“…In addition to these and many other such examples drawn from clinical practice in which ethical, legal and communication challenges are closely intertwined, there are also relevant theoretical links between the three areas. One such example is the ethical and legal analyses of communication models, as in shared decision-making [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ]. The instances mentioned above evince that integrated teaching of ethical, legal and communicative competencies is essential both regarding practical medical competence and in terms of theoretical aspects relating to “practice-oriented medicine”.…”