PPED Personal, Professional

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PPEDPersonal, Professional Ethical Development

• Dr. Venkatesh M. Shashidhar
• Associate Professor of Pathology
• Fiji School of Medicine

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What PPED means?

• Professional and Personal skills for a doctor.
• Best learnt by solving real life problems.
• Discuss difficult issues group
• Honesty, respect for patient and community,
• knowledge of legal system.
• Walk the talk Role model.
• Ethos, Pathos Logos

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Key issues Personal

• Professional behavior
• Communication.
• Self awareness.
• Respect for patient / community
• Human relations / humanity.
• Honesty
• Counselorship

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Key issues Professional

• Leadership
• Management
• Confidentiality
• Legal issues.
• Plan, organize
• Delegate
• Professional conduct.

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Key issues Ethics

• Difficult to define..
• What is good for all Gandhi principle!
• Does this decision do more good? Less harm?
  Acceptable to all? Is it legal?
• Least damaging decision.
• Respect for cultural and religious beliefs.
• Non bias non political
• Benefit of doubt to patient / community.

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"Each time you are honest and conduct yourself
with honesty, a success force will drive you
toward greater success. Each time you lie, even
with a little white lie, there are strong forces
pushing you toward failure."Joseph
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