Medical and healthcare law

Biomedical Materials and Biofabrication for Regenerative Medicine addresses the existing and future trends of tissue engineering approaches for regenerating various organs/tissues.

Point of care (POC) diagnostic devices are predominantly used for the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases.

The treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex challenge.

Advance Praise for Forensic Cardiovascular Medicine"e;Using his vast experience in the medical-legal theater, Dr.

Workplace Clinics and Employer Managed Healthcare: A Catalyst for Cost Savings and Improved Productivity is not another diatribe on the national healthcare problem.

The constant advances in diagnostic imaging have had an impact on the practice, attitudes, and moral values of all who participate in health care.

Across the country ambulances are turned away from emergency departments (EDs) and patients are waiting hours and sometimes days to be admitted to a hospital room.

Exploiting the rich information found in electronic health records (EHRs) can facilitate better medical research and improve the quality of medical practice.

Necrophilia: Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects is the first text that deals with the scientific aspects of necrophilia from a multidisciplinary point of view.

An anesthesiologist chips a patient's tooth during a difficult intubation.

Pediatric homicide investigations are clouded by a number of factors, not the least of which is a lack of straightforward resources.

The forensic nurse has a powerful role in medical-legal investigations.

Each year, too many law enforcement officers die in the line of duty and too many people are killed by the police.

New York City has the largest medical examiner's office in the United States, and the Brooklyn division is the busiest of the five boroughs.

The question "e;what is science"e; has been one of the most vigorously contested legal questions as to what is legally acceptable scientific foundation for the submission of expert opinion in a wide variety of cases, especially in products liability cases.

With the interdisciplinary challenges required of legal nurse consulting, starting a business in this field requires yet another set of tools: knowledge of running a business.

The move to manage medicine from a financial perspective, i.

Specifically designed to address the needs of all specialists involved in the care of chronic pain patients, this source clarifies the ethical and legal issues associated with the diagnosis, assessment, and care of patients suffering from long-term pain.

Drawing on the expertise of several well-known figures in the medical, neuropsychological, and legal professions, Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys, Second Edition provides a concise, general overview of the forensic assessment process and the issues surrounding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Many forensic pathologists and death investigators would agree that infant deaths have historically been poorly investigated.

Written by an award-winning investigative journalist with more than twenty years of experience, Forensic Nursing takes an objective yet engaging look at a profession that according to the author, is only for those with a strong stomach, a pure heart, and a quick mind.

Updated and expanded to reflect changes in recent years, this second edition covers virtually every aspect of this dangerous drug, including history, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, treatment, clinical and forensic psychology, and legal aspects.

Extensively revised and expanded, this third edition of Neuropsychology for Psychologists, Health Care Professionals, and Attorneys provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive discussion of neuropsychology, outlining its purpose, use, and historical development.

AIDS and the Sexuality of Law investigates the role that HIV/AIDS has played in the legal construction of sexuality.

"e;There is hardly a reason to circumcise a little boy for medical reasons because those medical reasons don't exist"e;, said Dr.

Enhanced knowledge of the nature and causes of mental disorder have led increasingly to a need for the recruitment of 'cognitively vulnerable' participants in biomedical research.

The development of bioethics has presented us with an ever increasing number of very different discussions over the last four decades.

Autonomy and Human Rights in Healthcare: An International Perspective is a group of essays published in memory of David Thomasma, one of the leading humanists in the field of bioethics during the twentieth century.

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Circumcision is a cultural phenomenon that affects 15.

Within contemporary society, globalization has emerged as a key concern at the centre of ethical, legal and policy debates relating to health care.

Religion is a dominant force in the lives of many Americans.

What happens when two systems, law and medicine, are joined in the arena of the court?

In general, the history of virtue theory is well-documented (Sherman, 1997; O'Neill, 1996).

The Dutch experience has influenced the debate on euthanasia and death with dignity around the globe, especially with regard to whether physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia should be legitimized or legalized.

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Abortion remains one of the most complex and controversial issues in contemporary law and bioethics.

Abortion remains one of the most complex and controversial issues in contemporary law and bioethics.

A Short Guide to Equality Risk analyses the concepts, theories, and issues associated with the implementation in organisations and the service environment of an Equality, Diversity, and Discrimination (EDD) Agenda.

A Short Guide to Equality Risk analyses the concepts, theories, and issues associated with the implementation in organisations and the service environment of an Equality, Diversity, and Discrimination (EDD) Agenda.

Causation is an issue that is fundamental in both law and medicine, as well as the interface between the two disciplines.

Causation is an issue that is fundamental in both law and medicine, as well as the interface between the two disciplines.

The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues.

The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues.

Emergencies are extreme events which threaten to cause massive disruption to society and negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of its members.

Emergencies are extreme events which threaten to cause massive disruption to society and negatively affect the physical and psychological well-being of its members.

The essays selected for this volume focus on issues that arise when attempting to design, review and undertake research involving human participants who are experiencing a private or public emergency.

The essays selected for this volume focus on issues that arise when attempting to design, review and undertake research involving human participants who are experiencing a private or public emergency.

There is great diversity of definitions, causes and consequences of discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet there are fundamental themes uniting countries in their pursuit of human rights policies to improve the social and economic status of those with disabilities.