Ethics education in chiropractic colleges: a North American survey.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
; 35(6): 486-90, 2012 Jul.
Article
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| ID: mdl-22921330
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purposes of this study were to survey Council on Chiropractic Education-accredited chiropractic colleges in North America and to describe curricular details on the teaching of bioethics.METHODS:
A custom-designed survey was sent to chiropractic colleges. Total number of contact hours, whether the ethics was a stand-alone course or integrated elsewhere, type of instructor, and if there was a required or recommended course text were queried.RESULTS:
Of 19 surveys sent by mail, 15 surveys were returned. The average time in ethics instruction was 18.7 hours including lecture format, small group tutorial, and self-study. Chiropractic ethics education includes 8 areas of content (boundaries, law and jurisprudence, professionalism, basic ethic tenets/principles, ethical codes of conduct, prevention of financial and of sexual abuse, and resolving an ethical dilemma). Some colleges include content taught to students under the domain of law and jurisprudence.CONCLUSION:
The results of this survey indicate that there are opportunities to further develop the educational ethics program at Council on Chiropractic Education-accredited colleges. All colleges currently offer bioethics teaching. An expanded role for this content is recommended so as to offer optimal benefit for students and practitioners.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Quiroprática
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Currículo
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Ética Médica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá