Do no harm: is it time to rethink the Hippocratic Oath?

Merrilyn Walton; Ian Kerridge

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Do no harm: is it time to rethink the Hippocratic Oath?

February 5, 2014

Walton M, Kerridge I. Med Educ. 2014;48(1):17-27.

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This commentary discusses how health care has evolved since the 1964 Hippocratic Oath revision. The authors examine the Oath in relation to aspects of modern care and suggest that it be updated to incorporate ethics around current technology, human factors, and patient safety.

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