Medical ethics and professional conduct Books

Book SynopsisDrawing on his work as a primary care physician and a behavioural scientist, Michael Stein artfully examines the often conflicting goals of patients and their doctors. This book leaves us with new knowledge of and insights into what we might hope for, and what might go wrong, or right, in the most intimate clinical moments.Trade ReviewStein’s candour, curiosity and ethical engagement admit us to a different realm from the fast-paced medical narratives we’re used to reading."- Times Literary Supplement, January 27, 2023

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Book SynopsisOffering a compendium of case studies in bioethics, Choosing Well demonstrates real ethical dilemmas that can occur in health care settings. Instructors can draw upon the scenarios in this concise and highly effective resource to encourage analysis, critique, discussion, and debate of hot-button ethical issues.The authors present a diverse selection of complex case studies in bioethics to stimulate in-depth analysis on topics ranging from distributive justice, research ethics, reproductive technologies, abortion, and death and dying, to the health care professional–patient relationship and ethics in the workplace. The text also features case studies that move through time to reflect real-life decision making and cases that present multiple perspectives to illustrate the challenges that can arise from disputes in health care settings. Utilizing the DECIDED strategy for analyzing case studies, instructors can guide students through the steps needed to work through a wide variety of ethical dilemmas and encourage reflection on their own ethical assumptions.Accessible, practical, and highly engaging, Choosing Well offers a helpful and interesting way to explore central issues in contemporary bioethics, making it an indispensable resource for instructors and students of bioethics, biomedical ethics, and health care ethics.Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: An Introduction to Ethics, Case Studies, and Bioethical Principles Chapter 2: The DECIDED Strategy for Working Through Case Studies in Bioethics Chapter 3: Case Studies on Ethics in the Workplace Chapter 4: Case Studies on Distributive Justice Chapter 5: Case Studies on the Health Care Professional–Patient Relationship Chapter 6: Case Studies on Research Ethics Chapter 7: Case Studies on Reproductive Technologies Chapter 8: Case Studies on the Genetic Revolution Chapter 9: Case Studies on Abortion and Maternal–Fetal Conflicts Chapter 10: Case Studies on Death and Dying Chapter 11: Case Studies on Organs and Tissues: Procurement and Transplantation Chapter 12: Case Studies on Medical Paradigms and Non-Standard Treatment Chapter 13: Case Studies That Move Through Time Chapter 14: Case Studies Told from Multiple Perspectives Appendix A: Alternative Case Study Guidelines Appendix B: The Role of Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, and the Law in Bioethics Appendix C: Two Case Studies Analyzed Using the DECIDED Strategy Glossary

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Book SynopsisThat is, the public was reassured by bioethical oversight of biomedicine; in reality, however, bioethicists belonged to the same mainstream that produced the doctors and researchers whom the bioethicists were guiding.Trade ReviewUltimately, the innovations and court decisions most associated with bioethics, Stevens shows, were less rooted in concern about the abuse of patients than in researchers' and biomedical institutions' desires for the freedom to pursue new medical technologies and their need for protection from legal liability. Bioethics has served more as a 'midwife' to new medical research and technologies than as a critic. These findings should concern all of us. Steven's critical analysis of bioethics is a valuable revision. -- Leslie J. Reagan American Historical Review An interesting and provocative book, well worth reading for the issues it raises as well as for the historical analysis of the bioethics movement. -- Audrey K. Gordon Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Bioethics in America merits our attention. It will encourage additional reflection on the sources and meaning of the rise of this new profession dedicated to moral arbitration. -- Raymond DeVries Journal of American History Stevens has a pithy prose style and a healthy willingness to challenge received wisdom. -- Robert Baker, Ph.D Journal of the History of Medicine A major contribution to the history of bioethics. ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Prologue The Tradition of AmbivalenceChapter One The Culture of Post-atomic AmbivalenceChapter Two "Leaders of Leaders": The Hastings Center, 1969 to the PresentChapter Three Redefining Death in America, 1968Chapter Four "Sleeping Beauty": Karen Ann Quinlan and the Rise of Bioethics in AmericaEpilogue Conclusion and Outlook

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Book SynopsisThis original and progressive work affirms the urgent need for child advocacy and provides valuable guidance to those seeking to participate in efforts to help all children live healthier, happier lives.Trade ReviewDr. Palfrey presents a well-designed, articulate description of the political climate surrounding pediatric health care... Pediatric clinicians, politicians, students, and practitioners of health policy will be well-served by a read of this text to best understand what tools and information are needed. -- Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH JAMA 2007 A must read if you are at all serious about health advocacy for children... thank you Judith Palfrey. Thank you for not shying away from the difficult issues, thank you for bringing it all together, and thank you for creating a must-read text... I am a better child health advocate after having read this book. -- George L. Askew, MD, FAAP Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Child Health Advocacy2. A History of Child Health Advocacy3. The Current Status of Child Health4. Clinical Advocacy5. Group Advocacy6. Legislative Advocacy7. Professional Advocacy8. Political WillAppendix: Resources OnlineNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisContaining helpful summaries and checklists throughout and based on Mazur's thirty years of research experience, this accessible and informative guide will give all IRB members the tools they need to protect human lives and facilitate the research process.Trade ReviewA well-written and informative narrative of the inner workings of IRBs. It is a must-read for those who are (or will be) members of an IRB and for those who need to submit a proposal. -- Maura Pilotti, Ph.D. Metapsychology 2007 An indispensable guide for both experienced and inexperienced IRB members... I would recommend it to any IRB member. Doody's Review Service 2007 Mazur's book provides IRB members with essential questions they should ask when reviewing proposed and ongoing studies. -- Karen J. Maschke New England Journal of Medicine 2007 The book contains an interesting perspective and a wealth of knowledge. It contains quite a lot of information for any single audience, but those who serve on IRBs can benefit greatly from reading and referring to Mazur's work. -- Alice Z. Frohna JAMA 2007 College-level holdings strong in medical and research issues or medical ethics will want this review. Midwest Book Review 2007 There is much to like about Evaluating the Science and Ethics of Research on Humans; its depth and sophistication... Not just Mazur's experience but the overall evolution of research administration is reflected in this volume. -- Kenneth A. DeVille Journal of Legal Medicine 2007 Every IRB member must read this book so that the participants of clinical trials benefit from it. -- Sanjay A. Pai Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 2008 The author applies extensive experience to illustrate the depth of ethical reflection that research proposals can generate and provides guidance on how reflection can be directed to decision making... Checklists in the text and appendices afford IRB members and officers the comfort of knowing that little, if anything, has been overlooked in discharging ethics review. -- Bernard M. Dickens, PhD Annals of Internal Medicine 2008 The analysis of a study's risk-benefit ratio is especially good. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research 2007 Contains helpful summaries and checklists throughout based on the author's thirty years of research experience. Issues in Law and Medicine 2008Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: What Can the New IRB Member Expect?Part I: The IRB, Its Work, and Its Challenges1. What Is an IRB, and What Does It Do?2. Basic Terms and Concepts Used in IRB Work3. What Is Risk?Part II: The Scientific Protocol and the Informed Consent Form4. Prescreening of Proposals5. The Scientific Protocol6. The Informed Consent Form7. Recruitment, Selection, and Compensation of Study Participants8. Research involving Questionnaires and Surveys9. Protection of Participants' Privacy in Research Dataand SpecimensPart III: The Continuing Work of the IRB10. The Ethical Issues of Informed Consent11. Continuing Review, Communication, and Feedback12. Where Are IRBs Making Mistakes, and How Can We Minimize Mistakes?13. Strategies for Managing the IRB Workload and Supporting IRB Decision Making14. Decision-Making Capacity and Accountability in ResearchSummary: The IRB's Key RoleAppendix 1: A Check List for Reviewing a Scientific ProtocolAppendix 2: A Check List for Reviewing an Informed Consent FormNotesWebsite References for Cited DocumentsIndex

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Book SynopsisBehind heart disease and cancer, medical error is now listed as one of the leading causes of death. Of the many medical errors that may lead to injury and death, diagnostic failure is regarded as the most significant. Generally, the majority of diagnostic failures are attributed to the clinicians directly involved with the patient, and to a lesser extent, the system in which they work. In turn, the majority of errors made by clinicians are due to decision making failures manifested by various departures from rationality. Of all the medical environments in which patients are seen and diagnosed, the emergency department is the most challenging. It has been described as a wicked environment where illness and disease may range from minor ailments and complaints to severe, life-threatening disorders. The Cognitive Autopsy is a novel strategy towards understanding medical error and diagnostic failure in 42 clinical cases with which the author was directly involved or became aware of at the time. Essentially, it describes a cognitive approach towards root cause analysis of medical adverse events or near misses. Whereas root cause analysis typically focuses on the observable and measurable aspects of adverse events, the cognitive autopsy attempts to identify covert cognitive processes that may have contributed to outcomes. In this clinical setting, no cognitive process is directly observable but must be inferred from the behavior of the individual clinician. The book illustrates unequivocally that chief among these cognitive processes are cognitive biases and other flaws in decision making, rather than knowledge deficits.Trade ReviewThis is the first book I have read that uses actual patient care cases to investigate medical decisions that lead to errors and eventually unexpected outcomes. The depth of the discussion in these cases leaves readers with a good understanding of the processes that lead to the outcomes. * Sheffey N. Massey, DO(Regions Hospital), Doody's *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Cases Case 1. Christmas Surprises Case 2. Distraught Distraction Case 3. The Fortunate Footballer Case 4. An Incommoded Interior Designer Case 5. Teenage Tachypnoea Case 6. The Backed-up Bed Blocker Case 7. The English Patient Case 8. Lazarus Redux Case 9. A Model Pilot Case 10. A Rash Diagnosis Case 11. The Perfect Storm Case 12. A Case of Premature Closure Case 13. Postpartum Puzzler Case 14. The Blind Leading the Blindable Case 15. Pseudodiagnosis of Pseudoseizure Case 16. Failed Frequent Flyers (a and b) Case 17. Explosions, Expletives and Erroneous Explanations Case 18. The Representativeness Representative Case 19. The Michelin Lady Case 20. An Instable Inadvertence Case 21. A Laconic Lad Case 22. The Misunderstood Matelot Case 23. A Hard Tale to Swallow Case 24. A Rake's Progress Case 25. Deceptive Detachment Case 26. A Search Satisfied Skateboarder Case 27. The Vacillated Vagrant Case 28. A Tale of Two Cycles (a and b) Case 29. Misleading Mydriasis Case 30. Bungled Bullae Case 31. Overdosing the Overdosed Case 32. The Lost Guide Case 33. Hazardous Handover Case 34. Double Trouble Case 35. Tracking Fast and Slow Case 36. Alternate Alternatives Case 37. Notable Near-miss Case 38. A Stone Left Unturned Case 39. Sweet Nothings Case 40. Straining the Strain Diagnosis Case 41. Missed It Conclusion: Strategies for Improving Clinical Decision Making Appendix A: Diagnoses in 42 Cases Appendix B: Probable Biases and Their Frequencies in 42 Clinical Cases Appendix C: Analysis of Ordinal Position of Bias in Clinical Cases Appendix D: Potential Error-Producing Conditions Appendix E: Analysis of Knowledge-Based Errors in the Case Series Glossary of Biases and Their Cognitive Factors Index

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Book SynopsisAlongside practical advice on managing clinical and legal situations, the handbook provides concise examples, summaries of relevant legislation, and introductions to different ethical approaches and clinical observations. Uniquely focusing on the interface between psychiatry and law, this title is essential reading for the forensic psychiatrist.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition A careful reading of [Forensic Psychiatry's] content will enable the practitioner to progress unscathed through this minefield of conflicting paradigms and constructs. Encyclopaedic in its scope, thorough and fair-minded in its analysis, it sets the standard against which other texts in its field will be judged in the future. * Connor Duggan, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Mental Health, University of Nottingham *This is a wonderful book ... I wish it had been available when I started my training in forensic psychiatry ... every forensic psychiatry trainee (and many others besides) should own a copy. * Clare Oakley, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, review in The Psychiatrist *This book is well-written, organized, informative, and was created for efficient use as a pocket guide. Although some of the information is limited to the UK and Ireland, there is plenty of knowledge for readers outside of these locations to learn about the field of forensic psychiatry. The book does this well without cluttering; it is easy to efficiently find and summarize information. The book is too large to fit truly in a pocket but small enough to easily carry around. * Andre Lars Lorenz, DO, St. Mary Mercy Hospital *Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction to the handbook 1: Introduction to the handbook Part II: Clinical forensic psychiatry 2: Clinical and social aspects of crime 3: Mental disorders in forensic psychiatry 4: Assessment in forensic psychiatry 5: Risk assessment 6: Treatment 7: Risk management 8: Forensic psychiatric services Part III: The ethics of forensic psychiatry 9: Ethical decision making 10: Professional duties and personal integrity 11: Conflicting ethical values 12: Clinical matters raising ethical issues Part IV: Law relevant to psychiatry 13: The interface between psychiatry and law 14: Legal systems 15: Criminal law 16: Mental health and mental capacity law 17: Civil law Part V: Psychiatry within the legal system 18: The criminal justice system 19: Legal tests relevant to psychiatry 20: The psychiatrist in court 21: Applied ethics and testimony 22: Providing reports 23: Giving evidence Part VI: Appendices A: Appendices

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Book SynopsisThe emergency department is a place of challenging ethical dilemmas with little time to solve them. This book provides solutions to common ethical dilemmas in emergency medicine. It covers topics including medicolegal issues, triage, privacy and confidentiality, difficult patients, minors, research, patient safety, disasters, suicide, and end of life issues.Table of Contents1. Principles of medical ethics Kenneth V. Iserson; 2. Law and ethics Arthur R. Derse; 3. Triage of emergency patients Joel M. Geiderman; 4. Privacy, confidentiality and public health reporting Joy Hardison; 5. Social media and electronic communications Diane Gorgas, Jillian McGrath and Lydia Sahlani; 6. Multiculturalism and 'cultural competency' Kelly Bookman; 7. Informed consent Leslie R. Vojta and James E. Brown; 8. Against medical advice, refusal of care, and informed consent Jeremy R. Simon; 9. Care of minors Sarah C. Cavallaro and Jill M. Baren; 10. The difficult patient Jay M. Brenner and Javad T. Hashmi; 11. Law enforcement in the emergency department Eileen F. Baker; 12. Research ethics Lauren M. Sauer, Richard E. Rothman and Gabor D. Kelen; 13. Conflicts of interest Erika Newton and Adam J. Singer; 14. Medical errors and patient safety John C. Moskop; 15. Expert witness testimony Robert C. Solomon; 16. Values and responsibilities in professional practice Gregory L. Henry and Kartik Rao; 17. The ethics of disasters Paul P. Rega; 18. Stewardship of health care resources Shellie Asher; 19. Education in emergency medicine Walter Limehouse and Catherine A. Marco; 20. Suicide attempts Jennifer Nelson and Arvind Venkat; 21. Geriatric emergency medicine V. Ramana Feeser; 22. Palliative medicine Tammie E. Quest; 23. End of life care Monica Williams-Murphy.

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Book SynopsisThis is your source for authoritative and comprehensive guidance from the British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Ethics Department covering both routine and highly contentious medico-legal issues faced by health care professionals. The new edition updates the information from both the legal and ethical perspectives and reflects developments surrounding The Mental Capacity Act, Human Tissue Act, and revision of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.Table of ContentsList of statues and regulations. List of cases. Where to find legal cases online. Medical Ethics Committee. Acknowledgements. Preface to the third edition. Introduction: Bridging the gap between theory and practice: the BMA’s approach to medical ethics. 1: The doctor-patient relationship. 2: Consent, choice and refusal: adults with capacity. 3: Treating adults who lack capacity. 4: Children and young people. 5: Confidentiality. 6: Health records. 7: Contraception, abortion, and birth. 8: Assisted reproduction. 9: Genetics. 10: Caring for patients at the end of life. 11: Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. 12: Responsibilities after a patient’s death. 13: Prescribing and administering medication. Chapter 14: Research and innovative treatment. 15: Emergency situations. 16: Doctors with dual obligations. 17: Providing treatment and care in detention settings. 18: Education and training. 19: Teamwork, referral, delegation and shared care. 20: Public health dimensions of medical practice. 21: Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance. AppendixA: Hippocratic Oath. Appendix B: Declaration of Geneva. Appendix C: Declaration of a new doctor, as devised by Imperial College School of Medicine graduating year of 2001. Index.

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Book SynopsisPresents a balanced examination of ethical and legal principles and issues, which provides information for radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and radiation professionals. This book aims to provide an approach that leads to a more successful style of personal risk management. It contains learning activities and event discussions.Table of Contents1. Ethical and Legal Foundations 2. Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence 3. Caring and Communication 4. Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent 5. Truthfulness and Confidentiality 6. Death and Dying 7. Health Care Distribution 8. Student and Employee Rights 9. Diversity 10. Overview of Future Challenges Appendix A: Code of Ethics Appendix B: Sample Documentation Forms Answers to Chapter Review Questions Index

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Book SynopsisHow can dedicated health care ethics committees increase their effectiveness and demonstrate their value as essential moral resources for their organizations?Among the most effective and increasingly valued resources in the health care decision-making process is the institutional ethics committee. The Joint Commission (TJC) accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations in the United States, including hospitals, nursing homes, and home care agencies. As a condition of accreditation, TJC requires health care organizations to have available a standing multidisciplinary ethics committee, composed of physicians, nurses, attorneys, ethicists, administrators, and interested lay citizens. Many of these committees are well meaning but may lack the information, experience, skills, and formal background in bioethics needed to effectively address the range and complexity of the ethical issues that arise in clinical and organizational settings. Handbook for Health Care EthicsTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I. Curriculum for Ethics Committees1. Ethical Foundations of Clinical Practice2. Decision Making and Decisional Capacity in Adults3. Informed Consent and Refusal4. Truth Telling: Disclosure, Privacy, and Confidentiality5. Special Decision-Making Concerns of Minors6. Ethical Issues in Reproduction7. Special Decision-Making Concerns of the Elderly8. Ethical Issues in the Care of Disabled Persons9. End-of-Life Issues10. Palliation11. Justice, Health, and Access to Health Care12. Organizational Ethics13. Ethics Committees and Research, by Julia KolakII. The Creation, Nature, and Functioning of Ethics Committees14. Profile of Ethics Committees15. Clinical Ethics Consultation16. Ethics Education17. Sample Clinical Cases18. Sample Policies and ProceduresIII. Organizational Codes of EthicsIV. Key Legal Cases, Legislation, and State ActionV. An Ethics Committee MeetingEpilogue: Ethics in the Context of a Global PandemicIndex

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Book SynopsisWhen the new HIPAA privacy rules regarding the release of health information took effect, medical historians suddenly faced a raft of new ethical and legal challenges - even in cases where their subjects had died years, or even a century, earlier. In Privacy and the Past, medical historian Susan C. Lawrence explores the impact of these new privacy rules.Trade Review"With sound scholarship, and a clear, accessible writing style, Privacy and the Past serves as a critical analysis, an important piece of advocacy, and a practical field guide." -- Scott Podolsky * director, Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine *“'HIPPA' is a word historians have come to hate, and in this timely and provocative book, Susan Lawrence explains why. This book is a must read for anyone interested in promoting a more bottom-up, patient-centered view of the history of medicine, disease, and social welfare." -- Nancy Tomes * SUNY Distinguished Professor of History, Stony Brook University *Table of Contents Acknowledgments1 Introduction: The Historians, the County and the Dead2 Research, Privacy and Federal Regulations3 Historians, the First Amendment and Invasion of Privacy4 Archivists at the Gates5 Managing Privacy: Historians at Work6 Conclusion: Resistance Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHealth is weird. Health is weird in a way that resists simple explanations or elegant theorizing. This book is a philosophical explanation of that weirdness, and an argument that grappling with the distinctive weirdness of health can give us insight into how we might approach difficult questions about social reality.Table of ContentsForward Introduction 1: Theories of Health 2: Health and Wellbeing 3: Health, Subjectivity, and Capability 4: Health and Disability 5: Ameliorative Skepticism and the Nature of Health 6: Ameliorative Skepticism, Shifting Standards, and the Measure of Health Afterward Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPresuming readers start with no background in philosophy, this enhanced introduction to bioethics first provides balanced, philosophically based coverage of moral reasoning, moral theories, and the law. It then leads the newly equipped reader to explore a range of important ethical issues in health care and biomedical research.Engaging Bioethics, Second Edition is designed for undergraduates throughout the humanities and social sciences as well as for healthcare professionals-in-training, including students in medical school, pre-medicine, nursing, public health, and those studying to assist physicians in various capacities. Along with coverage of standard bioethical issuessuch as vaccination, access to health care, new reproductive technologies, genetics, research on human and animal subjects, abortion, medical confidentiality, and disclosureit now addresses ethical aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Supreme Court's Dobbs v Jackson decision, use of CRISPRTrade Review"Seay and Nuccetelli have done an admirable job at distilling and making accessible a large body of medical information, complex case law, and philosophical ethics. Their text makes the project of developing competence and understanding in bioethics a lot less daunting, without simplifying the philosophical and scientific issues. The book is organized so that instructors can easily design a course around a subset of the topics covered, and its teaching and learning resources are outstanding. This is the best bioethics textbook I am aware of, for students and teachers alike."Brandon Cooke, Professor & Chair (Philosophy), Minnesota State University, Mankato"This is a concise introduction to bioethics that covers a lot of ground. The chapters are sufficiently self-contained so that the text can be adapted to different course designs, and the boxes and figures throughout are helpful learning aids. Important cases are discussed but don’t dominate the discussion, so the emphasis remains on the philosophical arguments and issues."William A. Bauer, North Carolina State University"Seay and Nuccetelli offer a refreshing and bold approach to bioethics that confronts readers directly, requiring them to intimately wrestle with the most pressing issues through numerous case studies and a nuanced analysis of the core concepts and principles. The authors strike a delicate balance between accessibility and depth, with the results being a text that is eminently readable. This is not easy material, but the authors have created a text open to readers with little or no philosophical background without sacrificing the complexity found in these important discussions. They also offer an expansive and up-to-date sourcebook to find primary sources online in the companion website."Scott O’Leary, University of Saint MaryTable of Contents1. From Vaccination Ethics to Bioethics and Ethics 2. The Tools of Ethical Inquiry 3. Philosophical Accounts of Morality 4. Principle-Oriented and Case-Oriented Bioethics 5. Managing Personal Medical Information 6. Consent with Competence and Without 7. Death and Dying 8. When Life Supports Are Futile or Refused 9. Medically Assisted Death 10. End-of-Life Measures for Severely Compromised Newborns 11. Morality and the Law in the Typical Case of Abortion 12. Morality and the Law in Hard Cases of Abortion 13. New Reproductive Technologies 14. The Genetic Revolution 15. Biomedical Research on Animals 16. Biomedical Research on Humans 17. Justice in Health Care

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Book SynopsisThe history, philosophy, ethics, and science behind the placebo and nocebo effects. Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. Thousands of studies show that they can be effective and make us happier and healthier. Yet confusion about what placebos are and how to measure their effects prevents some doctors from using them to help patients. Meanwhile, damage caused by the nocebo effectthe negative effect of expecting something badis not widely recognized. In The Power of Placebos, Jeremy Howick provides an interdisciplinary perspective on placebos and nocebos based on more than twenty years of research and data from over 300,000 patients. This book, the culmination of that research, offers practical ways for researchers, policymakers, and doctors to put placebo and nocebo research into practice to improve health outcomes. In addition to providing an overview of placebos and nocebos and explaining how belief systems and context can create physiological eTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. A Manifesto for the Next Revolution in Nocebo and Placebo StudiesPart I. The Troubled Story of Placebos and NocebosChapter 2. Please Me, Please: Placebos and Nocebos in PracticeChapter 3. Placebo Components and Meaningful Contexts: What Makes Inert Things EffectiveChapter 4. It Depends: The Relativity of Placebos and Nocebos in Clinical TrialsPart II. How Big are Placebo and Nocebo Effects?Chapter 5. How (Not) to Measure Nocebo and Placebo EffectsChapter 6. Missing the Forest for the Trees: Incomplete Stories about the Inner Workings of PlacebosChapter 7: Placebo and Nocebo Effects Don't Add UpChapter 8: Blinding: Stopping People from Peeking through MasksPart III. Why Every Doctor Needs to Be a Shaman and Why Placebo Controls Need to be ControlledChapter 9. The Ethical Requirement to Prescribe More Placebos and Avoid Nocebo Effects in PracticeChapter 10. Fewer Placebos and Nocebos in Trials: A Plea to Return to the Original Declaration of HelsinkiChapter 11. Public Health, Surgery, and Alternative Medicine: Special TopicsChapter 12. The Next Placebo Revolution: Helping DadAppendices1. Adolf Grünbaum's Model and a Reply to Its Critics2. Binary Outcomes May Underestimate Placebo Effects3. Additivity versus Interaction: A Formalization4. Balanced Placebo Design5. The Nocebo Effect as a Smokescreen in the Great Statin Debate6. The Many Faces of Blinding: Clarifying the Terminology7. An Open Letter to the World Medical Association8. More on Noninferiority TrialsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisBOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SPECTATOR AND THE TIMES'Fascinating.... Deeply disturbing... Brilliant' Sunday Times'Powerful and moving.' Louis TherouxMeet Adam. He's twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? And by whom?In The Inevitable, award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most abiding taboos: assisted dying. From Avril, the 80-year-old British woman illegally importing pentobarbital, to the Australian doctor dispensing suicide manuals online, Engelhart travels the world to hear the stories of those on the quest for a 'good death'.At once intensely troubling and profoundly moving, The Inevitable interrogates our most uncomfortable moral questions. Should a young woman facing imminent paralysis be allowed to end her life with a doctor's help? Should we be free to die painlessly before dementia takes our mind? Or to choose death over old age? A deeply reported portrait of everyday people struggling to make impossible decisions, The Inevitable sheds crucial light on what it means to flourish, live and die.Trade ReviewThere's plenty of compassion, plenty of nuance and plenty of complex thought. Engelhart is a skilled storyteller... Her brilliant book should be prescribed to all those who think they have a clear view [on the right to die]. * Sunday Times *Powerful and moving. Engelhart recounts the stories of those she meets with humanity and grace. * Louis Theroux, bestselling author of Gotta Get Theroux This *Deeply researched and beautifully reported... [Engelhart] writes compassionately of her subjects' struggles. * The Economist *A brilliantly sensitive and deeply moving account of assisted dying. * Stephen Westaby, Sunday Times bestselling author of Fragile Lives *Table of Contents0: Introduction 1: Modern Medicine 2: Age 3: Body 4: Memory 5: Mind 6: Freedom 7: The End

