Regulating professional ethics in a context of technological change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Technological change is impacting the work of health professionals, especially with recent developments in artificial intelligence. Research has raised many ethical considerations respecting clinical applications of artificial intelligence, and it has identified a role for professional regulation in helping to guide practitioners in the ethical use of technology; however, regulation in this area has been slow to develop. This study seeks to identify the challenges that health professionals face in the context of technological change, and whether regulators' codes of ethics and guidance are sufficient to help workers navigate these changes.

Methods

We conducted mixed methods research in Ontario, Canada, using qualitative content analysis of regulators' codes of eth

SUBMITTER: Adams TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603855 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature