This volume is the first to present a framework of general principles for animal research ethics together with an analysis of the principles' meaning and moral requirements.
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.
Beziehungen zu beginnen, zu gestalten und zu beenden ist ein zentrales Elemente der Arbeit von (psychiatrisch) Pflegenden sowie anderen Gesundheits- und Sozialberufen.
Geriatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of older adults living with cancer and their families.
It is often said that bioethics emerged from theology in the 1960s, and that since then it has grown into a secular enterprise, yielding to other disciplines and professions such as philosophy and law.
As one of the most massive and successful business sectors, the pharmaceutical industry is a potent force for good in the community, yet its behaviour is frequently questioned: could it serve society at large better than it has done in the recent past?
Person-centred health care is increasingly endorsed as a key element of high-quality care, yet, in practice, it often means patient-centred health care.
The first resource of its kind, Palliative and Serious Illness Patient Management for Physician Assistants provides a fundamental framework for physician assistants and physician associates to incorporate palliative care medicine, including end-of-life care, into their practice.
Blogs and Tweets, Texting and Friending: Social Media and Online Professionalism in Health Care summarizes the most common mistakes - and their legal and ethical ramifications -made in social media by busy health care professionals.
No student or colleague of Marjorie Grene will miss her incisive presence in these papers on the study and nature of living nature, and we believe the new reader will quickly join the stimulating discussion and critique which Professor Grene steadily provokes.
Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to conceptualise interpersonal trust between patients and medical practitioners, Katja Beitat introduces a unique model to describe the dynamics of trust building and deterioration with particular relevance to incidents in health care.
La anestesiología es una de las especialidades más completas dentro de la práctica de la medicina, ya que permite al especialista actuar con base en el conocimiento y el razonamiento de las bases anatómicas y fisiológicas, aunadas al pleno dominio de la farmacología y sus aplicaciones en la anestesiología, permitiendo tomar decisiones para una correcta selección de técnicas invasivas en el paciente con el propósito de ofrecer una serie de procedimientos perioperatorios de calidad y seguridad en cualquier escenario clínico y en cualquier instancia que se requiera.
This volume developed from and around a series of six lectures sponsored by Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the Fall of 1976.
This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliative care setting - a pivotal aspect of being a palliative care expert that is so difficult to quantify and teach.
Investigating the ways in which digital technology is transforming the roles of nurses and how they deliver care, this book explores how nurses can optimise patient care, enhance clinical decision-making, and improve healthcare outcomes in the information age.
A collection of studies in bioethics and society that goes beyond conventional medical ethics and suggests political, socio-legal, and empirical analysis.
Alberta: A Health System Profile provides the first detailed description of Alberta's health care system and the underpinning political and social forces that have shaped it.
La cuarta edición de "Fundamentos de Pediatría" que la Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas pone orgullosamente hoy a su disposición, es el resultado de un arduo trabajo académico y editorial en el que han participado muchas personas, con el fin de reunir los conocimientos más relevantes y actualizados alrededor de la Pediatría como especialidad, para compartirlos con quienes en el ejercicio de su profesión se ocupan de la salud infantil.
Based on a non-consequentialist ethical theory, this book critically examines the prevalent view that if a fetus has the moral standing of a person, it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible.
Activating the Art Museum: Designing Experiences for the Health Professions, the first book on this subject, offers an argument for collaboration between educators in art museums and healthcare professionals.
If a pregnant woman refuses medical treatment needed by the fetus - for instance for religious reasons - or conducts some aspect of her life in a way which risks fetal harm, there may arise an instance of "e;maternal-fetal conflict"e;.
Der Pflegeberuf erfordert durch seine Komplexität neben hohem Fachwissen und einer ausgeprägten Sozialkompetenz auch das sichere Anwenden von praktischen Fertigkeiten.
The Basics of Bioethics, Fourth Edition offers an easy-to-follow introduction to this dynamic field, intended for healthcare professionals, teachers, students, and anyone interested in bioethics.
