Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians - Couverture souple

Lo, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0781793793 ISBN 13 : 9780781793797

Editeur : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009

Synopsis

This timely Fourth Edition offers clinicians expert guidance in approaching a wide range of ethical dilemmas and developing an action plan. Most chapters include real-life sample cases that the author walks through, discussing the salient issues and how to approach them. This edition includes a new chapter on ethical issues in cross-cultural medicine and new material on conscientious objection by physicians in reproductive health and other areas. Other topics addressed include disclosure of errors to patients, gifts to physicians from drug companies, involuntary psychiatric treatment, genomic medicine, and ethical issues during public health emergencies such as pandemics. The updated discussion of organ transplantation includes increasing the donor pool and non-heart beating donors.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This timely Fourth Edition offers clinicians expert guidance in approaching a wide range of ethical dilemmas and developing an action plan. Most chapters include real-life sample cases that the author walks through, discussing the salient issues and how to approach them. This edition includes new material on conscientious objection by physicians in reproductive health and other areas. Other topics addressed include cross-cultural care, disclosure of errors to patients, gifts to physicians from drug companies, involuntary psychiatric treatment, genomic medicine, and ethical issues during public health emergencies such as pandemics. The updated discussion of organ transplantation includes increasing the donor pool and non-heart beating donors.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0781793793
• ISBN 13: 9780781793797
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible