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OverviewThe Textbook of Healthcare Ethics, Second Edition is written with practising physicians, medical students and residents, nurses, philosophers, and other healthcare workers in mind. The text is also highly suitable for formal ethics courses in medical, nursing and allied healthcare programs, as well as for training ethics committee members. This book is an introduction to the broad field of biomedical ethics. While offering a basic introduction to ethical theory, it discusses, as well, the wide array of ethical problems encountered in the daily practice of healthcare professionals. It is written by two Bioethicists who, prior to entering the field of Bioethics, worked as healthcare professionals. The primary author has a background in medicine and the secondary author has a background in nursing. This thoroughly revised second edition is meant to be both a theoretical and a practical introduction to the field, and is intended to be as accessible to the beginner as it is to those already working in the field. It provides practical strategies and tools that can be used for training medical personnel and members of ethics committees, and can serve equally well as an introduction for lay persons interested in the field. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erich E.H. Loewy , Roberta Springer LoewyPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2nd ed. 2004 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.631kg ISBN: 9789048163588ISBN 10: 9048163587 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 19 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsHistorical Introduction.- Knowledge and Ethics.- Theoretical Considerations.- Fallibility and the Problem of Blameworthiness in Medicine.- The Ongoing Dialectic between Autonomy and Responsibility in a Pluralist World.- Patients, Society and Healthcare Professionals.- Genetics and Ethics.- Problems of Macro-allocation.- Organ Donation.- Problems at the Beginning of Life.- Problems in the Care of the Terminally Ill.- Common Problems in Everyday Practice.- Resolving Ethical Problems: An Introduction to Individual Cases.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |