Abstract
Medical ethics has been contemplated upon by practitioners since ancient times. Avicenna’s notes on medical ethics are presented in the third chapter of the manuscript “Fi Bayan al-hajat Ela al-Teb va al-Atteba va Vasayahom†(meaning: “on needs to medicine and physicians and their recommendationsâ€) by Qutb al-Din Shirazi’s (1236-1311 CE), one of the main commentators on Avicenna Canon of Medicine. Avicenna refers to several ethical subjects which can be expressed in three main domains: considering patient interests, communication skills, and adhering to the characteristics of professional excellence. Although there are similarities between the classical medical ethics recommendations and ethics recommendations raised by Avicenna, significant moral differences can be considered between the two views [GMJ.2017;6(4):261-7]DOI: 10.22086/gmj.v6i4.768
Highlights
Medical ethics has been contemplated upon by practitioners since ancient times
Similarities, differences and conflicts between the current theories on medical ethics and Avicenna’s viewpoints were discussed at the end. In his overall recommendations, refers to several subjects that bear similarities to new concepts of medical ethics
His recommendations can be expressed in three main domains: considering patient interests, communication skills, and adhering to the characteristics of professional excellence
Summary
Medical ethics has been contemplated upon by practitioners since ancient times. Chinese ancient texts on medical ethics have pointed indirectly to the four principles of modern medical ethics [1]. In ancient Iran, too, medical ethics has had its own specific position of importance [2]. It is, noteworthy that among all medical schools in antiquity, ancient Greece had the most famous statements of medical ethics. The Hippocratic Oath, the most renowned text of medical ethics in the medical community, is still being used and cited all over the world [3]. Medical ethics is paid attention to in the medical treatises of Islamic periods [4]
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