Medical Ethics
The values and guidelines governing decisions in medical practice.Centrally, medicine and health
care deal with human health, life, and death, and medical ethics deals with ethical norms for the
practice of medicine and health care—or how it ought to be done—so the concerns of medical ethics
are among the most important and consequential in human life.
Part of the importance of medical ethics comes from the fact that members of the medical and health
care professions are granted powers and privileges that are not granted to non-members. Surgeons and
doctors have the right and duty to cut open the human body if they are convinced that by doing so they
can improve or aid the health of the person being cut. Medical professionals get to determine or decide,
at least sometimes, who is to live and who will die. They can prescribe powerful drugs and chemicals
that would or could be poisonous or otherwise harmful if improperly administered. They make decisions
about the use and allocation of large amounts of money and scarce resources. They decide how patient
care is to be delivered, which patient should get which resources, how much and what patients should
and will be told about their situation, what kind of doctor-patient interaction will occur, and whether
the information given to them by patients will be kept confidential, and, if not, how and to whom it will
be shared.
Example of Medical Ethics
Autonomy: Patients basically have the right to determine their own healthcare.
Justice: Distributing the benefits and burdens of care across society.
Beneficence: Doing good for the patient.
Nonmalfeasance: Making sure you are not harming the patient
Medical Practitioners
✓ Ronald Antonio Reyna, M.D. (PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY)
Dr. Reyna is an ophthalmologist that specializes in pediatrics and adult and child eye movement
disorders for Clinica Henson, Angeles, Pampanga. He earned his medical degree at the St. Luke’s William
H. Quasha College of Medicine. He trained at the University Of The East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial
Medical Center. Following this, he accepted a two year fellowship training at the Ratner Children’s Eye
Center, University of California, San Diego under the supervision of Dr. David B. Granet where he was
involved in clinical evaluation, planning, research and surgery. He is a popular lecturer and is considered
by his peers as an authority on eye movement disorders. He is currently an active consultant of St. Lukes
Medical Center in Quezon City and Fort, Global City.
✓ Leila Lany M. Florento, PhD
Dr.Leila Lany M. Florento has graduated from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines with Bachelor
of Science in Medical Technology and obtained her Masters and Doctorate degree in Biological Sciences
from the same University. Dr.Florento has worked for professional organizations at both national and
international levels for more than 30 years with strong intention to improve the standard of practices of
clinical laboratory. She was President of Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc. (2007-
2012) and President of ASEAN Association of Clinical Laboratory Scientists (2012-2014). At present, she
is Secretary of Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (2014-2017), Treasurer of Asia-Pacific
Federation of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (2017-2018), Board of International
Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (2016-2018) and Secretary of Biological Risk Association
of the Philippines (2015-present). She is currently working as Manager of the Microbiology Unit,
Biological Sciences Department, Medical Affairs Division of United Laboratories, Inc. Philippines.
Dr.Florento sits on numerous local and international committees of different organizations and has
receivedseveral awards from different institutions both local and international.
✓ Frederick D. Francisco M.D.
President/Medical Director at East West Biointegrative Health Center
Experienced Medical Director with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry.
Skilled in Clinical Research, Medical Education, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Prevention. Strong business
development professional graduated from San sabastian college.
