME courses for biomedical ethics. Our study identified a lack of the CME courses with regards to Confucianism, and on ethical issues related to informal payments to physicians. In addition, the result that no CME courses dedicated material to one's responsibilities to medical profession, particularly the ethical issues associated with reporting incompetent colleagues and reporting unethical conducts by colleagues, may highlight the societal value and the Confucian ideal of interpersonal harmony in Taiwan, as well as in other East Asian countries.

並列關鍵字

biomedical ethics ； continuing medical education ； Confucianism ； self-determination ； individual autonomy

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