Innovation in Medical Technology: Ethical Issues And Challenges - Couverture rigide

Eaton PharmD JD, Margaret L.; Kennedy PhD, Donald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801885264 ISBN 13 : 9780801885266

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This thought-provoking studyexamines the ethical, legal, and social problems that arise with cutting-edge medical technology. Using as examples four powerful and largely unregulated technologies--off-label use of drugs, innovative surgery, assisted reproduction, and neuroimaging--Margaret L. Eaton and Donald Kennedy illustrate the difficult challenges faced by clinicians, researchers, and policy makers who seek to advance the frontiers of medicine safely and responsibly.

Supported by medical history and case studies and drawing on reports from dozens of experts, the authors address important practical, ethical, and policy issues. They consider topics such as the responsible introduction of new medical products and services, the importance of patient consent, the extent of the duty to mitigate harm, and the responsibility to facilitate access to new medical therapies.

This work's insights into the nature and consequences of medical innovation contribute to the national debate on how best to protect patients while fostering innovation and securing benefits.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Margaret L. Eaton is a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and was formerly a senior research scholar at the Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801885264
• ISBN 13: 9780801885266
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible