Honor the Hippocratic Oath
"To bring no other purpose than good and health to the sick" was the basis of the oath that Hippocrates transmitted to his disciples. Remembering it necessarily makes us reflect on the role of doctors in maintaining this ethical principle that, after more than two millennia of validity, co...
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description | "To bring no other purpose than good and health to the sick" was the basis of the oath that Hippocrates transmitted to his disciples. Remembering it necessarily makes us reflect on the role of doctors in maintaining this ethical principle that, after more than two millennia of validity, continues to be the engine that drives our daily practice. We are witnessing an extraordinary era with the development
exponential of new knowledge. It is estimated that humanity doubles the information every 2 years and these lapses will probably be reduced to only 11 hours in the coming decades, according to some forecasts. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4b70fec4646d476fbea1a41694e83cb42022-12-22T04:18:28ZspaSello Editorial LugonesRevista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes0325-52472346-94202022-08-01562Sup1110.47196/diab.v56i2Sup.528442Honor the Hippocratic OathHugo Daniel Sanabria0Jimena Soutelo1Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHospital Churruca Visca, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina"To bring no other purpose than good and health to the sick" was the basis of the oath that Hippocrates transmitted to his disciples. Remembering it necessarily makes us reflect on the role of doctors in maintaining this ethical principle that, after more than two millennia of validity, continues to be the engine that drives our daily practice. We are witnessing an extraordinary era with the development exponential of new knowledge. It is estimated that humanity doubles the information every 2 years and these lapses will probably be reduced to only 11 hours in the coming decades, according to some forecasts.https://revistasad.com/index.php/diabetes/article/view/528medicinapacientes |
spellingShingle | Hugo Daniel Sanabria Jimena Soutelo Honor the Hippocratic Oath Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes medicina pacientes |
title | Honor the Hippocratic Oath |
title_full | Honor the Hippocratic Oath |
title_fullStr | Honor the Hippocratic Oath |
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title_short | Honor the Hippocratic Oath |
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topic | medicina pacientes |
url | https://revistasad.com/index.php/diabetes/article/view/528 |
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