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Professionalism refers to the set of skills and values that, in the case of medicine, characterize the essence of humanism in professional work. Professionalism, ethics, and bioethics are closely linked. Within the framework of global bioethics, professionalism provides a comprehensive picture of the medical profession and its relationship with the major social challenges worldwide in the areas of health and education.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Platform of Bioethics and Medical Education, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain

    Luis Vivanco

  2. Area of Health, Nutrition and Bioethics, Ibero-American University Foundation (FUNIBER), Barcelona, Spain

    Luis Vivanco

  3. Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of the Atlantic, Santander, Spain

    Luis Vivanco

  4. Education Committee Board, San Pedro Hospital, Logroño, Spain

    Roberto Delgado-Bolton

  5. Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, San Pedro Hospital - Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Logroño, Spain

    Roberto Delgado-Bolton

  6. University of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain

    Roberto Delgado-Bolton

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  1. Duquesne University Center for Healthcare Ethics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Henk ten Have

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Vivanco, L., Delgado-Bolton, R. (2015). Professionalism. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_353-1

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