Science and Public Policy: A Philosophical Introduction argues that in order to effectively apply science in any relevant or meaningful way, we must first understand what science is, how it works, and what its limitations are.
This book investigates the politicization process of social dispute resolution and its unintended consequences, under the context of over 70 percent of China's public hospitals have experienced hospital violence, with patients acting violently toward medical workers to express anger, protect their rights, or monetary reasons.
This book is an evaluation of the effectiveness of housing enforcement and tenant protection in England's private rented sector using policy analysis to evaluate regulatory provisions and local authority guidance to identify the advantages and limitations of existing policies.
Michael Quante befasst sich in diesem Buch mit allen Aspekten der modernen Biotechnologien von der Stammzellforschung bis zur Sterbehilfe und fragt nach den Folgen, die sich aus ihnen für den Erhalt der demokratischen Werte ergeben (Autonomie, Freiheit, Gleichheit, etc.
Through engaging case studies and clear explanations of the underlying science, this book makes the social impacts and ethical consequences of recent advances in biomedicine understandable for general readers.
Infertility affects about five million individuals of childbearing age in the United States, yet infertility is a subject about which many people are reluctant to talk.
Praxisorientiertes Handbuch zur palliativen Pflege, das einfühlsam das "Leben in einem permanenten Augenblick" von Menschen mit einer Demenz beschreibt und zeigt, wie Pflegende sterbende demenzkranke Menschen pflegen, unterstützen und begleiten können.
Praxisorientiertes Handbuch zur palliativen Pflege, das einfühlsam das "Leben in einem permanenten Augenblick" von Menschen mit einer Demenz beschreibt und zeigt, wie Pflegende sterbende demenzkranke Menschen pflegen, unterstützen und begleiten können.
This unique, interdisciplinary book critically examines the important roles that witness accounts from healthcare professionals have played in testifying to historical instances of genocide, mass killing, epidemic disease, and natural disaster over the past century.
Seit der Veröffentlichung ihres Erfolgsbuches "Sterbefasten", in dem Christiane zur Nieden den Prozess des Sterbefastens ihrer Mutter liebevoll und eindringlich schilderte, haben sich zahlreiche Menschen mit ihren eigenen Geschichten bei der Autorin gemeldet.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays demonstrates how the ethical and political problems we are confronted with today have come to focus largely on life.
«Wie die bisherige leidvolle geschichtliche Erfahrung zeigt, können humanes Entscheiden und Handeln nur im Horizont der Menschenwürde und der Menschenrechte erreicht werden.
Las naciones de Latinoamérica tienen una historia común de colonialismo y dependencia económica, así como ingentes y persistentes disparidades socioeconómicas.
El presente texto recorre el abanico de argumentos utilizados en el debate sobre la intervención biomédica en los extremos de la vida, reconociendo que la importancia de estos temas y los valores fundamentales comprometidos, requieren mantener la deliberación participativa, evitando las prohibiciones o permisiones precipitadas, con miras a generar normativas razonables y contributivas a la convivencia social.
Valores, profesionalismo y bioética aplicada es un trabajo que traslada al lector, la que fuera su tesis para alcanzar la titulación de Experto en bioética aplicada al ámbito clinico y experimentación por la Universidad Europea del Atlántico, España.
La presente obra representa un esfuerzo de los médicos, psicólogos, estudiantes, becarios y enfermeras que trabajan diariamente en el área de los cuidados paliativos, el alivio del dolor y el control de síntomas del Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Guadalajara, cuya sede del programa de la especialidad de Medicina Paliativa actualmente se imparte en el Hospital General de Occidente el Instituto Jalisciense de Alivio del Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos, el Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde y el Nuevo Hospital Juan I.
A timely exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concernsMuslim Medical Ethics draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, theologians, and social scientists to produce an interdisciplinary view of medical ethics in Muslim societies and of the impact of caring for Muslim patients in non-Muslim societies.
Nacida sin función renal, la vida del bebé Lisa está en manos de Claudio Ronco, médico, científico e inventor de CARPEDIEM, un dispositivo médico para diálisis infantil.
If you are a woman between the ages of 45 and 75 and are trying to decide whether to try, or stick with, hormone therapy (HT), or if you are a physician with patients fitting this description, this book is for you - unless you are looking for a simple answer.
An authoritative introduction to bioethics, Life Choices examines a comprehensive range of ethical questions and brings together some of the most probing and instructive essays published in the field.
Like its pioneering predecessor, this new edition of Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals offers an interactive, case-oriented approach to mental health ethics.
Shim and Baek examine the evolving existential meanings of gift-making by interviewing donors of convalescent blood plasma during the Covid-19 pandemic.
