The Cambridge textbook of bioethics

Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting. Each chapter illustrates an ethical problem that might be encountered in everyday practice; defines the concepts atissue; examines their implications from the perspectives of ethics, law and policy; and then provides a practical resolution. There are 10 key sections presenting the most vital topics and clinically relevant areas of modern bioethics. International, interdisciplinary authorship and cross-cultural orientation ensure suitability for a worldwide audience. This book will assist all clinicians in making well-reasoned and defensible decisions by developing their awareness of ethical considerations and teaching the analytical skills to deal withthem effectively. INDICE: Part I. Information Problems Anne Slowther; Part II. End of Life Care James A. Tulsky; Part III. Pregnant Women and Children John Lantos; Part IV. Genetics and Biotechnology Abdallah S. Daar; Part V. Research Ethics Richard E. Ashcroft; Part VI. Health Systems and Institutions Ross Upshur; Part VII.Using Clinical Ethics to Make an Impact in Health Care Susan K. MacRae; Part VIII. Global Health Ethics Solomon R. Benatar; Part IX. Religious and CulturalPerspectives in Bioethics Joseph M. Boyle, Jr. and David Novak; Part X. Speciality Bioethics A. M. Viens.

• ISBN: 978-0-521-87284-3
• Editorial: Cambridge University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 554
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés