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Virtue Ethics in Medical Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Sládek Karel
Year: 2022
Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku
Name of source: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
Page from-to: 161-173
Titles:
Language Name Abstract Keywords
cze Etika ctností v lékařské praxi během pandemie COVID-19 Cílem článku bylo reflektovat etiku ctnosti, jak byla aplikována v lékařské praxi během pandemie COVID-19. Metodicky text využívá dedukci. Článek poukazuje na využití obecně definovaných kardinálních a teologálních ctností na konkrétní postoje a konkrétní situace v pandemii. Praktický význam článku spočívá ve využití těchto reflexí v prevenci a terapii stresu, včetně prevence syndromu vyhoření a terapie posttraumatické stresové poruchy. bioetika; lékařská etika; etika ctností; pandemie COVID-19
eng Virtue Ethics in Medical Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic The article aims to reflect the medical virtue ethics as applied to situations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The method of processing uses deduction, by which the article points out the use of the generally defined cardinal and theological virtues in terms of specific attitudes and concrete situations. The practical output of the article is the usability of these reflections in the prevention and therapy of stress, including burnout syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder. Stress was a reaction commonly experienced often and in various degrees during the new and unforeseen conditions of the pandemic. The article emphasises the importance of virtue ethics as a part of contemporary bioethics. bioethics; medical ethics; virtue ethics; COVID-19