PLAB 2 Ethical Dilemmas Stations

Station guides

• Gillick competence and contraception stationContraception (under 16)
• Capacity and refusal of treatment stationMental capacity
• Confidentiality and fitness to drive (DVLA) stationEpilepsy and driving

Example stations

• Refusal of Blood Transfusion (Advance Decision)

  Advance decision

  challenging

• Best Interests for a Patient Lacking Capacity

  Best interests decision

  challenging

• Confidentiality versus Public Interest Disclosure

  Knife injury reporting

  challenging

• Gillick Competence and Contraception

  Contraception (under 16)

  challenging

• Capacity to Refuse Recommended Treatment

  Mental capacity

  challenging

• Confidentiality and Fitness to Drive (DVLA)

  Epilepsy and driving

  challenging

• Treating a Prisoner

  challenging

• Request to Not Resuscitate a Baby

  challenging

• Colleague Falsifying Audit Data

  challenging

• Resource Allocation Dilemma

  challenging

• Patient Requesting Euthanasia

  standard

• Colleague's Substance Misuse

  standard

• Social Media and Patient Confidentiality

  standard

• Patient Refusing Treatment for Child

  challenging

• Fitness to Practice — Elderly Patient Driving

  challenging

• Patient Confidentiality - GP - Dr. Sam Praveen

  Patient Confidentiality

  standard

• Social Media Ethics - GP - Peter Jones

  Professionalism

  standard

• Patient Confidentiality - GP - Dr. Sam Praveen

  Confidentiality Breach

  standard

• Social Media Ethics - GP - Peter Jones

  Inappropriate Social Media Use

  standard

• Capacity Assessment

  Pneumonia

  challenging

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