%0 Journal Article
%T Principles of medical ethics: implications for the disclosure of medical errors
%A Hannawa AF
%J Medicolegal and Bioethics
%D 2012
%I 
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MB.S25040
%X inciples of medical ethics: implications for the disclosure of medical errors Perspectives (1411) Total Article Views Authors: Hannawa AF Published Date July 2012 Volume 2012:2 Pages 1 - 11 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MB.S25040 Received: 06 June 2012 Accepted: 29 June 2012 Published: 27 July 2012 Annegret F Hannawa Institute of Communication and Health, Faculty of Communication Sciences, University of Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland Abstract: This review merges interdisciplinary perspectives from communication, law, and medical ethics to advance theoretically framed standards for error disclosure. The standards reflect ethical conduct in respect to providers¡¯ decisions to disclose and their performance of error disclosures. Furthermore, the review operationalizes a list of communicative elements that implement these standards in light of communication competence theory. This work is among the first attempts to justify ethically the disclosure of error-induced adverse events and close calls, facilitating a significant contribution to medical ethics research and practice.
%K medical ethics
%K disclosure
%K medical errors
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