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Biomedical Ethics

ISBN: 9780072303650 | 0072303654
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 8/3/2000

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SummaryTable of Contents
This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools on medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts of interest in medicine, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, and the rationing of health care. The effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies.

Chapter 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The Nature of Biomedical Ethics

Recently Dominant Ethical Theories

The Principles of Biomedical Ethics

Alternative Directions and Methods

Relevant Concepts and Principles

Chapter 2. THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

Physicians' Obligations and Virtues

Physician-Patient Models and Patient Autonomy

Truth-Telling

Informed Consent

Determinations of Competence

The Practice of Medicine in a Multicultural Society

Conflicts of Interest and Managed Care

Chapter 3. HOSPITALS... MORE

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