Medical profession

Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic concerns over the needs of the patient.

For several weeks a year, over three decades, he worked as a consulting cardiologist in the Canadian North, a first-hand witness to rapidly changing disease patterns among the Inuit as a Western lifestyle became more prevalent.

In the context of a growing criticism on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on physicians, scientists, or politicians, Conflict of Interest and Medicine offers a comprehensive analysis of the conflict of interest in medicine anchored in the social sciences, with perspectives from sociology, history, political science, and law.

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 looks at the way in which resilience has been promoted as a resource for nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses its limitations as a response to the potential trauma of working in intense healthcare contexts.

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"e;Patenting Nanomedicines: Legal Aspects, Intellectual Property and Grant Opportunities"e; focusses on the fundamental aspects of Patenting Nanomedicines applied in different "e;Drug Delivery and Targeting Systems"e;.

This book describes a novel health interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) program established at King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Environmental health law is a wide-ranging, detailed and complex body of law within the UK.

Each year, neonatal Intensive care units (NICUs) in the U.

This book is about the interaction between biomedical engineering and ethics during emergencies, such as low-resource settings and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advances in medical treatment now enable physicians to prolong life to a previously unknown extent, however in many instances these new techniques mean not the saving of life but prolonging the act of dying.

Millions of Americans lack health insurance, and as a result, thousands suffer and die every year.

Dieser Band verbindet die theoretisch-wissenschaftliche Fundierung und die praktische Umsetzung von Spiritual Care, der Sorge für die spirituelle Dimension von Krankheit und Gesundheit, Heilen und Helfen, Leben und Sterben.

This edited collection about good practice for mental health chaplains and other related professionals looks at how spirituality is viewed across mental health fields.

As more and more people survive into old age, the burden of caring for them becomes greater and greater.

Medical therapy, research and technology enable us to make our bodies, or parts of them, available to others in an increasing number of ways.

Marking its 25th anniversary, this fascinating collection examines the pioneering work of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Pharmaceutical Ethics is an important text, which aims to provide the ethical guidelines much needed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Die Begegnung mit sterbenden Menschen löst häufig Hilf- und Sprachlosigkeit aus.

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry.

This book is the first in a series of planned volumes focused on preserving the character of the development of bioethics in particular cultural contexts.

Public health is an important and fast-developing area of ethical discussion.

Die Auswirkungen der Globalisierung auf die wirtschaftliche, politische und soziale Situation der Menschen werden breit diskutiert.

Unlocking Medical Law and Ethics will help you grasp the main concepts of Medical Law with ease.

In this edited volume, a diverse group of scholars present and discuss challenging cases in the field of pediatric research ethics.

Whereas the past few years have repeatedly been referred to as the "e;era of biotechnology"e;, most recently the impression has emerged that at least the same degree of attention is being paid to the latest developments in the field of neurosciences.

Is a decline in vision and hearing just a "e;fact of life"e; for people as we age?

Humanbiotechnology has progressed immensely, and humanbiotechnological research has entered a crucial stage.

Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Problems, and Thought Experiments collects 50 cases-both real and imaginary-that have been, or should be, of special interest and importance to philosophical bioethics.

In recent years, the human values at the heart of the nursing profession seem to have become side-lined by an increased focus on managerialist approaches to health care provision.

This textbook explores public health and individual health care through the prism of global human rights and ethical decision-making.

Though algorithms are chosen to eliminate bias in the Learning Health Systems (LHS) that support medical decision making, we are left with unconscious bias present in data due to lack of representation for marginalized populations, particularly in palliative care.

One of the most difficult issues that confronts veterinarians and staff today concerns the profession s obligation to the animal and the sometimes conflicting demands from clients, peers and society.

Pflegende arbeiten sehr körpernah mit Menschen.

Explains and illustrates the principles of effective medical presentation for a general medical audience.

Die Bedeutung der unmittelbaren Verknüpfung von medizinischen und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Kenntnissen wird auch angesichts der enormen Dynamik und Herausforderungen einer nahezu alles beherrschenden Pandemie im Gesundheitswesen deutlich.

Errors and violations harm many patients: this book explores how to improve both accountability and patient safety in healthcare.

Everything you need to know about the psychology, rhetoric and tactics of writing grant proposals and articles in biomedical sciences.

A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waitingThere are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as healthcare--and few issues more politically vexing.

Austerity has reconfigured and scaled back the governance and delivery of public services and negatively affected society's most vulnerable groups.

Emerging medical technologies are changing our views on human nature and what it means to be alive, healthy, and leading a good life.

Pflegenotstand, Hausärztemangel, späte Termine, überfüllte Ambulanzen, Lieferengpässe der Apotheken, Hektik in Praxen und Krankenhäusern: Solche Mängel sind tägliche Realität.

Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son consideradas la primera causa de muerte a nivel mundial.