Prevention Mechanism of Medical Disputes from the Perspective of Ethics in the Analects of Confucius
Yin Yong-chao
Zhang Chao
Ma Xu-zhi
Du Yan-ran
Wang Hao
Niu Jun-jie
Abstract：The relationship between medical practitioners and patients is one of the most basic and fundamental medical practices.It has an impact on medical quality and social stability."Benevolence,rite,trust and harmony"from the Analects of Confucius refer to the way of communication,diagnosis and treatment guidelines,media report and the relationship between doctors and patients,which are the causes of medical disputes.This study takes a certain tertiary general hospital in Shandong Province as an example.Based on an empirical analysis of medical complaints and court compensation cases,this paper innovatively constructs a framework for the governance of doctor-patient relationships from the perspective of traditional culture,by establishing a Confucian ethical system of"benevolence,rite,trust and harmony",taking benevolence as the foundation in humanistic construction,rite as the guiding principle in improvement of institutional norms,trust as the motif in objective publicity of media,and harmony as the priority to build a diversified dispute resolution mechanism.This study proposes to integrate the ethics of the Analects of Confucius into modern medical education and strengthen institutional building in ways that enhance the mutual respect between medical practitioners and patients.It aims to establish a multi-discipline,theoretical framework and pathway for harmonious doctor-patient relationship.
Keywords：Medical disputesRelationship between medical practitioners and patientsPrevention mechanismMedical ethics
Publication Date：2025-08-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-29(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 60-64 )