Respect to teachers, colleagues and patients

Ahmad Fuad bin Abdul Rahim Medical Education Department School of Medical Sciences, USM

Respect

Respect what is it?

v. t.) To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. (v.) Esteem; regard; consideration; honor. (v.) The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution. (v. t.) To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

Values

Two Gun Crowley

He emptied his gun into a policeman who asked him for his license. As the policeman lay dying, he took the policemans revolver and shot at him again.

Under my coat is a weary heart, but a kind one one that would not do anyone any harm.

Al Capone
One of the most notorious leaders of organised crime in the United States of America

I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse; the existence of a hunted man.

Values
What are your values? Who do you respect? What do you respect them for? What influenced your values?

Codes of Conduct

Hippocratic Oath
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone. To please no one will I prescribe a deadly drug nor give advice which may cause his death. Nor will I give a woman a pessary to procure abortion. But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts. I will not cut for stone, even for patients in whom the disease is manifest; I will leave this operation to be performed by practitioners, specialists in this art. In every house where I come I will enter only for the good of my patients, keeping myself far from all intentional ill-doing and all seduction and especially from the pleasures of love with women or with men, be they free or slaves. All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession or in daily commerce with men, which ought not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and will never reveal.

Hippocratic Oath
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art; to live in common with him and, if necessary, to share my goods with him; To look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art. I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.

Declaration of Geneva
The Declaration of Geneva was adopted by the General Assembly of the World Medical Association at Geneva in 1948 It was amended in 1968, 1984, 1994, 2005 and 2006

Declaration of Geneva, original version:

At the time of being admitted as a Member of the medical profession I solemnly pledge myself to consecrate my life to the service of humanity: I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due; I will practise my profession with conscience and dignity; The health and life of my patient will be my first consideration; I will respect the secrets which are confided in me; I will maintain by all means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession; My colleagues will be my brothers; I will not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient; I will maintain the utmost respect for human life, from the time of its conception, even under threat, I will not use my medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity; I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

Declaration of Geneva, original version:

I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude which is their due; The health and life of my patient will be my first consideration; I will respect the secrets which are confided in me; My colleagues will be my brothers; I will maintain the utmost respect for human life, from the time of its conception, even under threat

The Declaration of Geneva, as currently amended:

At the time of being admitted as a member of the medical profession: I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity; I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due; I will practise my profession with conscience and dignity; The health of my patient will be my first consideration; I will respect the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died; I will maintain by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession; My colleagues will be my sisters and brothers; I will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient; I will maintain the utmost respect for human life; I will not use my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat; I make these promises solemnly, freely and upon my honour.

The Declaration of Geneva, as currently amended:

I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due; The health of my patient will be my first consideration; I will respect the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died; My colleagues will be my sisters and brothers; I will maintain the utmost respect for human life;

The Oath of the Muslim Physician

Praise be to Allah (God), the Teacher, the Unique, Majesty of the heavens, the Exalted, the Glorious, Glory be to Him, the Eternal Being Who created the Universe and all the creatures within, and the only Being Who contained the infinity and the eternity. We serve no other god besides Thee and regard idolatry as an abominable injustice. Give us the strength to be truthful, honest, modest, merciful and objective. Give us the fortitude to admit our mistakes, to amend our ways and to forgive the wrongs of others. Give us the wisdom to comfort and counsel all towards peace and harmony. Give us the understanding that ours is a sacred profession that deals with Your most precious gifts of life and intellect. Therefore, make us worthy of this favoured station with honor, dignity and piety so that we may devote our lives in serving mankind, poor or rich, literate or illiterate, Muslim or non-Muslim, black or white with patience and tolerance, with virtue and reverence, with knowledge and vigilance, with Thy love in our hearts and compassion for Thy servants, Thy most precious creation. Hereby we take this oath in Thy name, the Creator of all the Heavens and the earth and follow Thy counsel as Thou has revealed to Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

The Oath of the Muslim Physician

Give us the understanding that ours is a sacred profession that deals with your most precious gifts of life and intellect. Therefore, make us worthy of this favoured station with honor, dignity and piety so that we may devote our lives in serving mankind, poor or rich, literate or illiterate, Muslim or non-Muslim, black or white with patience and tolerance, with virtue and reverence, with knowledge and vigilance, with Thy love in our hearts and compassion for Thy servants, Thy most precious creation.

Ibn Abbas
`Abdullah described what he once did on hearing that a companion of the Prophet knew a hadith that was unknown to him, "I went to him during the time of the afternoon rest and spread my cloak in front of his door. The wind blew dust on me because I sat waiting for him. If I wished I could have sought his permission to enter and he would certainly have given it to me. However, I preferred to wait for him so that he would be completely refreshed. When he was leaving his house and saw me in that condition he said, O cousin of the Prophet! What's the matter with you? If you had sent for me I would have come to you. I am the one who should come to you, for knowledge is sought, and it does not just come, I said. I asked him about a hadith and learnt it from him."

Ibn Abbas
It was not only in the collection of hadith that `Abdullah was specialized. He devoted himself to acquiring knowledge in a wide variety of subjects. He had a special admiration for people like Zayd ibn Thabit, the recorder of the revelation, the leading judge and jurist consultant in Madinah, an expert in the laws of inheritance and in reciting the Quran. When Zayd intended to go on a trip, the young `Abdullah would stand humbly by his side and taking hold of the reins of his mount would adopt the attitude of a humble servant in the presence of his master. Zayd would say to him: "Don't, O cousin of the Prophet." "Thus, we were commanded to treat the learned ones among us," `Abdullah would reply. And Zayd would say to him in turn, "Let me see your hand." `Abdullah would stretch out his hand. Zayd would take it and kiss it while saying, "Thus, we were commanded to treat the members of the household of the Prophet."

Respect what is it? Role of values in respect Origin of values Codes of conduct

Essay
You have an important assignment to complete, and you plan to use some free time this afternoon to do in the library. However, just as you were about to go to the library, a good friend phoned and asked you to accompany him to town to buy a bus ticket home because his father is very ill. Using what you know about respect for colleagues, explain what you would do. Justify your actions. 10 minutes