Informed Consent with a Focus on Islamic Views

Authors

  • Samuel Packer North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9040

Keywords:

Informed Consent, Medical Ethics, Islam, Humanism, Professionalism, Culture

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9040
Video: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/43-3-9040V

For at least 50 years informed consent in medicine has focused on the principle of autonomy. Recently, attention has been given to informed consent being a shared decision. There still remains a primary mandate to do what is in the best interest of the patient. The shared view looks to expand beyond the dyadic image of doctor and patient, to acknowledge the essential contribution to be made to informed consent from the cultural, religious and personal values. This paper explores some of the cultural aspects of Islam that should influence informed consent.

Author Biography

Samuel Packer, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Chair, Ethics, Committee, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Professor of Ophthalmology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University

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Published

2011-09-15

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Conference Proceedings

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