Humanizar la medicina: un desafío conceptual y actitudinal

Laura Rueda Castro; Ida Cristina Gubert; Eduardo Alfredo Duro; Patricia Cudeiro; María Angélica Sotomayor; Elizabeth María Benites Estupiñan; Luis M. López Dávila; Gisela Farías; Fernando Adrián Torres; Estela Quiroz Malca; Patricia Sorokin

doi:10.14422/rib.i08.y2018.002

Authors

Laura Rueda Castro Universidad de Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0085-989X
Ida Cristina Gubert Universidade Federal do Paraná http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-9829
Eduardo Alfredo Duro Universidad de Morón http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5069-853X
Patricia Cudeiro Hospital General de Niños “Pedro de Elizalde” (ex “Casa Cuna”) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8793-6543
María Angélica Sotomayor Universidad de Santiago de Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-2906
Elizabeth María Benites Estupiñan Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-3381
Luis M. López Dávila Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3068-5293
Gisela Farías Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7930-0329
Fernando Adrián Torres Hospital General de Niños “Pedro de Elizalde” (ex “Casa Cuna”) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5694-7090
Estela Quiroz Malca Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7885-401X
Patricia Sorokin Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-419X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/rib.i08.y2018.002

Keywords:

humanization, bioethics, Hippocratic Oath, Declaration of Geneva, human dignity

Abstract

The exercise of medicine has changed since its beginnings up to the present day. Technological advances and changes in the management of the health service caused a distance between the patient and the doctor. On the other hand, professionals prefer to not have their own patients, but rather to strictly adhere to the diagnosis or treatment (specialists) without involving or committing themselves. A fragmentation of the attention that does not benefit the patient can thus be observed. The humanization in medical attention is characterized by a group of practices that are orientated at achieving better attention and greater care. The humanization process of the endeavor contributes so that this is welcomed by the other party, to improve the relationship, the patient’s safety and to prevent medical errors.

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Author Biography

Patricia Sorokin, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

Departamento de Salud Pública y Humanidades Médicas de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)

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