Orthothanasia in medical training: taboos and unveilings

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Abstract

Orthothanasia is the suspension of artificial methods that prolong the life of a patient with no prospects of cure. Such concept is a complex issue, since many health care professionals consider death to be a failure, highlighting the need for its inclusion in academia. Consequently, this study sought to understand how medical professors view orthothanasia. To this end, we conducted a qualitativequantitative research between May and July 2019, via online questionnaire, with medical professors from a federal university in Northern Brazil. Results show that this issue is poorly addressed in medical education, and a more consistent pedagogical approach to orthothanasia in academia is essential.

Keywords:

Education, medical. Terminal care. Death. Medicine.

Author Biographies

Narra Perdigão Cota de Almeida, Universidade Federal do Amapá- UNIFAP

Acadêmica de Medicina

Pablo Henrique Cordeiro Lessa, Universidade Federal do Amapá- UNIFAP

Acadêmico de Medicina- UNIFAP

Rosiana Feitosa Vieira, Universidade Federal do Amapá-UNIFAP

Acadêmica de Medicina- UNIFAP

Anna Valeska Procopio de Moura Mendonça, Universidade Federal do Amapá- UNIFAP

Psicóloga. Especilista cuidados paliativos. Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN. Doutoranda em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte-UFRN. Docente no curso Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amapá- UNIFAP.
Vol. 29 No. 4 (2021): Revista Bioética 29(4)

Published:

2021-12-14

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de Almeida NPC, Lessa PHC, Vieira RF, de Moura Mendonça AVP. Orthothanasia in medical training: taboos and unveilings. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 14 [cited 2024 May 18];29(4). Available from: https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2596