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    This document discusses several topics related to moral decision-making and the allocation of health resources. It outlines four principles of moral discernment and judgment. It also describes strategies for the moral decision-making process, including gathering data, identifying stakeholders, determining moral perspectives, and evaluating outcomes. Additionally, it examines two approaches to allocating limited health resources: cost-effectiveness, which aims to maximize health benefits, and equity, which is concerned with fairly distributing benefits and costs. Under equity, it lists several issues involving access to care.

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    Modules 10 Moral Decision Making

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    This document discusses several topics related to moral decision-making and the allocation of health resources. It outlines four principles of moral discernment and judgment. It also describes strategies for the moral decision-making process, including gathering data, identifying stakeholders, determining moral perspectives, and evaluating outcomes. Additionally, it examines two approaches to allocating limited health resources: cost-effectiveness, which aims to maximize health benefits, and equity, which is concerned with fairly distributing benefits and costs. Under equity, it lists several issues involving access to care.

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    This document discusses several topics related to moral decision-making and the allocation of health resources. It outlines four principles of moral discernment and judgment. It also describes strategies for the moral decision-making process, including gathering data, identifying stakeholders, determining moral perspectives, and evaluating outcomes. Additionally, it examines two approaches to allocating limited health resources: cost-effectiveness, which aims to maximize health benefits, and equity, which is concerned with fairly distributing benefits and costs. Under equity, it lists several issues involving access to care.

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    Moral Decision-Making

    ⮚ refers to the ability to discern what is morally right from


    morally wrong that requires moral reflectiveness on the
    meaning of good and bad, Olson (2002)
    ⮚ It refers to ability to draw conclusions from the discernment to
    develop convictions.
    1. Principle of formal cooperation
    FOUR PRINCIPLES 2. Principle of Material cooperation
    OF MORAL 3.  Principle of lessser evil
    DISCERNMENT/JU 4. Principle of double effect
    DGMENT
    ⮚ Informed consent to medical treatment is fundamental in both
    Principle of ethics and law.

    well-formed ⮚ Patients have the right to receive information and ask questions

    conscience about recommended treatments so that they can make well-


    considered decisions about care.
    Ethical Dilemma
    Strategies of ⮚  is a problem in the decision-making process between two
    Moral Decision- possible options, neither of which is absolutely acceptable from
    Making Process an ethical perspective;
    1. Gather data and identify conflicting moral claims
    2. Identify key participants
    3. Determine moral perspective and phase of moral development
    of key participants
    PROCESS OF
    ETHICAL DECISION 4. Determine desired outcomes

    MAKING 5. Identify options


    6. Act on the choice
    7. Evaluate outcomes of actions
    MeaningKristine
    and Service Value of
    Joy F. Anonuevo, Medical Care
    RN,MAN
    A. Cost-effective

    - limited resources for health should be allocated to maximize the


    health benefits for the population served
    Allocation of - Costs are measured in monetary terms; benefits are measured in
    Health health improvements.
    Resources - Cost-effectiveness is not merely an economic concern, because
    improving people's health and well-being is a moral concern, and
    an allocation of resources that is not cost-effective produces fewer
    benefits than would have been possible with a different allocation
    B. Equity

    - Is concerned with the distribution of benefits and costs to


    distinct individuals or groups.
    Allocation of
    Health - Equity in health care distribution is complex and embodies
    Resources several distinct moral concerns or issues that this chapter
    delineates (Brock 2003a)
    1. Access to Quality Care - Patients want to be able to access their
    healthcare when they want and need it.
    2.  Geographic and Manpower Shortage
    Issues involving 3. Limited education
    access to care 4. Poor infrastructures
    5.  Cost
    6.  Scientific evidence vs Cultural Practice
    THANK YOU

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