Professional Judgement and

Ethical Dilemma

Didik Setiawan, PhD., Apt

- Faculty of Pharmacy,
- Center for Health Economic Studies,
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, Purwokerto, Indonesia
Introduction

• Professional
• worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent ,skillful, or
assured
• Judgement
• the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
• Ethical
• relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
• Dilemma
• a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more
alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.
Some consideration

• All healthcare professionals, at some time or other, will find

themselves wondering how they should act.
• Professional judgement could be described as the use of
accumulated knowledge and experience, in order to make an
informed decision. It takes into account the law, ethical
considerations and all other relevant factors related to the
surrounding circumstances.
• In some cases there may be a conflict between your ethical duty
to promote patient care and safety and legislation that restricts
your action. You may have to choose the best option possible in
the circumstances, and be prepared to defend your action.
Some Examples and tasks

• As a clinical pharmacists

• As a community pharmacists

• As a government’s expert (consultancy)

• As a Pharmacist in the pharmaceutical Industry

Consideration

• Laws vs Professional ethics

Didik Setiawan, PhD., Apt

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