| Workshops |
April 24, 20002
1-2:30 pm
Medical Campus
Room 2110
Ethics, Cost, and Public Health: The New
Meaning of Evidence-Based Practice co sponsored with Student Life.
The speaker is the renowned Dr.
Ken Goodman, PhD, Director Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy,
University of Miami.
To register send an email to
the editor
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| Conferences |
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ANSA
Conference
October
31-November 2, 2002 the
Academy's Annual Meeting and Conference in Naples,
Florida. The conference theme is Closing the Gap in
Health Disparities.
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To register send an email to the
editor
| Conferences |
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ANSA
Conference
October
31-November 2, 2002 the
Academy's Annual Meeting and Conference in Naples,
Florida. The conference theme is Closing the Gap in
Health Disparities.
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Ethics Is In the Eye of the Beholder
by
Kate Callahan, RN, PhD.
Huntington Consultant Firm
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| “If
its 2001-02 business Plan is to be taken literally, then promoting
ethical government is no longer one of Miami-Dade County’s
‘guiding principles.’ County manager Steve Shriver deleted the
mandate of ‘promoting ethical government,’ leaving only
‘promoting efficient and effective government’ in his November
29, 2001 plan. Shriver made the decision to drop ‘ethical
government’ from the plan because he said ‘we should always be
ethical so why have it in there?’” (Ross, 2002). Mr. Shriver is
assuming that we all share his views and beliefs as to what ethical
behavior looks like. |
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| This
“take” on ethics by Shriver generated criticism late last year when he
felt that the county’s mandatory ethics awareness training unfairly
stigmatized employees subjected to the three-hour training course. Yet, If
Shriver thinks “we should always be ethical,” where and how does he
expect people to learn about ethics?
It’s clear if you look at some of the history of Miami-Dade’s
politics, that there has been a dearth of ethical knowledge and therefore
ethical behavior.
Also, Shriver’s comment brings out the point that ethics are more
important to some people than others including himself as he states that
his primary concern is efficiency and effectiveness in government rather
than what I would like to see as a primary focus, ethical government.
In fact I believe that if you truly have an ethical government, the
other two foci naturally will fall into place because people who act in an
ethical manner can’t help but be efficient and effective. (Continued
in Page 2)
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