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Towards a dialogical ethics of interprofessionalism
R Irvine1, I Kerridge, J McPhee
1Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Newcastle University, New South Wales, Australia. robert.irvine@newcastle.edu.au
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
|December 30, 2004
Summary
To improve healthcare teamwork, professionals must move beyond traditional ethics. Adopting ethics as a shared social practice encourages open dialogue and negotiation for new clinical perspectives.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Healthcare Management
- Professional Collaboration
Background:
- Contemporary medical practice involves increasing interdisciplinary contact.
- This complexity presents multifaceted ethical dilemmas and professional challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a framework for facilitating multidisciplinary relationships and interdisciplinary teamwork.
- To explore how normative theory and a social practice approach to ethics can address clinical ethical dilemmas.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of ethical systems in healthcare.
- Argumentation for a dialogic approach to clinical ethics.
Main Results:
- Orthodox ethical systems are insufficient for complex healthcare environments.
- Conceptualizing ethics as a shared social practice offers a viable starting point.
- A dialogic approach emphasizes open deliberation and negotiation of ethical perspectives.
Conclusions:
- Interdisciplinary healthcare teams require ethical frameworks beyond traditional models.
- Shared social practice and dialogic ethics foster collaboration and new ethical insights in clinical settings.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics