Areas that are prime for causes of discourse between the ethics of medical heath and ethics of public health stem from the focus of medical ethics on being trustworthy and the good works of clinicians for the individual, verse the lack of intervention on behalf of the individual by public health. This precept presents the conflict of interest about what is perceived to be good for the physician and their patient, vs what is good for the institutions research outcomes that would benefit the greater society.
The area of epidemiologic practice and research would fall into the area of causes of conflict in between public health and medical medicine: (Meagher, 2011). They would mainly fall into the privacy and freedom of the individual rights, under the care of a physician;
1. Having informed consent in evolving participation.
2. Confidentiality
3. Respect for human rights
4. Scientific integrity
Since the research has the end gain of producing a drug or treatment that will benefit the population and produce a profit for the financier, usually a large corporation, what is exponential to the research may not have the patients interest first (Torrens, 2008). Physician are bound by a code of ethics to do no harm to a patient, but have a duty to their research as to the end
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This may be the goal but is not always the case. An example would be a direct result of conflict of interest between private interest of individuals: i.e. patients, physician, and the corporation, regarding the interest of society at large. This is especially prone in the pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies where generating profit is the bottom line (Aiello, 2006). They are made available to the individuals who can afford them and therefore are developed and marketed base on these