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Book SynopsisThis book argues against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the ground that, even if they were ethically defensible in certain ''hard cases'', neither could be effectively controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalisation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon lends support to the two ''slippery slope'' arguments against legalisation, the ''empirical'' and the ''logical''. The empirical argument challenges the feasibility of drafting and enforcing adequate safeguards against abuse and mistake; the logical argument shows that acceptance of the case for euthanasia in the case of suffering patients who request it logically involves acceptance of euthanasia for suffering patients who are unable to request it, such as infants and those with advanced dementia.Trade Review'… magisterial …' Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales'A masterly analysis of the results of legalisation. Future discussions can, and must, be evidence-based.' Baroness Onora O'Neill, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, and former Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge'Though it hardly seems possible, this updating of the classic text on the quintessential issue in modern medicine has made its analysis of the ethical and legal issues in euthanasia even more trenchant and illuminating.' Alexander M. Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California, and former Director of Ethics and Health Law at the World Health Organization'John Keown is undoubtedly one of the all-time leading writers on assisted suicide and euthanasia. He writes with great power and clarity.' Yale Kamisar, Clarence Darrow Distinguished University Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan'Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy is a meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments. … John Keown's book is essential reading for everyone interested in the AD [Assisted Dying] debate (which should be all of us) - regardless of personal conviction.' Charles Foster, New Law Journal'This is the latest addition to John Keown's library of excellent books to do with euthanasia … and … the best. This book is the best collection of information regarding euthanasia that I have seen and it is strongly recommended if you have any interest in the euthanasia and assisted-dying debate.' Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Newsletter'The author offers a deep analysis of complicated ethical issues, and yet his writing remains comprehensible and engaging, making for an accessible and stimulating read. In sum, this volume presents a welcome reference contribution to one of the most important ethical debates of our age. Despite having a well-defined position, Keown succeeds in advocating for his perspective while presenting a complete overview of the main ethical, legal, and empirical arguments used against legalising euthanasia.' Carlos Gómez‑Vírseda, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics'The second edition … is an indispensable work that should inform the debate about legalization in the years to come … The work is marked by a sophisticated analysis of the legal issues and by an acute understanding of the actual practice of assisted suicide and euthanasia.' Richard S. Myers, Ave Maria Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: '… the best book in print on the case against the legalisation of euthanasia.' The TabletPraise for the first edition: '… a most significant contribution to the debate …' Medical Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'Keown's clarity of thought explodes myths and beats an accessible path through a detailed jungle of morality and social history.' British Medical Journal'This second edition is a long-awaited masterpiece, following 16 years after the publication of the first edition. The discussion on end-of-life care in various countries written in this new edition will be great reference to onward discussions in Japan … This new edition, too, describes the judicial precedents, commentaries, and legislative process of each country in a careful manner. I would highly recommend reading Professor Keown's new edition to anyone including non-legal personnel.' Miki Hirano, Journal of Medical LawTable of ContentsPart I. Definitions: 1. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; 2. Intended v. foreseen life-shortening; Part II. The Ethical Debate: Human Life, Autonomy, Legal Hypocrisy, and the 'Slippery Slope'; 3. The value of human life; 4. The value of autonomy; 5. Legal hypocrisy?; 6. The slippery slope arguments; Part III. The Dutch Experience: 7. The guidelines; 8. The first survey: the incidence of 'euthanasia'; 9. Breach of the guidelines; 10. The slide towards NVAE; 11. The second survey; 12. The Dutch in denial?; 13. The Euthanasia Act and the Code of Practice; 14. Effective control since 2002?; 15. Continuing concerns; 16. A right to physician-assisted suicide by stopping eating and drinking?; 17. Assisted suicide for the elderly with 'completed lives'; Part IV. Belgium: 18. The Belgian Legislation; 19. The lack of effective control; Part V. Australia: 20. The Northern Territory: ROTTI; Part VI. The United States: 21. The United States: Oregon and six other jurisdictions; 22. The US Supreme Court: Glucksberg and Vacco; Part VII. Canada: 23. The Supreme Court of Canada: the Carter case; 24. Canada's euthanasia legislation; 25. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAn essential book for all those who conduct animal-based research or are involved in education and training, as well as regulators, supporters, and opponents alike. This fully updated third edition includes discussion of genetically altered animals and associated welfare and ethical issues that surround the breeding programmes in animal based research. The book discusses the origins of vivisection, the advances in human and non-human welfare made possible by animal experimentation, moral objections, and alternatives to the use of animals in research. It also examines the regulatory umbrella under which experiments are conducted in Europe, USA and Australasia. The author highlights the future responsibilities of researchers who will be working with animals, and offers practical advice on experimental design, literature search, consultation with colleagues, and the importance of the ongoing search for alternatives.Trade Review'Animal Experimentation: A Guide to the Issues provides a succinct, accessible, and balanced introduction to the controversy surrounding the use of animals in scientific research, product testing, and education. The latest edition brings the guide up-to-date on a host of developments with respect to legislation, alternative methods, and other topics. The guide's coverage of relevant issues is international in scope, so readers outside of the author's home country (Australia) should not feel ignored. This introduction is especially suited to students planning to begin careers in the biological sciences, including as researchers, veterinarians, teachers, regulators, or administrators.' Martin Stephens, Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal TestingTable of Contents1. Issues in animal experimentation; 2. A history of animal experimentation; 3. Opposition to animal experimentation; 4. The moral status of animals; 5. Animal use; 6. The regulation of experiments; 7. Seeking alternatives; 8. A future without animal experimentation?

