Medical profession

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

In this book, a global panel of experts considers the international implications of legalised euthanasia based on experiences from Belgium.

Critical Choices and Critical Care brings together the traditional reflections on ordinary and extraordinary means with Catholic social thought.

This book provides an overview of how the intricacies of the Trolley Problem shed light on various aspects of medical ethics.

All allied health and social care professionals are required to engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in order to systematically maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and so develop the personal qualities and attributes required in their working lives.

A call to reform Catholic health care ethics, inspired by the teachings of Pope FrancisSince its first edition in 1948, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERD) has guided Catholic institutions in the provision of health care that reflects both the healing ministry of Jesus and the Churchs understanding of human dignity.

The aim of this book is to show how feminist perspectives can extend and advance the field of nursing ethics.

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

This volume provides a theoretical and practical overview of the ethics of pediatric medicine.

Many of the challenges of medical ethics today were nonexistent during the time when Hippocrates wrote his famous oath.

Proposes that the human embryo in vitro is in a unique ''legal stasis'' between potential person and useful research artefact.

El consumo de sustancias psicotrópicas, sean psicoactivas, psicodepresoras, legales o ilegales, es una causa importante de ingresos a las unidades hospitalarias por diferentes causas: trastornos psicológicos o psiquiátricos, cardiovasculares, neurológicos y traumatológicos, así como complicaciones del embarazo, entre otros.

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

Die Bundesagentur für Arbeit bescheinigt seit Jahren einen flächendeckenden Fachkräftemangel im Gesundheitswesen.

La materia médica homeopática es extensa y prolija en detalles.

Series Editors: Moira Stewart, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R Freeman As the population in western cultures ages, more people suffer chronic, ultimately life-limiting diseases and medical professionals need to be equipped to cope with the ever growing pressure of palliative care.

A pocket-sized revision and reference guide offering practical, real-world advice for new prescribers from all professional backgrounds.

Navigating the tumultuous waters of cancer treatment and decision making is difficult for all patients.

Common morality has been the touchstone of medical ethics since the publication of Beauchamp and Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics in 1979.

EDUCATING PHYSICIANS The current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada.

In ancient Rome parents would consult the priestess Carmentis shortly after birth to obtain prophecies of the future of their newborn infant.

"Das Lernen von Patienten ist die Basis in meinem Beruf", sagt der Allgemeinmediziner Albrecht Ulmer als ein Resümee nach 40 Jahren ärztlicher Tätigkeit.

The phenomenal growth of global pharmaceutical sales and the quest for innovation are driving an unprecedented search for human test subjects, particularly in middle- and low-income countries.

Methodenvielfalt und Interdisziplinarität als Schlüssel zum ErfolgTherapeut*innen der Sprachtherapie-Logopädie und der Psychotherapie stellen in ihrer täglichen Arbeit fest, dass das Störungsbild des selektiven Mutismus immer noch zu wenig bekannt ist oder in seiner Bedeutung für Kinder und Eltern verkannt wird.

This book investigates how a study of Shakespeare's plays may enhance empathy in doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

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As the demand for organs continues to outstrip availability and waiting lists surge, the pressure to make morally questionable, unethical decisions becomes more likely and trust in transplant medicine starts to erode.

One of the most widespread words in medicine is placebo and placebo effect, although it is not always clear what it means exactly.

This book explores a new way of applying clinical ethics.

Rewriting Nature is a cogent, riveting interdisciplinary exploration of the law, science, and policy of emerging genome-editing technology.

This edited volume examines the complex entanglements of human, animal, and environmental health.

An essential guide to the data, basic science, outcome studies and decision-making processes in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation.

This invaluable guide to the GPVTS supports trainees from the process of application, through to qualification and beyond.

An ethically-principled and pragmatic approach offering solutions to the problem of organ shortage, which remains pervasive in many countries.

This Element is a foundational survey of the field of pathographies of mental illness, exploring classic texts in the field.

How does a patient with sensory disability - such as a hearing or vision impairment, or both - get effective communication from a health care provider?

This book explores the crucial role of interpretation in medical radiology and beyond, emphasizing its pervasive influence on medical knowledge.

In this age of increasing headlines about drug addiction and prescription drug abuse, this book is a timely revelation of how the nursing profession is also impacted by substance abuse.

This book delves deeply into modern surrogacy arrangements, responding to both practical and ethical critiques by offering a radically new model for surrogate motherhood.

An essential guide to the data, basic science, outcome studies and decision-making processes in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation.

Patients who are facing illness and uncertainty often find themselves reflecting on the bigger questions in life, and the core beliefs or principles they live by.

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Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an essential part of end of life care in the UK and most developed countries.

With advances in personalised medicine, the field of medical law is being challenged and transformed.

Bioethics, born in the 1960s and 1970s, has achieved great success, but also has experienced recent growing pains, as illustrated by the case of Terri Schiavo.

Advances in genetics and related biotechnologies are having a profound effect on sport, raising important ethical questions about the limits and possibilities of the human body.

The Modern Guide to GP Consulting:Six S for Success is a straightforwardguide for all healthcare professionalswanting to improve the way theycommunicate with their patients.