Ethical Considerations in Pathology
Pathologists seem to be far removed from the day to day workings of their colleagues in the various other medical fields. After all, their clients are not the living but the dead. But as in any medical field there are very good reasons for them to also carefully consider the ethics side of their medical field.
Throught this article, Margaret Cocks, MD, PhD sheds more light on Ethics in Pahtology.
Contributor: Aldeen van der Walt
Aldeen van der Walt previously worked in Dead Body Management Education, at the Forensic Unit of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She is passionate about anthropology and forensic pathology, and is committed to raising the profile and access to the forensic pathology education across the Sub-Saharan African region.
Aldeen van der Walt previously worked in Dead Body Management Education, at the Forensic Unit of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She is passionate about anthropology and forensic pathology, and is committed to raising the profile and access to the forensic pathology education across the Sub-Saharan African region.
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