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BENEFICENCE PRINCIPLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ethics and Morals
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- best interest standard
1, record 1, English, best%20interest%20standard
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The beneficence principle on which must be based any decision relating to a patient who is unable to express his or her wishes. 1, record 1, English, - best%20interest%20standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
best interest standard: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 2, record 1, English, - best%20interest%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éthique et Morale
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère de l'intérêt supérieur
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principe de l'intérêt véritable 1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20l%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20v%C3%A9ritable
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe de bienfaisance sur lequel doit se fonder toute décision concernant un patient inapte à exprimer sa volonté. 1, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
critère de l'intérêt supérieur; principe de l'intérêt véritable : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 2, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Medicine
- Ethics and Morals
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- principle of beneficence
1, record 2, English, principle%20of%20beneficence
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- beneficence principle 2, record 2, English, beneficence%20principle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moral duty to treat persons autonomously and refrain from harming them, and also contribute to their welfare. 3, record 2, English, - principle%20of%20beneficence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its most general form, the principle of beneficence asserts an obligation to help others further their important and legitimate interests. The obligation to confer benefits and actively to prevent and remove harms is important in biomedical contexts. 4, record 2, English, - principle%20of%20beneficence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The] beneficence principle is expanded and applied by bioethicists to their research by adhering to a standard of concern for the protection of human subjects. 5, record 2, English, - principle%20of%20beneficence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Éthique et Morale
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe de bienfaisance
1, record 2, French, principe%20de%20bienfaisance
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le devoir de ne pas nuire, de prévenir ou de supprimer le mal ou la souffrance, de faire le bien ou de promouvoir le bien. 2, record 2, French, - principe%20de%20bienfaisance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le principe de bienfaisance est constamment réaffirmé en bioéthique. Il indique une sorte d'exigence minimale. [...] On l'exprime souvent sous la forme suivante : agir en fonction du plus grand bénéfice possible pour le patient. 3, record 2, French, - principe%20de%20bienfaisance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le principe de bienfaisance rappelle au praticien que son obligation originelle et fondamentale existe à l'égard de son patient. 4, record 2, French, - principe%20de%20bienfaisance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Medicine
- Ethics and Morals
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Health Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- principle of autonomy
1, record 3, English, principle%20of%20autonomy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- autonomy principle 2, record 3, English, autonomy%20principle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person has a right to bodily integrity and self-determination, and fromthat flows the right to make decisions about the health care that she or he will choose, accept or rejetc. 3, record 3, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In "The Patient as Partner" I argued that the informed consent movement in medical ethics can be understood adequately only as a manifestation of the principle of autonomy and its ascendance over Hippocratic beneficence. 4, record 3, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the "quality of life" principle could ... justify non-voluntary (and ultimately involuntary)_euthanasia, while the autonomy principle could justify death-on-demand, irrespective of medical condition. 2, record 3, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Éthique et Morale
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit de la santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- principe d'autonomie
1, record 3, French, principe%20d%27autonomie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le droit d'être laissé seul juge, le droit à une vie privée, le droit de refuser les interventions d'autrui. 2, record 3, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En situation normale, face à un adulte capable de diriger sa propre vie, le principe d'autonomie exige l'accord de celui-ci à tout traitement médical ou à tout essai expérimental. 3, record 3, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur le plan juridique, ce principe se traduit par l'exigence en common law ou dans les lois, que le praticien obtienne le consentement éclairé d'une personne avant de procéder à une intervention médicale. 4, record 3, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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