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Book SynopsisThe likelihood of confronting a medico-legal dilemma in emergency medicine is high. Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine provides an invaluable resource that equips medical providers, legal practitioners and administrators with the methods and the means of how to deal with such legal issues when they arise.Table of Contents1. Abandonment in the emergency department; 2. Abandonment of patient by treating physician; 3. Admission; 4. Advance directives; 5. Advanced practice providers; 6. Adverse event disclosure; 7. Against medical advice (AMA); 8. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and education; 9. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and access to facilities; 10. Assault; 11. Assisted suicide; 12. Battery; 13. Bed boarding; 14. Brain death; 15. Care of children; 16. Code response; 17. Commitment; 18. Communication; 19. Competence and capacity; 20. Confidentiality; 21. Consultation; 22. Controlled substances; 23. Criminal charges; 24. Criminal acts; 25. Death certification; 26. Decision-making; 27. Difficult patient encounter; 28. Discharge instructions; 29. Disruptive provider behavior; 30. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR); 31. Documentation; 32. Domestic violence; 33. Driving impairment; 34. Drug and alcohol abuse; 35. Duty to warn; 36. Electronic health records (EHR); 37. Emergency consent; 38. Emergency Medical Services (EMS); 39. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); 40. Employment issues; 41. Expert witness; 42. Fitness for duty; 43. Frequent user; 44. Futility; 45. Geriatric abuse; 46. Good Samaritan; 47. Guidelines and protocols; 48. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) / Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH); 49. HIV; 50. Hospital medicine; 51. Immigrant care; 52. Impaired physician; 53. Indigent care; 54. Inflight emergencies; 55. Informal consultation; 56. Informed consent; 57. Insurance; 58. Intoxication; 59. Laboratory testing; 60. Left without being seen (LWBS) / left without treatment (LWOT) / elopment; 61. Malpractice claims; 62. Mandatory care; 63. Mandatory reporting; 64. Medical education; 65. Medical errors; 66. Medical records; 67. Medical Screening Exam (MSE); 68. Minor consent; 69. Missed illness and injury; 70. Multiple visits; 71. Nursing; 72. Operations; 73. Organ donation; 74. Overcrowding; 75. Pain control/medication; 76. Patient satisfaction; 77. Pediatric abuse; 78. Peer review; 79. Policy/procedure; 80. Pregnancy; 81. Prescription writing; 82. Privacy; 83. Professional boundary issues; 84. Protected health information (PHI); 85. Psychiatric care; 86. Referral; 87. Religion; 88. Research; 89. Restraint; 90. Resuscitation; 91. Service contract; 92. Sexual assault; 93. Social media; 94. Staff privileges; 95. Subpoena; 96. Substance abuse; 97. Suicide; 98. Telemedicine; 99. Telephone advice; 100. Third-party duty; 101. Transfer; 102. Translation, interpreting, and language issues; 103. Triage; 104. Unanticipated death; 105. Urgent care; 106. Violence; Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThe Neuroethics of Memory is a thematically integrated analysis and discussion of neuroethical questions about memory capacity and content, as well as interventions to alter it. These include: how does memory function enable agency, and how does memory dysfunction disable it? To what extent is identity based on our capacity to accurately recall the past? Could a person who becomes aware during surgery be harmed if they have no memory of the experience? How do we weigh the benefits and risks of brain implants designed to enhance, weaken or erase memory? Can a person be responsible for an action if they do not recall it? Would a victim of an assault have an obligation to retain a memory of this act, or the right to erase it? This book uses a framework informed by neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy combined with actual and hypothetical cases to examine these and related questions.Trade Review'Walter Glannon achieves a rare balance: the book is clear and detailed about the neuroscience of memory and is also insightful about the legal and ethical challenges that scientific advances entail. This is a very timely and useful book.' Nick Davis, Manchester Metropolitan University'Memory is central to who we are and how we act. Provoking and thoughtful, The Neuroethics of Memory explores the implications of the new technologies that could alter memory and may fundamentally change who we are.' Andrew Davidson, Medical Director, Melbourne Children's Trials Centre, Australia'The Neuroethics of Memory provides an insightful and well-argued analysis of the implications of memory research for ethical issues that arise in legal and medical arenas. Drawing on literature from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, Walter Glannon gracefully illuminates some of the most difficult issues currently facing science and society.' Daniel L. Schacter, William R. Kenan, Jr Professor of Psychology, Harvard University'Walter Glannon has built a fascinating and wide-ranging account of memory. By channeling neurobiology, psychology, law, history, and philosophy, this book summarizes how memory defines who we are and forms the basis of our society. The result is a tour de force of neuroethics at its comprehensive best.' Julian Savulescu, Director of Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford'As a synthesis and critical analysis of current work in several disciplines, this book offers an unparalleled vision of how neuroethics scholarship on memory can be interdisciplinary, rigorous, forward-looking, and compelling.' Eric Racine, Neuroethics'For its clear style and its rigorous and sound analytical arguments, The Neuroethics of Memory is a candidate to become an indispensable companion for any research on the ethics of memory and its manipulation.' Andrea Lavazza, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare EthicsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Memory systems and memory stages; 2. Agency, identity and dementia; 3. Anesthesia, amnesia and recall; 4. Disorders of memory content and interventions; 5. Disorders of memory capacity and interventions; 6. Legal issues involving memory; Epilogue. The future of memory.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the ground that, even if they were ethically defensible in certain ''hard cases'', neither could be effectively controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalisation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon lends support to the two ''slippery slope'' arguments against legalisation, the ''empirical'' and the ''logical''. The empirical argument challenges the feasibility of drafting and enforcing adequate safeguards against abuse and mistake; the logical argument shows that acceptance of the case for euthanasia in the case of suffering patients who request it logically involves acceptance of euthanasia for suffering patients who are unable to request it, such as infants and those with advanced dementia.Trade Review'… magisterial …' Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales'A masterly analysis of the results of legalisation. Future discussions can, and must, be evidence-based.' Baroness Onora O'Neill, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, and former Principal of Newnham College, University of Cambridge'Though it hardly seems possible, this updating of the classic text on the quintessential issue in modern medicine has made its analysis of the ethical and legal issues in euthanasia even more trenchant and illuminating.' Alexander M. Capron, Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California, and former Director of Ethics and Health Law at the World Health Organization'John Keown is undoubtedly one of the all-time leading writers on assisted suicide and euthanasia. He writes with great power and clarity.' Yale Kamisar, Clarence Darrow Distinguished University Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan'Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy is a meticulous, highly readable, and profoundly disturbing examination of the merits of the slippery slope arguments. … John Keown's book is essential reading for everyone interested in the AD [Assisted Dying] debate (which should be all of us) - regardless of personal conviction.' Charles Foster, New Law Journal'This is the latest addition to John Keown's library of excellent books to do with euthanasia … and … the best. This book is the best collection of information regarding euthanasia that I have seen and it is strongly recommended if you have any interest in the euthanasia and assisted-dying debate.' Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Newsletter'The author offers a deep analysis of complicated ethical issues, and yet his writing remains comprehensible and engaging, making for an accessible and stimulating read. In sum, this volume presents a welcome reference contribution to one of the most important ethical debates of our age. Despite having a well-defined position, Keown succeeds in advocating for his perspective while presenting a complete overview of the main ethical, legal, and empirical arguments used against legalising euthanasia.' Carlos Gómez‑Vírseda, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics'The second edition … is an indispensable work that should inform the debate about legalization in the years to come … The work is marked by a sophisticated analysis of the legal issues and by an acute understanding of the actual practice of assisted suicide and euthanasia.' Richard S. Myers, Ave Maria Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: '… the best book in print on the case against the legalisation of euthanasia.' The TabletPraise for the first edition: '… a most significant contribution to the debate …' Medical Law ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'Keown's clarity of thought explodes myths and beats an accessible path through a detailed jungle of morality and social history.' British Medical Journal'This second edition is a long-awaited masterpiece, following 16 years after the publication of the first edition. The discussion on end-of-life care in various countries written in this new edition will be great reference to onward discussions in Japan … This new edition, too, describes the judicial precedents, commentaries, and legislative process of each country in a careful manner. I would highly recommend reading Professor Keown's new edition to anyone including non-legal personnel.' Miki Hirano, Journal of Medical LawTable of ContentsPart I. Definitions: 1. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; 2. Intended v. foreseen life-shortening; Part II. The Ethical Debate: Human Life, Autonomy, Legal Hypocrisy, and the 'Slippery Slope'; 3. The value of human life; 4. The value of autonomy; 5. Legal hypocrisy?; 6. The slippery slope arguments; Part III. The Dutch Experience: 7. The guidelines; 8. The first survey: the incidence of 'euthanasia'; 9. Breach of the guidelines; 10. The slide towards NVAE; 11. The second survey; 12. The Dutch in denial?; 13. The Euthanasia Act and the Code of Practice; 14. Effective control since 2002?; 15. Continuing concerns; 16. A right to physician-assisted suicide by stopping eating and drinking?; 17. Assisted suicide for the elderly with 'completed lives'; Part IV. Belgium: 18. The Belgian Legislation; 19. The lack of effective control; Part V. Australia: 20. The Northern Territory: ROTTI; Part VI. The United States: 21. The United States: Oregon and six other jurisdictions; 22. The US Supreme Court: Glucksberg and Vacco; Part VII. Canada: 23. The Supreme Court of Canada: the Carter case; 24. Canada's euthanasia legislation; 25. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA controversy is raging over whether it is ethical for psychiatrists to comment on the mental health of public figures. This book is a gripping exploration of the so-called 'Goldwater Rule', from its origins with Barry Goldwater in the 1960s to its consequences today in the age of Donald Trump.Trade Review'Psychiatrists are often asked in casual conversation for a diagnosis without a personal examination. Using many primary sources rarely discussed in previous surveys, John Martin-Joy provides a detailed and far-reaching analysis of the implications of such a scenario. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and highly recommended.' Thomas G. Gutheil, Harvard University'With compelling prose, page-turning narrative, and sophisticated analysis, John Martin-Joy uses a little-known, but important, libel case to discuss an issue of great political significance: the ethical, professional, social, and legal ramifications of psychiatrists commenting publicly on the mental health of public figures.' Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo'What do Adolf Hitler, Barry Goldwater, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump have in common? John Martin-Joy shows how psychiatrists and psychoanalysts had strong views about these men's mental health and very different opinions about whether they could share these views. Part media history and part ethical study, this book may change how you think about professionalism, politics, and the First Amendment.' James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Chair of the Department of Communication, and Director of the Journalism Program, Stanford University'With extraordinary historical detail and a remarkable sensitivity to rational, moral disagreement, this volume is now the book of record for understanding the ethical implications of the Goldwater Rule. Policymakers, clinicians, scholars, and concerned citizens interested in the nexus of politics and psychiatry - especially during our current, perilous moment - must read this book.' Dominic A. Sisti, Director, The Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania'John Martin-Joy is a meticulous researcher and writer, making his book a pleasure to read. Mixing the disciplines of law, psychiatry, and history, the book describes the impact of the 'Goldwater Rule' with the detail and analytic precision that no scholar has provided before. This book is sure to be regarded as a classic in the years ahead.' Lawrence J. Friedman, Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University and Indiana University'… historically detailed and well referenced … legally and philosophically sophisticated …' Allen R. Dyer, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'Diagnosing from a Distance is a wonderful read that CL psychiatrists could be easily swept up in. The book speaks to the intellectually curious detective that resides inside each of us.' Flannery Merideth, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry'Martin-Joy's study rightly focuses on the dialectics animating the recent of history of the helping professions…This book focuses on how psychiatric knowledge travels through mass media and the legal system and how these encounters transformed psychiatric ethics.' Michael Pettit, American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction. An ethical dilemma; 1. Psychoanalysis, media, and politics from the rise of Hitler to the 1950s; Part I. Diagnosis from a Distance and Libel Law in the 1960s: Goldwater v. Ginzburg: 2. Ralph Ginzburg: provocateur; 3. 'To remove this precedent': Barry Goldwater sues for libel; 4. Ginzburg, Goldwater, and the Supreme Court; Part II. Professionalization and the Rise of the Goldwater Rule; 5. 'To protect public figures': the APA and the Goldwater Rule; 6. The CIA and the White House: adventures in assessment; 7. Furor: the debate over Donald Trump; Conclusion. On history, ethics, and pluralism; Appendix. The Goldwater Rule in 1973 and today; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works cited; Index.

