Applying the principle of justice in digital health

This article examines the application of ethical principles in digital healthcare, focusing on justice as care increasingly shifts from diagnosis to treatment through digital technologies.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

This article explores the increasing digitalisation of healthcare across the entire patient journey, from case history to treatment. It highlights how the digital divide may widen healthcare disparities, focusing on the ethical principle of justice and proposing strategies to promote equity in digital health.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The transformation of healthcare processes due to digitalisation.
2. Ethical principles and their application in digital healthcare.
3. Strategies to promote justice and equity, including policy-level interventions.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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