Table 1 Themes for residents' training programme in ethics.
| Area of relevance | Source of theme | |
|---|---|---|
| Literature search | Residents | |
| Patient/physician relationship | Informed consent | Autonomy |
| Mature/minors | Disclosure | |
| Disclosure, telling the truth | Value change of patients during treatment | |
| Boundary issues | ||
| Mother/child relationship | Abortion | Abortion |
| Caesarean section | Caesarean section | |
| Fertility | IVF/AID | IVF/AID |
| Miscellaneous | HIV/Aids | Hierarchical relations with faculty |
| Research ethics | The place of own values | |
| Religious and ethical values of patients | Loyalty to the organisation | |
| Research, education and medical care | Dealing with uncertainty | |
AID, artificial insemination by donor; IVF, in vitro fertilisation.