Building effective doctor-patient relationship as the crucial part of a successful medical care is one of the most complicated professional responsibilities of physicians. Despite the worldwide emphasis on the great accountability of physicians, teaching doctor – patient relationship has not been integrated yet into the curriculum syllabus of many medical schools.1
The relationship between patient and physician has evolved over time from a largely paternalistic model to a more collaborative relationship. Legal and ethical principles of beneficence, informed consent, patient autonomy, patient access to information, and legal precedent all now shape the
Patient-physician relationship.2
Every medical practitioner must possess a reasonable degree …show more content…
This is also when patients begin to know their doctor as a person. It is during the history-taking period that patients decide if the doctor is a robot with no feeling or a caring individual.6
Patients all over the world expect a certain kind of treatment from their physicians precisely because of the nature of the goals of medicine physician will have to be a certain character of physician, whom patients expect to be kind, humble, compassionate, honest, trustworthy, and to respect confidentiality, and to have the interest of the patient in his heart. The physician should avoid wrongdoing, not abuse his/her status just for monetary gain, and will not mislead his/her patients because God does not love the liars and wrongdoers. 7 The Prophet (PBUH) said: The believers whose faith is most perfect are those who have the best character.8
Islamic ethics instructs human beings that, in addition to being virtuous, they must contribute to the moral health of society as a whole. The Qur’an says: “You are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah”. …show more content…
He exhorts you so that you may be mindful. 10The character traits of the humane and virtuous physician are already embedded in the Qur’an and the Sunna (the tradition of the prophet Muhammad). As such, the Muslim physician, guided by these two primary sources of Islamic law, will possess the necessary character traits of a good physician. This, in turn, will lead to a healthy physician-patient relationship and will safeguard the profession of medicine.7 The distinction of Islamic medical ethics vis-à-vis principilism-based medical ethics lies in it giving a religious basis to morality.11 Prophet Muhammad says; “The best of you is the one who is most beneficial to others”.12 Jaber, one of the companions of the Prophet narrates; “When we were with the Prophet, a scorpion bit one of us. A companion asked, “O Prophet, may I do Ruqqa to him”. The Prophet replied, “Whoever can do anything beneficial to one of his brothers, he should just do
The relationship between patient and physician has evolved over time from a largely paternalistic model to a more collaborative relationship. Legal and ethical principles of beneficence, informed consent, patient autonomy, patient access to information, and legal precedent all now shape the
Patient-physician relationship.2
Every medical practitioner must possess a reasonable degree …show more content…
This is also when patients begin to know their doctor as a person. It is during the history-taking period that patients decide if the doctor is a robot with no feeling or a caring individual.6
Patients all over the world expect a certain kind of treatment from their physicians precisely because of the nature of the goals of medicine physician will have to be a certain character of physician, whom patients expect to be kind, humble, compassionate, honest, trustworthy, and to respect confidentiality, and to have the interest of the patient in his heart. The physician should avoid wrongdoing, not abuse his/her status just for monetary gain, and will not mislead his/her patients because God does not love the liars and wrongdoers. 7 The Prophet (PBUH) said: The believers whose faith is most perfect are those who have the best character.8
Islamic ethics instructs human beings that, in addition to being virtuous, they must contribute to the moral health of society as a whole. The Qur’an says: “You are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah”. …show more content…
He exhorts you so that you may be mindful. 10The character traits of the humane and virtuous physician are already embedded in the Qur’an and the Sunna (the tradition of the prophet Muhammad). As such, the Muslim physician, guided by these two primary sources of Islamic law, will possess the necessary character traits of a good physician. This, in turn, will lead to a healthy physician-patient relationship and will safeguard the profession of medicine.7 The distinction of Islamic medical ethics vis-à-vis principilism-based medical ethics lies in it giving a religious basis to morality.11 Prophet Muhammad says; “The best of you is the one who is most beneficial to others”.12 Jaber, one of the companions of the Prophet narrates; “When we were with the Prophet, a scorpion bit one of us. A companion asked, “O Prophet, may I do Ruqqa to him”. The Prophet replied, “Whoever can do anything beneficial to one of his brothers, he should just do