ABSTRACT
Recent social developments, such as demographic change, skill shortages and new medical technologies, have necessitated a transition in the traditional roles of health-care professions. New forms of division of labour and inter-professional health-care education are emerging while at the same time ethical challenges, such as corruption and conflicts of interest, have to be mastered. This book addresses historical, conceptual and empirical aspects of professionalism and inter-professionalism in health care from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. The work is divided into five sections: historical and societal aspects of health care professions; learning and teaching medical professionalism; transformation of health care professions; professional leadership and team decision-making in health care; and ethical challenges to health care professionalism. The final chapter integrates the main ideas and perspectives on health-care professionalism which have been developed throughout the book and highlights how the work in the diverse disciplines is interrelated. The book will be a valuable reference for the many researchers and students with an interest in medical ethics, professionalism and comparative systems of healthcare.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|29 pages
Historical and societal aspects of healthcare professions
chapter 2|16 pages
A shifting focus from patients to employees
chapter 3|11 pages
How to write a letter
part II|34 pages
Learning and teaching healthcare professionalism
chapter 4|13 pages
Collaborative decision-making
chapter 5|19 pages
The Regensburg Model (‘Pain Care Manager’)
part III|39 pages
Transformation of healthcare professions
chapter 7|12 pages
Transformation of the role of healthcare ethics committees and the concept of clinical ethics in Belarus
part IV|38 pages
Professional leadership and team decision-making in healthcare
chapter 9|13 pages
Substituted or supported decisions?
chapter 11|11 pages
Cooperation between managers and the medical profession in the context of strategic decision-making in non-profit hospitals
part V|32 pages
Ethical challenges to healthcare professionalism