Medical assistance to aged patients

DOI:10.15343/0104-7809.20104466474

Authors

  • José Eduardo de Siqueira Professor de Clínica Médica e Bioética da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Doutor em Medicina pela UEL. Mestre em Bioética pela Universidade do Chile. Presidente da Sociedade Brasileira de Bioética. (2005-2007). Membro do board da International Association of Bioethics

Keywords:

Bioethics. Medical education. Health services for elderly.

Abstract

The author analyzes the deep modifications affecting the exercise of medicine, particularly in assistance to aged people,
due to the enormous growth of biomedical technology, a fact that requires an ethical reflection by health professionals. The Cartesian-
-Flexenerian model prevailing in medical education introduced variables in health assistance to aged patients that caused dramatic changes
in the doctor-patient relationship. The non challenged use of biomedical technology deprived medicine from its characteristics as art,
making doctors to not consider the complex dimension of aged patients as biopsychosocial and spiritual characteristics the. The author
argues that we need to introduce significant changes in professional training in order to ponder about a humanist model for medicine.

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Published

2010-10-01

How to Cite

de Siqueira, J. E. (2010). Medical assistance to aged patients: DOI:10.15343/0104-7809.20104466474. O Mundo Da Saúde, 34(4), 466–474. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/589

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 4 (2010): OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2010

Section

Articles