Ravindran, GD2019-09-252019-09-252012-03-212011-100975-5691http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/184276" This guide is the culmination of regional consultations on teaching medical ethics in the WHO South-East Asia Region (WHO SEARO) consisting of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. A review conducted by WHO in 2008 concluded that the subject is in a state of infancy in these countries and recommended that measures be taken to improve the situation. One of the constraints noted was a lack of resources and faculty. To remedy this situation, the WHO constituted a committee to produce this book, the main objective of which is to help medical teachers use the module for the curriculum developed by WHO SEARO and endorsed by the medical councils of the region. The module is divided into core areas and specific areas. The former consist of an introduction to the principles and history of medical ethics, professionalism and codes of conduct and etiquette, medical negligence, the doctor-patient relationship, and ethical dilemmas. Core ethical dilemmas that have been identified are: dealing with the pharmaceutical industry and other providers of healthcare; ethical issues in healthcare provision by the private sector; ethical challenges facing medical students; reproductive health, and treating patients with HIV/AIDS. Specific topics dealt with include genetics, organ donation and transplantation, mental illness, child care, public health and health promotion, equity and social justice, ethical issues in resource allocation, dealing with alternative systems of medicine, and research ethics."(pg 255)engWith permission of the license/copyright holdermedical ethicsfacilitators guideteaching medical ethicsWHOBioethicsSocial ethicsSexual orientation/genderMedical ethicsHealth ethicsArticle