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Drawing on over twenty years of experience at the Department of Family Medicine at AUBMC, this book presents a unique, globally informed approach to teaching ethics and professionalism through film.
Addressing key competencies outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the European Board of Education, the book delves into a wide range of ethical and systemic issues, including discrimination, autonomy, euthanasia, justice, the role of physicians in conflict zones, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry.
Contributors from across the globe offer culturally distinct perspectives that deepen the conversation around each topic. By incorporating the voices of postgraduate doctors and grounding its insights in real-world educational practice, this book stands as a vital resource for educators, trainees, and healthcare professionals seeking to engage with the human dimensions of medicine through the lens of storytelling.
List of contents
Part I: Dying.- Wit: Autonomy while Dying and Patient Centred Care.- The Barbarian Invasions: Dying with Dignity.- Life as a House: Dying and Crossing Boundaries.- IKIRU: Insights into Truth Telling, Suffering, and Meaning of Life.- You don t Know Jack: Physician Assisted Suicide.- The Sea Inside: Autonomy, Law, and Religion.- Amour: Love and Euthanasia.- Patch Adams: Dissecting Empathy.- Part II: Pharmaceutical Industry.- The Constant Gardener: Dangerous Acts.- Side Effects: Tasting Bitterness by Patients and Drug Representatives.- Part III: Health Systems.- Sicko: Shedding Light on Health Systems.- Truth and Compassion in Healthcare: Lessons from "Dad".- The Doctor: Respecting Patients.- I, Daniel Blake: Bureaucracy and Social Injustice.- Part IV: Doctors and Violence.- The Last King of Scotland: Working with a Corrupt Regime.- Inch Allah: Doctors in Conflict Areas.- Part V: Discrimination.- The African Doctor: Addressing Racism.- Part VI: Public Health.- Fast Food Nation: Working Environment and Food Hygiene.- An Enemy of the People: The Price of Obscuring the Truth.- Part VII: Ethics in Research.- Awakenings: Research and Ethics in the Book and Movie.- Part VIII: Crossing Boundaries.- The Doctor s Dilemma: Ensuring Justice.- Boundaries in Cinema and Healthcare: Lessons from 'Talk to Her'.- Part IX: Ethics and Mental Health.- One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest: Power and Ethics in Psychiatric Wards.
About the author
Bassem Saab, MD graduated from the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in 1984. He served as a Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at AUBMC, from 2003 till 2024. Saab provided consultations to UNICEF and the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. He acted as an international advisory board member for several peer reviewed journals like the British Journal for General Practice. He also was a member of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education-International from 2018-2024.
Dr Saab has more than eighty publications in regional and international peer reviewed journals.
Summary
Drawing on over twenty years of experience at the Department of Family Medicine at AUBMC, this book presents a unique, globally informed approach to teaching ethics and professionalism through film.
Addressing key competencies outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the European Board of Education, the book delves into a wide range of ethical and systemic issues, including discrimination, autonomy, euthanasia, justice, the role of physicians in conflict zones, and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry.
Contributors from across the globe offer culturally distinct perspectives that deepen the conversation around each topic. By incorporating the voices of postgraduate doctors and grounding its insights in real-world educational practice, this book stands as a vital resource for educators, trainees, and healthcare professionals seeking to engage with the human dimensions of medicine through the lens of storytelling.
