Burroughs Wellcome and “Ethics and Big Pharma” a) Consumer Activist perspective b) Business perspective 1. Should Big Pharma focus on the creation of shareholder value‚ the classic objective of business entities‚ or should this focus be mitigated by the “needs” of patients primarily‚ but also citizens in general? a) Consumer Activist perspective: I believe governments have a strong social and moral responsibility to all its citizens to allow the opportunity of accessing health
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Counselors’ insensitivity toward gay people: Consequences and how to avoid it All professionals in the health field are governed by codes of ethics. These codes exist to well protect the welfare of the patient or client; but also to safeguard professionals of possible legal actions against them. Ethical codes should to be followed to the letter. In the area of psychological counseling‚ ethical dilemmas‚ consequences‚ responsibilities‚ and solutions should be considered prior to events take place;
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Explain the importance of possessing a good work ethic (minimum 250 words). I believe a good work ethic is a trait that all police officers working in a line of duty should possess because it’s a very key trait in the numerous factors a police officer would encounter during his daily duty. As a police officer you encounter numerous
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would be purity. If Tom were to tell on Brenda‚ he would be hurting Brenda and Mary‚ but he would also be causing small increases in unknown happiness to the community (school leavers and their families‚ police‚ the community). Kantian ethics Under Kantian Ethics‚ Tom should be talking to Michael and explaining the situation to him‚ as he is focusing on his duty to do what is morally right‚ regardless of the consequences (QUT‚ 2011). Universal Acceptability is followed as telling Michael the truth
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Sept. 29‚ 2006 US Court of Appeals‚ Federal Circuit TEG- Paradigm Environmental‚ INC. v United States (HUD) Issue: Whether the contract specifications or TEG’s work plan controlled the terms of TEG’s contract performance in regards to standards for asbestos removal. Rule: “”The language of the contract must be given that meaning that would be derived from the contract by a reasonably intelligent person acquainted with the contemporaneous circumstances””. Trade practice and custom may not be used
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CASE BRIEFS: LEGAL ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW CASE AUTHORITY 5th Semester 1. Togstad v. Vesely‚ Otto‚ Miller & Keefe‚ (1980) Facts: Mr. Togstad was paralyzed by negligent doctors. Mrs. Togstad approached Miller seeking legal advice on her malpractice case. After a standard interview‚ Miller stated that he didn’t think that she had a case. However‚ Miller never ordered medical records‚ nor did he advise her of the two-year statute of limitations. Mrs. Togstad relied on Miller’s
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Association of Social Workers‚ it is a social workers duty to meet the basic needs of all human beings including those who are vulnerable‚ oppressed and living in poverty (NASW‚ n.d.). To better perform their duties‚ social workers have a strict code of ethics that they need to follow that accounts for the well-being of their clients including mental illnesses. Social workers practice in many different settings such as in hospitals‚ clinics‚ nursing homes and even in prisons. These practices are provided
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The American Holistic Nurse Association Position statement on Holistic Nursing Ethics informs us of several pertinent standards of care in disastrous conditions; we will review how the Nurses and Society approach applies in desolate times. Nurses and society emphasizes nurse working along with fellow citizens to begin and sustain activity to meet the health and social needs of others (Dossey & Keegan‚ 2016‚ p. 126). This is especially important in times of disasters; it appears as an innate response
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Family Therapy (2015)‚ counselors need to refrain from discrimination when working with diverse clients (Association for Marriage and Family Therapy‚ 2015)‚ when it comes to the client’s age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ and their nationality (Code of Ethics
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discriminatory is one that is same for members of both genders. On the other hand‚ the motive for the dress code was to distinguish men from women. That act of distinguishing men from women was discriminatory in nature‚ and it went against the dress code ethics. The motive for distinguishing men from women is not said. Both men and women were doing the same type of job; it‚ therefore‚ means that there was no need for distinguishing them. Telling women to wear smocks and men not to wear it was discriminatory
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