Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics
Author:   Angela Georgia Catic
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
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9783319440835


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Angela Georgia Catic
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.818kg
ISBN:  

9783319440835


ISBN 10:   3319440837
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   09 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Geriatric Epidemiology.- Evaluating Capacity for Safe and Independent Living among Vulnerable Older Adults.- Surrogate decision making and advance care planning.- End of Life Care of Older Adults.- Special Considerations in Older Surgical Patients.- Ethical Issues of Renal Replacement Therapy in the Elderly.- Ethical Considerations for the Driver with Dementia.- Medical Futility.- Feeding Issues in Advanced Dementia.- Intimacy in the Long-Term Care Setting.- Elder Abuse and Neglect.- Hospital and Physician Rating Web Sites: Ethical Challenges without Context.- Considerations and Challenges in Information and Communication Technology.- Ethical Issues in Geriatric Research.

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The purpose is to provide healthcare professionals with theoretical and practical information regarding common, ethically complex situations that arise in geriatric medicine. ... Attending physicians working in geriatrics will find this book very helpful. However, residents might it most useful because of its educational value and its effective integration of interdisciplinary scholarship and clinical geriatrics. ... Overall, it fills a void in the literature. (Tyler Zahrli, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2017)


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Angela Georgia Catic, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Director Baylor College of Medicine Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Staff Physician, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

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