Overview

Consensus is an important topic in bioethics. Approaches to consensus formation developed over the last decade to establish standards of clinical practice are now extended to moral issues. Healthcare ethics committees, ethics advisory boards, and national ethics committees aim at creating and formulating consensus. The essays in this volume analyse the various dimensions of consensus formation. They demonstrate the clinical, institutional and political context of consensus regarding ethical issues. Consensus formation as a dialogic and discursive activity is also deeply influenced by the socio-cultural context, as examples from Europe, Japan and the U.S. illustrate. Specific problems in consensus formation are discussed in regard to genetic counseling, psychiatry, treatment decisions in family medicine, futility, and reproductive technology. The essays in the volume explore the potentials and problems of forming consensus at various levels of health care in modern pluralist societies.

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Author:   H.A. Ten Have ,  Hans-Martin Sass
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1998
Volume:   58
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9789048149933

ISBN 10:   9048149932
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   06 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Consensus Formation in Healthcare Ethics.- Ethical Consensus Formation in Clinical Cases.- The Process of Coherence Formation in Healthcare Ethics Committees: The consensus process, social authority, and ethical judgments.- Consensus Formation and Healthcare Policy.- Contemporary Trends in Healthcare Ethics.- Moral Deliberation and Moral Warfare: Consensus formation in a pluralistic society.- Consensus Formation in Bioethical Decisionmaking in Japan: Present contexts and future perspectives.- Finding a Voice for Bioethics in Public Policy: Federal initiatives in the United States, 1974–1991.- Decisionmaking and Consensus Formation in Clinical Ethics.- Action Driven Consensus Formation.- Dissent and Dissensus: The limits of consensus formation in psychiatry.- Consensus Formation in Genetic Counseling: A complex process.- Obtaining Consent from the Family: A horizon for clinical ethics.- Consensus and Futility of Treatment: Some policy suggestions.- Shaping Reproductive Technology Policy: The search for consensus.- Notes on Contributors.

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