Continuing medical education: the journey continues
- Cost: R590 for the full Ethics Series
- CPD Points: 1 Ethics CEU
- Retries: 3 attempts
- CPD accredited in South Africa
- Free certification
- Access on desktop, tablet and mobile
- Access from anywhere
- No time limits, work at your own pace
This report explores ethical clinical practice, highlighting ethical codes across cultures, the contribution of modern advances to ethical care, and practical action points for the busy clinician.
Learning Objectives
You will learn:
- That the conduct of an ethical practice is thorough on-going learning
- The avoidance of maleficence in clinical practice is framed by the application of current international and local guidance on the management of the identified disorder
- Ethical medical practice is based on more than just CEU points; it involves a career-orientation that is focused on all aspects of ongoing medical education.
- Describe the dual nature of medicine as both a science and an art, and explain how compassion integrates clinical proficiency with empathy and ethical responsibility; ensuring the inclusion of the four pillars of ethical practice, namely beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice
- Analyse the multifaceted benefits of compassion in healthcare, including its impact on patient satisfaction, population health outcomes, healthcare costs, and provider well-being.
- Identify and discuss the significant challenges to delivering compassionate care in contemporary medical practice, including time constraints, technological mediation, and institutional barriers
- Evaluate strategies for fostering compassion in healthcare settings, with emphasis on self-compassion, empathy education, and organisational interventions
- Appraise the ethical and pragmatic importance of compassion as a foundation for sustaining effective, equitable, and resilient healthcare systems.
Meet our expert
Dr Tony Dalby
Cardiologist
Founder member – SA Heart,
Johannesburg
Dr Anthony John “Tony” Dalby, M.B.,Ch.B., F.C.P.(S.A.), F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C., is a cardiologist in private practice at Life Fourways Hospital in Johannesburg, with training from the University of Pretoria and postgraduate studies at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town. He previously served as a consultant cardiologist at Johannesburg Hospital before entering private practice, and played a pivotal leadership role in South African cardiology as President of the South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners and co-founder of the SA Heart Association, where he served on the Executive Committee until 2011 and remains an Honorary Life Member. A Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology, he was National Lead Investigator for South Africa on 40 international Phase III cardiovascular and diabetes trials between 1994 and 2016, has authored or co-authored 55 peer-reviewed publications, held key editorial roles including Liaising Editor for Africa for the European Heart Journal, and has served on numerous pharmaceutical and healthcare advisory boards. He is currently serving as Chair of the board of SA Heart®.
