PDF-(BOOS)-After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness

Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States Each year more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents breast cancer or AIDSWhile most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated According to Nancy Berlinger conversations on patient safety are missing several important components religious voices traditions and modelsIn After Harm Berlinger draws on sources in theology ethics religion and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients families and clinicians affected by medical error She emphasizes the importance of acknowledging fallibility telling the truth confronting feelings of guilt and shame and providing just compensation After Harm adds important human dimensions to an issue that has profound consequences for patients and health care providers. If forgiveness was a rock, what rock would it be?. Julie Nicholson. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a-mother-who-cant-forgive-her-daughters-killers/440.html. Justice means…. Forgiveness means…. Matthew 26:36 - 46. Forgiveness . is a process I chose to begin to stop punishing someone . for . something they have done or said that has hurt me or someone else that I care about.. When it comes to . But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.. 1 John 1:7. False Ideas concerning Forgiveness. The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. . He . will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. . He . has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. . The Importance of Forgiveness. Forgiveness. Forgiveness is typically defined as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offence, difference or mistake and or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution.. Note:. Any videos in this presentation will only play online. After you download the slideshow, you will need to also download the videos from YouTube & add them back into your PowerPoint.. We present these messages at Bee Creek Park in College Station, TX. . INGRATITUDE. Matthew 18:21-35. We must learn to appreciate how much God has forgiven us. The debt others owe us does not begin to compare to the debt God has forgiven us. Hebrews 9:16-22. TITLE: The Cost of Forgiveness. TEXT: Hebrews 9: 16-22 . THEME: The believer should find forgiveness through the cross of Christ.. The Cost of Forgiveness. Hebrews 9:16-22. “Why do Christians use such a gruesome image as the crucifixion to visualize their faith?”. Forgiving the Unforgivable. Forgiveness of Self. Forgiving others . The Four Directions of Forgiveness. The Story of Joseph . & His Brothers. They Changed. Mistreated Joseph. Motivated by hate . Genesis 37:3-4. Conspired to kill him . Genesis 37:18-20. Callously ignored his cries . Genesis 37:24-25. Not About …. “Offended” as in hurt feelings. “Getting Over It”/”Moving On”. “Forbearance”. Only God Forgives. Only God can forgive, because sin is against God.. Psalm . 51:2-4. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.. Keywords. Absolutism. Eucharist. Evangelisation. Forgiveness. Punishment. Relativism. Salvation. Sin. Keywords. Meaning. Absolutism. the belief that there are certain actions that are always right or always wrong. The belief that moral laws exist eternally and are not just human inventions.. Matthew 26:36 - 46. Forgiveness . is a process I chose to begin to stop punishing someone . for . something they have done or said that has hurt me or someone else that I care about.. When it comes to . Clearing the record of those who have wronged me and not holding a grudge.. In the business community, two men can never shake hands on a deal when their fists are clenched. This is not a real hand shake, and the deal will more than likely fail..