Author: Dominic Wilkinson Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0443103372 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 278
Book Description
This is a short textbook of ethics and law aimed primarily at medical students. The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the 'consensus agreement'. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues. The law will be updated throughout including: consent in light of Mental Capacity Act; mental health law in light of Mental Health Act; end of life (depending on outcome of Burke case and the passage of the Joffe Bill); assisted reproduction in light of expected changes in HFEA. New guidelines to be added: the guidelines and processes around medical research are under review and likely to develop and change; GMC guidelines are under continual revision (the Burke case in particular may have direct impact, but it is also likely that the confidentiality guidelines will undergo revision particularly in view of the increasing importance of genetic data). The new legal aspects outlined above will require some changes to the ethical analysis: the ethical issues of new technology will be included (cloning; transgenesis and chimera, i.e. forming organisms from more than one species) and stem-cells; resource allocation ethics is moving on to examining a wider range of issues than covered in the first edition and this will be discussed; the whole area of mental disorder and capacity to consent is an active area of ethical research and the second edition would cover some of this new work.
Author: Graeme T. Laurie Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198747519 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 795
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This classic textbook has provided students of medical law and ethics with a framework for exploring this fascinating subject for over 30 years. This book provides extensive coverage and insight into recent judicial decisions and statutory developments across the United Kingdom alongside the authors' own opinion on current debates and controversies to help you to formulate your own views and arguments. The tenth edition has evolved to reflect changes in the law and shifting ethical opinions. In setting the UK context, it continues to take a comparative approach, including reference to the Scottish position where relevant. A specific chapter on the European dimension in health care and the particular importance attached to this shift in influence from transatlantic jurisdictions to those of the EU is included. Mason & McCall Smith's Law & Medical Ethics is essential reading for any serious medical law student or practitioner. Book jacket.
Author: James Allen Publisher: Pearson Education ISBN: 9780135027998 Category : Bioethics Languages : en Pages : 0
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Conversational, relevant, and engaging, HEALTH LAW AND MEDICAL ETHICS, 1/e is today's most effective introduction to health law and medical ethics. The only book of its kind, it combines a visual, engaging, and modern design with scrupulous accuracy about the law, reflecting the author's experience as a legal professional. It addresses the most recent trends in law and ethics, treating both areas with equal depth and insight, and demonstrating their deep interconnections. Coverage includes: how the law works; responsibilities of healthcare professionals; medical records, insurance, torts, and negligence; ethical decision-making; the beginning and end of life; bioethics; the future of healthcare, issues associated with diversity, and much more. Pedagogical features include many case studies and case analyses, Legal Alert and "Concept Application" boxes, discussion questions, and a glossary.
Author: Sheila McLean Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781841101286 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 266
Book Description
There can be few aspects of life which have altered so dramatically in the past few decades as the relationship between medicine and the law. Treatments become more and more sophisticated as each advance in medicine is made. At the same time, the legal and moral issues surrounding such treatments have multiplied and have become increasingly sensitive and complex. Introducing the reader to important topics which include genetics, consent, negligence, research, assisted reproduction and mental health, the book outlines what the current law is, why it is so and what it may become in the future. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare is written by a lawyer and a doctor, each with extensive practical experience in the field. It provides wide-ranging coverage of the most important ethical and moral issues that face healthcare professionals, lawyers and the general public alike and it offers a unique insight into the problems that healthcare providers and patients can be expected to encounter both today and in the future. All healthcare professionals at any level of training or practice, lawyers and interested members of the general public. Book jacket.
Author: Donna K. Hammaker Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers ISBN: 128411807X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 546
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This text engages students with the ethical decisions faced by health care professionals every day. Based on principles and applications in health care ethics and the law, this text extends beyond areas that are often included in discussions of political philosophy and the principles of justice.
Author: Sheila McLean Publisher: Dartmouth Publishing Company ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 650
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The wide range of essays contained within this volume present contemporary thinking on the legal and ethical implications surrounding modern medical practice.
Author: Victoria Tippett Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing ISBN: 9781857758948 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 174
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This text covers all 12 legal topics recommended to be taught at medical school to all undergraduates by the Consensus Statement of 1998. It contains concise summaries and case studies at the end of each chapter to allow the reader to apply their knowledge to realistic situations.
Author: Sigrid Mehring Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers ISBN: 9004279164 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 512
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Although working on the sidelines of armed conflicts, physicians are often at the centre of attention. First Do No harm: Medical Ethics in International Humanitarian Law was born from the occasionally controversial role of physicians in recent armed conflicts and the legal and ethical rules that frame their actions. While international humanitarian, human rights and criminal law provide a framework of rights and obligations that bind physicians in armed conflicts, the reference to ‘medical ethics’ in the laws of armed conflict adds an extra-legal layer. In analysing both the legal and the ethical framework for physicians in armed conflict, the book is invaluable to practitioners and legal scholars alike.
Author: Michael Dunn Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192547577 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 182
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The issue of medical ethics, from thorny moral questions such as euthanasia and the morality of killing to political questions such as the fair distribution of health care resources, is rarely out of today's media. This area of ethics covers a wide range of issues, from mental health to reproductive medicine, as well as including management issues such as resource allocation, and has proven to hold enduring interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. This Very Short Introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine. This new edition explores the ethical reasoning we can use to approach medical ethics, introducing the most important 'tools' of ethical reasoning, and discussing how argument, thought experiments, and intuition can be combined in the consideration of medical ethics. Considering its practical application, Tony Hope and Michael Dunn explore how medical ethics supports health professionals through the growing use of ethics expertise in clinical settings. They also contemplate the increasingly important place of medical ethics in the wider social context, particularly in this age of globalization, not only in healthcare practice, but also policy, discussions in the media, pressure group and activism settings, and in legal judgments. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author: Voo Teck Chuan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351669508 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 406
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Healthcare Ethics, Law and Professionalism: Essays on the Works of Alastair V. Campbell features 15 original essays on bioethics, and healthcare ethics specifically. The volume is in honour of Professor Alastair V. Campbell, who was the founding editor of the internationally renowned Journal of Medical Ethics, and the founding director of three internationally leading centres in bioethics, in Otago, New Zealand, Bristol, UK, and Singapore. Campbell was trained in theology and philosophy and throughout his career worked with colleagues from various disciplines, including law and various branches of healthcare. The diversity of topics and depth of contributors’ insights reflect the breadth and impact of Campbell’s philosophical work and policy contributions to healthcare ethics. Throughout his long academic career, Campbell’s emphasis on healthcare ethics being practice-oriented, yet driven by critical reflection, has shaped the field in vital ways. The chapters are authored by leading scholars in healthcare ethics and law. Directly engaging with Campbell’s work and influence, the essays discuss essential questions in healthcare ethics relating to its methodology and teaching, its intersection with law and policy, medical professionalism, religion, and its translation in different cultural settings. Chapters also grapple with specific enduring topics, such as the doctor-patient relationship, justice in health and biomedical research, and treatment of the human body and the dead.
Author: Dominic Wilkinson
Author: Graeme T. Laurie
Author: James Allen
Author: Sheila McLean
Author: Donna K. Hammaker
Author: Sheila McLean
Author: Victoria Tippett
Author: Sigrid Mehring
Author: Michael Dunn
Author: Voo Teck Chuan