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Book SynopsisNeurosurgical interventions have the potential to change a person''s concept of self, as well as affect their neurological and cognitive function to an unacceptable level for both patient and family. In an increasingly complex and evolving field, the ethical implications of treatments and their eventual outcomes must be carefully balanced. Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice is a comprehensive and practical guide for managing the treatment of patients with debilitating neurosurgical conditions. Chapters address specific conditions, such as traumatic brain injuries, ischemic stroke and spinal surgery, and the ethical challenges that each of these pose. Detailed case studies present potential scenarios that readers might encounter, and their outcomes. Future developments of this fast-paced field are expanded upon, including televised live surgery and the ethical aspects of innovation in neurosurgery. A broad variety of contributors in different fields, including neurosurgeons, intensivists Trade Review'This introductory ethics textbook follows the conventional format both stylistically and structurally. It includes chapters on ethical theories … ethical issues specific to neurosurgical practice, case scenarios, developments in neurosurgical technologies, and specific procedures that have introduced new ethical issues … the book becomes a valuable resource for both students and practitioners by opening a questioning dialog and by sustaining the conversation about current ethical considerations in neurosurgical practice.' D. P. Turner, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction Stephen Honeybul; Part I. General Ethics: 1. Introduction and principles of bioethics Ian Kerridge; 2. Models and methods in ethics Cara Sedney; 3. The concept and implementation of values based medicine (VsBM) in neurosurger Ahmed Ammar and Tiit Mathiesen; 4. The three functions of consent in neurosurgery Cameron Stewart and Ian Kerridge; 5. Withholding and withdrawing medical treatment: legal, ethical and practical considerations Cameron Stewart, Tiit Mathiesen and Ahmed Ammar; 6. Surgical training Magnus Tisell and Naci Balak; 7. The aging surgeon Stephen Honeybul and Gene Bolles; 8. Healthcare economics Naci Balak and Magnus Tisell; 9. Patient data, ownership, storage, and social media David Cote and Timothy Smith; Part II. Neurosurgery Specific Bioethics: 10. Historical overview of ethics in neurosurgery Cara Sedney; 11. Evidence-based neurosurgery: principles, applicability and challenges Ignatius Esene; 12. Ethical challenges of neurosurgical care for brain tumour patients Marike Broekman, Alexander Hulsbergen and Timothy Smith; 13. Severe traumatic brain injury Stephen Honeybul, Kwok Ho and Grant Gillett; 14. 'Malignant' middle cerebral artery infarction Stephen Honeybul, Volker Puetz and Lars-Peder Pallesen; 15. Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage Stephen Honeybul and Albert Chiu; 16. Paediatric neurosurgery Naci Balak and Ulrika Sandvik; 17. Spinal neurosurgery Cara Sedney; 18. Ethical challenges in psychosurgery: a new start or more of the same? Paul A. Komesaroff and Jeffrey Rosenfeld; 19. Brain death and organ donation George Skowronski and Ian Kerridge; Part III. Future Developments: 20. Ethical aspects of innovation in neurosurgery Mario Ammirati, Jeffrey Rosenfeld and Alexander Hulsbergen; 21. Stem cells and brain repair: ethical considerations Ivar Mendez; 22. Brain machine-interface technology in neurosurgery Jeffrey Rosenfeld and Marike Broekman; 23. International neurosurgery Ann Mansur and Mark Bernstein; 24. Live televised surgery Eiichi Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Sakai, Stephen Honeybul and Akira Matsumura; Index.

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Book SynopsisEver since the rise of Adolf Hitler, mental health professionals have sought to use their knowledge of human psychology to understand - and intervene in - political developments. From Barry Goldwater to Donald Trump, psychiatrists have commented, sometimes brashly, on public figures'' mental health. But is the practice ethical? While the American Psychiatric Association prohibits psychiatric comment on public figures under its ''Goldwater Rule'', others disagree. Diagnosing from a Distance is the first in-depth exploration of this controversy. Making extensive use of archival sources and original interviews, John Martin-Joy reconstructs the historical debates between psychiatrists, journalists, and politicians in an era when libel law and professional standards have undergone dramatic change. Charting the Goldwater Rule''s crucial role in the current furor over Trump''s fitness for office, Martin-Joy assesses the Rule''s impact and offers a more liberal alternative. This remarkable book will change the way we think about psychiatric ethics and public life.Trade Review'Psychiatrists are often asked in casual conversation for a diagnosis without a personal examination. Using many primary sources rarely discussed in previous surveys, John Martin-Joy provides a detailed and far-reaching analysis of the implications of such a scenario. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and highly recommended.' Thomas G. Gutheil, Harvard University'With compelling prose, page-turning narrative, and sophisticated analysis, John Martin-Joy uses a little-known, but important, libel case to discuss an issue of great political significance: the ethical, professional, social, and legal ramifications of psychiatrists commenting publicly on the mental health of public figures.' Samantha Barbas, University of Buffalo'What do Adolf Hitler, Barry Goldwater, Saddam Hussein, and Donald Trump have in common? John Martin-Joy shows how psychiatrists and psychoanalysts had strong views about these men's mental health and very different opinions about whether they could share these views. Part media history and part ethical study, this book may change how you think about professionalism, politics, and the First Amendment.' James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Chair of the Department of Communication, and Director of the Journalism Program, Stanford University'With extraordinary historical detail and a remarkable sensitivity to rational, moral disagreement, this volume is now the book of record for understanding the ethical implications of the Goldwater Rule. Policymakers, clinicians, scholars, and concerned citizens interested in the nexus of politics and psychiatry - especially during our current, perilous moment - must read this book.' Dominic A. Sisti, Director, The Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care, University of Pennsylvania'John Martin-Joy is a meticulous researcher and writer, making his book a pleasure to read. Mixing the disciplines of law, psychiatry, and history, the book describes the impact of the 'Goldwater Rule' with the detail and analytic precision that no scholar has provided before. This book is sure to be regarded as a classic in the years ahead.' Lawrence J. Friedman, Professor of History Emeritus, Harvard University and Indiana University'… historically detailed and well referenced … legally and philosophically sophisticated …' Allen R. Dyer, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association'Diagnosing from a Distance is a wonderful read that CL psychiatrists could be easily swept up in. The book speaks to the intellectually curious detective that resides inside each of us.' Flannery Merideth, Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry'Martin-Joy's study rightly focuses on the dialectics animating the recent of history of the helping professions…This book focuses on how psychiatric knowledge travels through mass media and the legal system and how these encounters transformed psychiatric ethics.' Michael Pettit, American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction. An ethical dilemma; 1. Psychoanalysis, media, and politics from the rise of Hitler to the 1950s; Part I. Diagnosis from a Distance and Libel Law in the 1960s: Goldwater v. Ginzburg: 2. Ralph Ginzburg: provocateur; 3. 'To remove this precedent': Barry Goldwater sues for libel; 4. Ginzburg, Goldwater, and the Supreme Court; Part II. Professionalization and the Rise of the Goldwater Rule; 5. 'To protect public figures': the APA and the Goldwater Rule; 6. The CIA and the White House: adventures in assessment; 7. Furor: the debate over Donald Trump; Conclusion. On history, ethics, and pluralism; Appendix. The Goldwater Rule in 1973 and today; Acknowledgments; Notes; Works cited; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe adult critical care setting requires complex clinical decisions to be made that have a dramatic impact on the lives of patients and their families. This textbook offers evidence-based case histories around shared decision making, providing practical advice to clinicians who are trying to navigate routine clinical scenarios in adult critical care. Early chapters explore the definition of the shared decision making process and practical steps that aid its implementation. The greater part of the book focuses on how shared decision making can be practiced in specific situations that are common in adult critical care, highlighting the relevant knowledge base necessary to manage each situation. Do-not-resuscitate and do-not-intubate orders, ECMO, and resolving conflicts regarding potentially inappropriate treatment are among the topics covered. An essential resource for healthcare professionals working in critical care and those looking for a framework for the use of shared decision makiTrade Review'This is an excellent introduction to a vital skill needed by the ICU team, with a wide range of case studies and thoughtful presentations.' David James Dries, Doody EnterprisesTable of ContentsPreface; 1. When does shared decision making apply in adult critical care? Matthew Jaffa and David Hwang; 2. How much does the family want to be involved in decision making? Christopher Bryant and Michael Rubin; 3. Show me the data: Tips for discussing numerical risk in critical care Mitra Haeri and Melissa Motta; 4. Communication skills for critical care family meetings Jessica Macfarlin; 5. The do-not-resuscitate order Timothy M. Dempsey and Michael E. Wilson; 6. The do-not-intubate order Catherine Auriemma and Joshua Kayser; 7. Prolonged ventilator dependence for the pulmonary patient Matthew Wilson and Phil Choi; 8. Renal replacement therapy Hassan Suleiman and Paul McCarthy; 9. Shared decision making during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Barnaby Lewin and Kollengode Ramanathan; 10. Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest Sonya Zhou and Carolina Maciel; 11. Decompressive craniectomy for stroke patients Matthew Jaffa (U Maryland) and David Hwang (Yale); 12. Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury patients Connie Ge, Angelos Kolias and Susanne Muehlschlegel; 13. Severe traumatic spinal cord injury Christopher Marcellino (Mayo) and Alejandro Rabinstein (Mayo); 14. Potentially inappropriate treatment and conscientious objections Nneka Sederstrom and Alexandra Wichmann; 15. Shared decision making in emergent situations Katharine R. Colton and Evie G. Marcolini; 16. Advance directives: Policy, law, and use in shared decision making Josh Rolnick; 17. Care of the unbefriended patient Stephen Trevick; 18. The role of palliative care in the intensive care unit Adeline Goss and Claire Creutzfeldt; 19. Measuring and evaluating shared decision making in the intensive care unit Alison Turnbull and Jacquline Kruser; 20. Brain death discussions Elizabeth Carroll and Ariane Lewis.

