Abstract

La enseñanza de la ética moderna. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 1999, vol.25, n.2, pp.166-177. ISSN 0864-3466.

Due to its importance, the study underlined the influence of positivism and of utilitarian ethics, the emergence of "bioethics" and bioethics research centers, and the changes in the way of addressing ethical-medical problems. Also, the political-economic changes, the state involvement in health care and the change toward socialized medicine were reviewed. Likewise, in the educational area the study analyzed the importance of professional profile and the influence of conductivism. In the field of knowlege, it dealt with the profound scientific-technological changes in the last few decades, the greater participation of patients in the decision-making involving their health and the impact of press and TV on dissemination of achievements and failures in the medical care area. The second part explored as a consequence of the above-mentioned, the need for the teaching of bioethics, the educational objectives involved, the educational strategies which are being used in various places and the possible ways of evaluating the learning process.

Keywords : ETHICS, MEDICAL [education]; TEACHING.

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