RT Book, Section A1 Fins, Joseph J. A1 McCarthy, Matthew W. A1 Limehouse, Walter A2 McKean, Sylvia C. A2 Ross, John J. A2 Dressler, Daniel D. A2 Scheurer, Danielle B. SR Print(0) ID 1137607078 T1 Common Indications for Ethics Consultation T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071843133 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137607078 RD 2024/03/28 AB Nearly 2500 years ago, the Hippocratic writers decreed in the Epidemics, Bk. I, Sect. XI, “Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things—to help, or at least to do no harm.” The basic tenets of ethics apply to all medical specialties. The hospitalist-patient relationship depends upon a long-standing tradition of practices and manifestations of professionalism in which the physician places the interests of the patient above his or her own, and practices with competence, integrity, and beneficence. The context of care determines the application of ethical principles; however the ethical issues encountered in Hospital Medicine share with other forms of medical practice a rich history in bioethics, social movements, and landmark court cases.