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Book SynopsisGraeme Laurie stepped down from the Chair in Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Edinburgh in 2019. This edited collection pays tribute to his extraordinary contributions to the field. Graeme often spoke about the importance of ''legacy'' in academic work and forged a remarkable intellectual legacy of his own, notably through his work on genetic privacy, human tissue and information governance, and the regulatory salience of the concept of liminality. The essays in this volume animate the concept of legacy to analyse the study and practice of medical jurisprudence. In this light, legacy reveals characteristics of both benefit and burden, as both an encumbrance to and facilitator of the development of law, policy and regulation. The contributions reconcile the ideas of legacy and responsiveness and show that both dimensions are critical to achieve and sustain the health of medical jurisprudence itself as a dynamic, interdisciplinary and policy-engaged field of thinking.Trade Review'This magnificent collection of essays is a worthy tribute to one of the greats of medical law. It is a powerful reflection of the enormous contribution Graeme Laurie has made to the subject, that his work has inspired such an outstanding book.' Jonathan Herring, DM Wolfe-Clarendon Fellow in Law, Exeter College, University of Oxford'An outstanding collection of essays and a fitting tribute to Graeme Laurie's academic work, his scholarly impact and an illuminating guide to many of the challenges confronting bioethics.' Christopher Newdick, Professor Emeritus, University of Reading'This book is a worthy mark of the significance of Graeme Laurie's contribution to legal academia. It presents insights from some of the most impressive scholars currently working in law, ethics and medical jurisprudence. The result is a powerful testament to Graeme's legacy and the affection of his peers.' Shaun Pattinson, Professor of Medical Law and Ethics, University of DurhamTable of ContentsIntroduction: law and legacy in medical jurisprudence Edward Dove and Niamh Nic Shuibhne; 1. Doing medical law and ethics: putting interdisciplinarity to work Sharon Cowan, Emily Postan and Nayha Sethi; 2. A philosopher looks at 'law and medical ethics' Richard Ashcroft; 3. Thinking outside the box: Graeme Laurie's legacy to medical jurisprudence Roger Brownsword; 4. The public interest in health research: from concept to context Annie Sorbie; 5. Taking the legacy of liminality forward: reflections on Graeme Laurie's approach to liminality and its relevance for the ethics and governance of reproduction Catriona McMillan and Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra; 6. The once and future importance of impact Eric M. Meslin; 7. Breathing life into law: what it means to take an ethics+ approach to conceptualise law in research governance Calvin Ho and Justin Wong; 8. Biomedical research policy: back to the future? Bartha Maria Knoppers, Ruth Chadwick and Michael Beauvais; 9. The burden of history: how past scandals have shaped the future governance of human tissue and health data Nils Hoppe and José Miola; 10. Body parts and baleful stars? Margaret Brazier and Alexandra Mullock; 11. The legacy of the Warnock Report Emily Jackson; 12. Escape from the medically assisted suicide spiral Murray Earle; 13. Integrating the biological and the technological: time to move beyond law's binaries? Muireann Quigley and Laura Downey; 14. UK Biobank and the legal regulation of genetic research: preserving the legacy and empowering future regulation Jean McHale; 15. Overcoming the regulatory impasse in stem cell research and advanced therapy medicines in Argentina through shared norms and values Fabiana Arzuaga; 16. Institutions, interpretive communities and legacy in decision-making: a case study of patents, morality and biotechnological inventions Aisling McMahon; 17. Towards a new privacy: informed consent as an encumbrance to group interests? Mark Taylor and David Townend; 18. A tale of two legacies: drawing on humanist interpretations to animate the right to the benefits of science Shawn Harmon; Afterword – the great coronavirus pandemic: a pivotal moment for health law and ethics: an afterword in appreciation of Graeme Laurie's legacy to the field Lawrence Gostin.

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Book SynopsisAn essential book for all those who conduct animal-based research or are involved in education and training, as well as regulators, supporters, and opponents alike. This fully updated third edition includes discussion of genetically altered animals and associated welfare and ethical issues that surround the breeding programmes in animal based research. The book discusses the origins of vivisection, the advances in human and non-human welfare made possible by animal experimentation, moral objections, and alternatives to the use of animals in research. It also examines the regulatory umbrella under which experiments are conducted in Europe, USA and Australasia. The author highlights the future responsibilities of researchers who will be working with animals, and offers practical advice on experimental design, literature search, consultation with colleagues, and the importance of the ongoing search for alternatives.Trade Review'Animal Experimentation: A Guide to the Issues provides a succinct, accessible, and balanced introduction to the controversy surrounding the use of animals in scientific research, product testing, and education. The latest edition brings the guide up-to-date on a host of developments with respect to legislation, alternative methods, and other topics. The guide's coverage of relevant issues is international in scope, so readers outside of the author's home country (Australia) should not feel ignored. This introduction is especially suited to students planning to begin careers in the biological sciences, including as researchers, veterinarians, teachers, regulators, or administrators.' Martin Stephens, Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal TestingTable of Contents1. Issues in animal experimentation; 2. A history of animal experimentation; 3. Opposition to animal experimentation; 4. The moral status of animals; 5. Animal use; 6. The regulation of experiments; 7. Seeking alternatives; 8. A future without animal experimentation?

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, accessible approach to the everyday ethical challenges faced in obstetric and gynecological practice. Offering practical guidance for practitioners at all levels, the text also provides a sustained exploration of professional ethics in the intersection of obstetrics and gynecology with psychiatry. Drawing on their award-winning teaching, the authors start each chapter with goals, objectives, topics, and a list of key concepts, which are defined in a separate section. Chapters cover a multitude of topics, from pregnancy and the quest for the ''perfect'' baby to end-of-life care - all underpinned by the need for professionally responsible research, advocacy, and health policy. Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology is an indispensable resource for both trainee and practicing obstetricians and gynecologists. A chapter devoted solely to pedagogy in professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology supports the readers'' learning and those with or without formal trTrade Review'The book covers important topics including induced abortion and feticide, the ethical concept of the fetus as a patient and conscientious objection ... It is fair to say that parts of the book will be best suited to those with a working knowledge of medical ethics and the terminology it employs.' Aarthi Mohan, The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist'The book includes an extensive glossary of key concepts. The authors also provide the historical context for modern practice, recognizing the inherent imbalance of power in the practitioner/female patient relationship, and emphasizing the need for continued professional guidance to create a culture of shared respect and commitment to ethical morality in this practice. An excellent reference for midwives, nurse practitioners, medical students, residents, and OB/GYN physicians/specialists.' S. W. Gustafson, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology: 1. Professional ethics in medicine; 2. Professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology; 3. Decision making by, with, and for patients; 4. Confidentiality; 5. Conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; Part II. Pedagogy of Professional Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology: 6. Teaching professional ethics in obstetrics and gynecology; Part III. Professionally Responsible Clinical Practice: 7. Prevention of pregnancy; 8. Initiation of pregnancy; 9. Induced abortion and feticide; 10. Fetal analysis; 11. Periviability; 12. Intrapartum management; 13. The perfect baby; 14. Cancer and pregnancy; 15. Setting ethically justified limits on clinical management; Part IV. Professionally Responsible Leadership: 16. Leadership; Part V. Professionally Responsible Innovation and Research: 17. Clinical innovation and research; Part VI. Professionally Responsible Health Policy and Advocacy: 18. Health policy and advocacy; Key concepts; Index.

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Book SynopsisEthics have a significant impact on the decisions you make in your day-to-day work, so it’s important for all nurses to develop their understanding of ethical frameworks as preparation for future practice. In this book, the author explains ethical ideas, theories and concepts in simple to understand terms, focussing on real-life nursing situations in order to make applying these principles to your practice easy. This book will make you consider your own values, and how ethics fit into who you are and how you behave, helping you to unlock this interesting and complex subject. Key features: · Fully mapped to the new NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018) · A practical guide that explores how ethics applies to nursing and where theory fits in · Contains real work case studies with an emphasis on ethical decision making · Activities challenge you to reflect on your own values, experiences and prejudices and think about how ethics fits in with who you are and how you behaveTrade ReviewThis book provides the essential ethical, reflective approach that is needed in nursing, offering a framework which helps guide and develop an individual’s own thoughts, and encouraging decision-making that is based on a sound ethical understanding. It strengthens the ability of nurses to develop the values that will underpin their work and enable them to offer ethical services and leadership in the years to come. -- Celia Pyke-Lees, Retired Chief Executive; St Michael′s Hospice, St. Leonards on SeaTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing ethics Chapter 2: Developing ethical understanding through reflection Chapter 3: What ethics is and what ethics is not Chapter 4: Ethical Theories Chapter 5: Rights Chapter 6: Protecting and promoting autonomy Chapter 7: Dilemmas at the start and end of life Chapter 8: Your ethical future

