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Overview
This book is intended as a practical introduction to the ethical problems which doctors and other health professionals can expect to encounter in their practice. It is divided into three parts: ethical foundations, clinical ethics, and medicine and society.
The authors incorporate new chapters on topics such as theories of medical ethics, cultural aspects of medicine, genetic dilemmas, aging, dementia and mortality, research ethics, justice and health care (including an examination of resource allocation), and medicine, ethics and medical law. Medical Ethics also covers issues having to do with the beginning and end of life, as well as ethical questions surrounding the human body and the use of human tissue, confidentiality and AIDS, care of the mentally ill, and the implications of genetic technology.
Each chapter presents a range of ethical views, drawing both from traditional philosophy and the most recent contemporary trends. The theoretical discussion is extended and illustrated by case studies and examples. This book is a non-technical guide to ethics written with the needs of medical students and medical practitioners in mind. It will also appeal to students and practitioners of allied health professions, and for all users of health care services.
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Synopsis
This book is intended as a practical introduction to the ethical problems which doctors and other health professionals can expect to encounter in their practice. It is divided into three parts: ethical foundations, clinical ethics, and medicine and society.
The authors incorporate new chapters on topics such as theories of medical ethics, cultural aspects of medicine, genetic dilemmas, aging, dementia and mortality, research ethics, justice and health care (including an examination of resource allocation), and medicine, ethics and medical law. Medical Ethics also covers issues having to do with the beginning and end of life, as well as ethical questions surrounding the human body and the use of human tissue, confidentiality and AIDS, care of the mentally ill, and the implications of genetic technology.
Each chapter presents a range of ethical views, drawing both from traditional philosophy and the most recent contemporary trends. The theoretical discussion is extended and illustrated by case studies and examples. This book is a non-technical guide to ethics written with the needs of medical students and medical practitioners in mind. It will also appeal to students and practitioners of allied health professions, and for all users of health care services.
Courtney S. Campbell
This is an interdisciplinary examination of the major ethical questions in medical practice, including issues in genetics, prenatal and neonatal care, AIDS, mental health, geriatrics, and end-of-life care. A revised and expanded edition of Practical Medical Ethics (1992), the text covers three general areas: foundations of ethics, clinical ethics, and medicine and society. The authors seek to provide a practical introduction to ethical questions encountered by doctors and other healthcare professionals. The text gives special attention to practice issues in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The text is written primarily with medical students and practitioners in mind, but it is accessible to a broader audience. The team of authors, with expertise in diverse areas of ethics, medicine, and science, has provided a model of interdisciplinary collaboration in developing a book with such wide-ranging appeal. Each chapter uses case vignettes to illustrate practical choices faced by healthcare providers. A current bibliography contains a rich selection of the international literature in medical ethics. An appendix includes formative documents of professional ethics, such as the Hippocratic Oath, although one selection, the Declaration of Geneva, is not presented in its current version. This readable book will benefit practitioners and students with an interest in medical ethics. Its geographic focus limits its applicability to the different settings of medicine in the United States. It lacks a sustained discussion of reproductive technologies and tends to focus on quandaries and dilemmas, but these limitations are compensated by useful discussions oftranscultural ethics and sensitivity to issues of power and vulnerability in the relationship between patient and physician.
Editorials
Courtney S. Campbell
This is an interdisciplinary examination of the major ethical questions in medical practice, including issues in genetics, prenatal and neonatal care, AIDS, mental health, geriatrics, and end-of-life care. A revised and expanded edition of Practical Medical Ethics (1992), the text covers three general areas: foundations of ethics, clinical ethics, and medicine and society. The authors seek to provide a practical introduction to ethical questions encountered by doctors and other healthcare professionals. The text gives special attention to practice issues in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The text is written primarily with medical students and practitioners in mind, but it is accessible to a broader audience. The team of authors, with expertise in diverse areas of ethics, medicine, and science, has provided a model of interdisciplinary collaboration in developing a book with such wide-ranging appeal. Each chapter uses case vignettes to illustrate practical choices faced by healthcare providers. A current bibliography contains a rich selection of the international literature in medical ethics. An appendix includes formative documents of professional ethics, such as the Hippocratic Oath, although one selection, the Declaration of Geneva, is not presented in its current version. This readable book will benefit practitioners and students with an interest in medical ethics. Its geographic focus limits its applicability to the different settings of medicine in the United States. It lacks a sustained discussion of reproductive technologies and tends to focus on quandaries and dilemmas, but these limitations are compensated by useful discussions oftranscultural ethics and sensitivity to issues of power and vulnerability in the relationship between patient and physician.Reviewer: Courtney S. Campbell, PhD(Oregon State University)
Description: This is an interdisciplinary examination of the major ethical questions in medical practice, including issues in genetics, prenatal and neonatal care, AIDS, mental health, geriatrics, and end-of-life care. A revised and expanded edition of Practical Medical Ethics (1992), the text covers three general areas: foundations of ethics, clinical ethics, and medicine and society.
Purpose: The authors seek to provide a practical introduction to ethical questions encountered by doctors and other healthcare professionals. The text gives special attention to practice issues in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Audience: The text is written primarily with medical students and practitioners in mind, but it is accessible to a broader audience. The team of authors, with expertise in diverse areas of ethics, medicine, and science, has provided a model of interdisciplinary collaboration in developing a book with such wide-ranging appeal.
Features: Each chapter uses case vignettes to illustrate practical choices faced by healthcare providers. A current bibliography contains a rich selection of the international literature in medical ethics. An appendix includes formative documents of professional ethics, such as the Hippocratic Oath, although one selection, the Declaration of Geneva, is not presented in its current version.
Assessment: This readable book will benefit practitioners and students with an interest in medical ethics. Its geographic focus limits its applicability to the different settings of medicine in the United States. It lacks a sustained discussion of reproductive technologies and tends to focus on quandaries and dilemmas, but these limitations are compensated by useful discussions of transcultural ethics and sensitivity to issues of power and vulnerability in the relationship between patient and physician.
3 Stars from Doody