Healthcare system inequalities are major concerns for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning plus (LGBTQ+) community. In this article, I will explore how healthcare systems can...
Ethics in Healthcare
Healthcare professionals face various ethical dilemmas when caring for their patients. Some of these issues are related to privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, consent, and...
Medical professionals play an essential role in providing care to patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, allies, agender,...
The issue of protecting the confidentiality of patients identifying as LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) has become increasingly important in recent years due to the growing...
1. Introduction to Healthcare Providers and Confidentiality
Healthcare providers are medical professionals who provide care for patients. They may be doctors, nurses, physicians' assistants, or...
In many countries around the world, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, or any non-heterosexual orientation or gender identity (LGBTQ) face...
LGBTQ people may face different challenges in maintaining health care confidentiality depending on their identities and geographical location.
Some countries prohibit same-sex marriage and...
Healthcare providers are often caught in an ethical dilemma when it comes to balancing their duty to protect patient privacy with their legal obligation to report abuse or neglect. In some cases,...
The confidentiality of patient records is essential to ensure that people seeking medical attention receive quality care without fear of discrimination based on their identity. In the case of...
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath that every medical professional takes when they are first trained in their profession. It reads, "I will respect the privacy of patients, for all information is just...