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Book SynopsisReadings in Health Care Ethics provides a wide-ranging selection of important and engaging contributions to the field of health care ethics. The second edition adds a chapter on health care in Canada, and the introduction has been expanded to include discussion of a new direction in feminist naturalized ethics. The book presupposes no prior knowledge, only an interest in the bioethical issues that are shaping our world.Trade Review“This updated text provides just the right balance of foundational readings in health care ethics and contemporary articles that address new problems in the field. Gedge and Waluchow provide an excellent introductory chapter to the text, offering students some solid theoretical tools to address ethical issues in health care. This text is sure to become essential reading, especially for Canadian students who are being introduced to the field of health care ethics.” — Jennifer Parks, Loyola University Chicago“Both in their choice of topics and in their choice of readings, Professors Gedge and Waluchow have shown great sensitivity to the diversity and complexity of issues in health care. Particularly useful is their inclusion of some very important Supreme Court of Canada rulings: reflection on the role of such rulings is essential to understanding the social realities of decision making in health contexts. Noteworthy also are their intelligently nuanced comments on what philosophical ethics and philosophy more generally can contribute to our understanding of the issues addressed. I will definitely be using this collection the next time I teach bioethics.” — John Baker, University of CalgaryTable of ContentsPREFACEINTRODUCTIONWilfrid J. Waluchow and Elisabeth Gedge, “Ethical Resources for Decision-Making”CHAPTER ONE: RELATIONSHIPS IN HEALTH CAREWeb Links Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Linda L. Emanuel, “Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship” Susan Sherwin, “A Relational Approach to Autonomy in Health Care” John E. Thomas, “The Physician as Therapist and Investigator” Ellen W. Bernal, “The Nurse as Patient Advocate” Kenneth Kipnis, “A Defense of Unqualified Medical Confidentiality” Smith v. Jones [1999] (Case Summary by C. Morano) Carl Elliott, “Should Journals Publish Industry-Funded Bioethics Articles?” CHAPTER TWO: HEALTH CARE IN CANADAWeb Links Michael Stingl, “Equality and Efficiency as Basic Social Values” Chaoulli v. The Attorney General of Quebec and the Attorney General of Canada [2005] (Case Summary by C. Morano) Lawrie McFarlane, “Supreme Court Slaps For-Sale Sign on Medicare” Marcia Angell, “Privatizing Health Care Is Not the Answer: Lessons from the United States” CHAPTER THREE: CONSENTWeb Link James F. Drane, “Competency to Give an Informed Consent: A Model for Making Clinical Assessments” Christine Harrison et al., “Bioethics for Clinicians: Involving Children in Medical Decisions” Barry F. Brown, “Proxy Consent for Research on the Incompetent Elderly” Reibl v. Hughes [1980] (Case Summary by C. Morano) Richard Huxtable and Julie Woodley, “Gaining Face or Losing Face? Framing the Debate on Face Transplants” Andrew Edgar, “The Challenge of Transplants to an Intersubjectively Established Sense of Personal Identity” CHAPTER FOUR: REPRODUCTIONWeb Link Christine Overall, “Reflections on Reproductive Rights in Canada” John A. Robertson, “Class, Feminist, and Communitarian Critiques of Procreative Liberty” Raymond G. De Vries et al., “Choosing Surgical Birth: Desire and the Nature of Bioethical Advice” M.M. Peterson, “Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Equity of Access Issues” Carolyn McLeod and Françoise Baylis, “Donating Fresh versus Frozen Embryos to Stem Cell Research: In Whose Interests?” Neil Levy and Mianna Lotz, “Reproductive Cloning and a (Kind of) Genetic Fallacy” Leon R. Kass, “The Wisdom of Repugnance” CHAPTER FIVE: FETUSES AND NEWBORNS Don Marquis, “Why Abortion Is Immoral” Mary Anne Warren, “The Moral Significance of Birth” Susan Sherwin, “Abortion through a Feminist Ethics Lens” Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.) [1997] (Case Summary by C. Morano) Peter Alward, “Ignorance, Indeterminacy, and Abortion Policy” Elizabeth Harman, “How Is the Ethics of Stem Cell Research Different from the Ethics of Abortion?” S. Sheldon and S. Wilkinson, “Should Selecting Saviour Siblings Be Banned?” Victoria Seavilleklein, “Challenging the Rhetoric of Choice in Prenatal Screening” Thomas H. Murray, “Moral Obligations to the Not-Yet Born: The Fetus as Patient” Mary B. Mahowald, “Decisions Regarding Disabled Newborns” CHAPTER SIX: DEATH, DYING, AND EUTHANASIA Margaret P. Battin, “Euthanasia: The Fundamental Issues” Daniel Callahan, “When Self-Determination Runs Amok” Rodriguez v. The Attorney General of Canada and the Attorney General of British Columbia [1993] (Case Summary by C. Morano) Susan M. Wolf, “Gender, Feminism, and Death: Physician- Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” Jennifer A. Parks, “Why Gender Matters to the Euthanasia Debate: On Decisional Capacity and the Rejection of Women’s Death Requests” Robert D. Truog, “Is It Time to Abandon Brain Death?” F.G. Miller, “Death and Organ Donation: Back to the Future” CHAPTER SEVEN: RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN PARTICIPANTSWeb Links Sam Horng and Christine Grady, “Misunderstanding in Clinical Research: Distinguishing Therapeutic Misconception, TherapeuticMisestimation, and Therapeutic Optimism” Franklin G. Miller and Howard Brody, “A Critique of Clinical Equipoise: Therapeutic Misconception in the Ethics of ClinicalTrials” Ana Smith Iltis, “Placebo Controlled Trials: Restrictions, Not Prohibitions” Françoise Baylis et al., “Reframing Research Involving Humans” Wendy Rogers, “Evidence-Based Medicine and Women: Do the Principles and Practice of EBM Further Women’s Health?” Udo Schüklenk et al., “The Ethics of Genetic Research on Sexual Orientation” Arthur L. Caplan et al., “Moving the Womb” CHAPTER EIGHT: SCARCE MEDICAL RESOURCES AND CATASTROPHIC CIRCUMSTANCESWeb Link George J. Annas, “The Prostitute, the Playboy, and the Poet: Rationing Schemes for Organ Transplantation” Mary Mahowald, “As If There Were Fetuses without Women: A Remedial Essay” Aaron Spital, “Conscription of Cadaveric Organs for Transplantation: A Stimulating Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come” Michael J. Reiss, “The Ethics of Xenotransplantation” M.J. Selgelid, “Pandethics” Howard Brody and Eric N. Avery, “Medicine’s Duty to Treat Pandemic Illness: Solidarity and Vulnerability” Lynette Reid, “Diminishing Returns? Risk and the Duty to Care in the SARS Epidemic” Deborah Zion, “HIV/AIDS Clinical Research, and the Claims of Beneficence, Justice, and Integrity” CHAPTER NINE: GENETICSWeb Links Garrath Williams and Doris Schroeder, “Human Genetic Banking: Altruism, Benefit and Consent” Inmaculada De Melo-Martin, “Furthering Injustices against Women: Genetic Information, Moral Obligations, and Gender” Elizabeth Fenton, “Genetic Enhancement—A Threat to Human Rights?” Lee M. Silver, “Cloning, Ethics, and Religion” Inmaculada De Melo-Martin, “On Cloning Human Beings” George J. Annas et al., “Protecting the Endangered Human: Toward an International Treaty Prohibiting Cloning and Inheritable Alterations” Nick Bostrom, “In Defense of Posthuman Dignity” Christine Overall, “Précis of Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry” Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive introduction to the many ethical and legal issues that arise in the practice of nursing. Ethical analysis is supplemented with rigorous discussion of precedents from the American legal system as well as the requirements of professional codes operating at the national and state levels. Topics include informed consent, end-of-life treatment, impaired decisional capacity, privacy and confidentiality, and much more.Trade Review“Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing is a wonderful resource for students of nursing ethics and law at all levels. The book strikes the perfect balance between theory and application—it is eminently practical without sacrificing the philosophical rigor characteristic of the best work in healthcare ethics. The authors cover the core topics in nursing ethics using an abundance of detailed, relevant, and challenging case-studies. Indeed, one would be hard-pressed to find a better use of case-studies in a nursing ethics text. The discussion of the law (both judicial decisions and statutes) is comprehensive and highly relevant. Especially important is the book’s focus on the difference between ethics and law, and discussion of how nurses ought to respond when ethics and law conflict. Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing will surely become a primary textbook for nursing ethics students, as well as a valuable resource for practicing nurses.” — Eric Vogelstein, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Department of Philosophy, Duquesne University“The authors have provided a valuable tool to help nursing students understand the role nurses have in caring for patients and the ethical decisions they face daily in practice.” — C. Denise Neill, PhD, RN, CNE, Director and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Sam Houston State UniversityTable of Contents Chapter 1: Moral Decision-Making: Theory and Practice Chapter 2: Regulation of Nursing Chapter 3: Informed Consent Chapter 4: End of Life and the Refusal of Treatment Chapter 5: Privacy and Confidentiality Chapter 6: Impaired Decisional Capacity Chapter 7: Integrity and Advocacy

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Book SynopsisThis book presents theoretical and applied issues including ethical theory, moral, social, political, and legal philosophy. Issues include: biology and medicine, business, education, environment, government, mass media, science, agriculture and food production, and religion.

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Book SynopsisThis manual will provide beginning clinicians and students with experiences and instruction in the art and science of clinical audiometry techniques.

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Book SynopsisThe issue of living organ donation is important because it represents one important set of possibilities for balancing the needs of people seeking organs with one another, and with the needs of potential organ donors. On one side of the balance, the drive to increase the supply of transplantable organs is fueled by people awaiting organ transplants. They are, in a sense, competing with one another on waiting lists for potentially life-saving scarce resources. On the other side of the balance, the drive to ensure that the transplant system is ethical and equitable precludes some mechanisms that would increase the supply of transplantable organs. Some options that have been rejected to date in the United States include paying healthy persons to donate their organs, and mandating that transplantable organs be harvested from all cadavers. To maintain the most ideal balance for the organ transplantation system, Congress may now wish to clarify whether certain new types of living organ donation should be adopted to increase the supply of transplantable organs, or prohibited for ethical and/or equitable reasons.

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