ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Primary care ethics

Okay, so you know how when you get sick, you usually go to a doctor for help? Well, that doctor is usually what we call the "primary care physician". They are kind of like your main doctor, and they help keep you healthy by answering your questions, giving you medicine or treatment when needed, and helping you make choices that are good for your health.

Now, being a doctor is a really important job because they help people. But, it's also a job that comes with some very important rules that we call "ethics". These ethics are like a set of rules that doctors must follow to make sure they are doing the right thing and not hurting their patients.

Specifically, when we talk about "primary care ethics", we mean the rules that doctors who help people with general health problems have to follow. These rules might include things like making sure you have all the information you need to make good choices about your health, keeping your medical information private and not sharing it with others who shouldn't know, and not having any relationships with their patients that might make it hard to be fair and honest.

So, when your doctor helps you, they are following all of these rules to make sure they are doing what's best for you and not hurting you in any way. That's why it's so important to trust your doctor and know that they are working hard to keep you healthy!