Medical ethics in a multicultural country: differences in principles and practices among Muslims and Buddhists

• Main Authors: Goh, Kian Liang, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Ab. Rahman, Norhafiza
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: BJ1188 Religious ethics; BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty; BP173.77 Islam and work; BP188 Islamic religious life; HM621 Culture; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/1/SLIDES_PRESENTATION_-_MEDICAL_ETHICS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/4/PROGRAM_BOOK_-_MEDICAL_ETHICS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42484/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/events/Icqs2-2015

Religion plays an imperial role in the ever-changing healthcare system of Malaysia. The Malaysian, being a multi-racial society, has to adapt and accommodate various practices of religion from different cultural and religious backgrounds. It is this diversity that demands the understanding of the di...