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Author:   Craig M. Klugman (Chair of the Department of Health Sciences, DePaul University) ,  Pamela M. Dalinis
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780801890451

ISBN 10:   0801890454
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   26 January 2009
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Preface Introduction Part I: Overview of Rurality and General Ethical Issues Chapter 1. Rural-Urban Differences in End-of-Life Care: Reflections on Social Contracts Chapter 2. The Challenges of Rural Health Care Chapter 3. Ethics, Errors, and Where We Go from Here Chapter 4. The Ethics of Allocating Resources toward Rural Health and Health Care Part II: Practitioners' Voices Chapter 5. Reflections on Fifty Years in Rural Health Care Chapter 6. Serving the Underserved: Personal, Social, and Medical Challenges Chapter 7. Ethical and Sociocultural Issues in Rural Mental Health Care Part III: Specific Ethical Issues and Solutions Chapter 8. Ethical Dimensions of the Quality of Rural Health Care Chapter 9. Building Bioethics Networks in Rural States: Blessings and Barriers Chapter 10. Structural Violence in the Rural Context: The Ethical implications of Welfare Reform for Rural Health Chapter 11. Rural Geristric Bioethics: A Texas Perspective Chapter 12. Supporting the Rural Physician: Processes and Programs Index

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This volume elucidates a wide range of ethical issues and the authors provide helpful strategies for practice and policy. - Ruth B. Purtilo, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions

Author Information

Craig M. Klugman is the Stewart & Marianne Reuter Professor of Medical Humanities and assistant director for ethics education at the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Pamela M. Dalinis is senior associate director, DIVACO Education, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

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