Vol. 20 / 2025 – International Conference on Virtual Learning
Ethical use of digital tools in medicine-a review on key-concepts and challenges
Claudiu Gabriel IONESCU, Monica LICU
In an era where technology is reshaping every aspect of our life, medical practice is subject to profound transformations as artificial intelligence (AI) is already modifying doctor-patient relationship, patient empowerment and doctor`s decision-making processes. Aiming at exploring the ethical dilemmas health professionals may experience as well as responsibilities and ethical challenges we tried to deepen our understanding of how the digital realm may impact our awareness and ability to facilitate a high-quality medical act having as always patient`s well-being in the forefront of our values. We explored topics such as data confidentiality, protection, digital literacy, ethical use of digital tools with a focus on telemedicine, mobile devices and generative AI trying to offer a critical and comprehensive ethical perspective on the questions the digital environment poses onto us, as professionals as well as patients. Focusing on keeping the essential out of the medical services digitalization we encouraged a balanced approach as well as highlighting the urgent needs of guide
Keywords:
ethical,
medical practice,
digital ethics,
digitalization,
Artificial Intelligence
CITE THIS PAPER AS:
Claudiu Gabriel IONESCU,
Monica LICU,
"Ethical use of digital tools in medicine-a review on key-concepts and challenges",
International Conference on Virtual Learning,
ISSN 2971-9291, ISSN-L 1844-8933,
vol. 20,
pp. 255-265,
2025.
https://doi.org/10.58503/icvl-v20y202521