Primer 9

Question 1

3 major ethical issues related to screening

Answer 1

1. beneficience and non-maleficence - benefits outweigh harms
2. patient autonomy
3. equity - those with more neg. DOH will get less screening, so may actually increase disparity

Question 2

5 steps to consider when putting screening in place

Answer 2

1. how to put in place
2. use epidemiol. to decide what pop. to screen
3. know nat. course of disease and sens of test
4. consider who will carry out test
5. consider cost (money and psychosocial)