Medical profession

La obesidad constituye un problema de salud publica mundial, y es descrito como la epidemia del siglo XXI por parte de diferentes sistemas de salud.

This book fills an important gap in existing health care ethics literature by describing an egalitarian conception of moral respect which applies to autonomous and non-autonomous patients alike.

Learning from Disease in Pets: A 'One Health' Model for Discovery is the first encompassing reference guide for veterinarians, researchers and physicians on conducting studies using spontaneous models of disease in animals.

Handing envelopes containing money or gifts to doctors in public health care is often seen as a remnant of socialism that continues as an integral part of the Lithuanian health care system.

My 'discovery' of the Polish School of philosophy of medicine stemmed from my studies in the genesis of Ludwik Fleck's epistemology.

How work gets done in complex health care systems is ethically important.

Intracerebral interventions raise particular ethical issues.

The field of medical education and training has undergone dramatic changes within the past few years, and continues to evolve.

Why are rainfall, carcinogens, and primary care physicians distributed unevenly over space?

Uncertainty is the norm in medical practice, yet often gives rise to distress in clinicians, who fear they will make shameful or guilt inducing errors.

An essential resource for reproduction professionals wishing to understand patient-centered advanced technologies now and in the future.

Beziehungen zu beginnen, zu gestalten und zu beenden ist ein zentrales Elemente der Arbeit von (psychiatrisch) Pflegenden sowie anderen Gesundheits- und Sozialberufen.

Addressing the changing world of professionalism, this text combines theory, research and practice, using real case studies, to investigate the process of becoming professional.

Here is the first practical guide for dealing with the moral issues that regularly confront clinicians in their work.

THE PROVEN MODEL FOR DRIVING POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGECleveland Clinic has long been recognized for driving some of the best clinical outcomes in the nation, but it was not always a leader in patient experience.

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.

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the experience of health and investigates how this experience is shaped by recent developments in medicine and public health.

Wie man bis zuletzt lacht und dem Tod mit Tusche ein wenig von seinem Schrecken nimmt, zeigt dieser Cartoonband über Humor am Krankenbett und in der Palliative Care.

Comme tant d’autres femmes, Valérie Bidégaré s’est fait dire par son médecin que son mal était « dans sa tête ».

Mental health laws surrounding psychiatric treatment under coercion have remained largely unchanged since the eighteenth century.

The debate over whether human bodies and their parts should be governed by the laws of property has accelerated with the pace of technological change.

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.

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.

An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives.

A groundbreaking text on how to deliver the highest quality patient care through professionalism in daily medical practiceFive Star Doody s Review: This is an outstanding book for all clinicians and professors, indeed for everyone in medicine to help mentor and self-police the medical profession.

Intended for students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia covers the history of human medical experimentation, for better and worse, from the time of Hippocrates to the present.

This book guides the physician through the daunting communication challenges of explaining life-threatening illness to patients and families.

Reconstructing Medical Practice examines how doctors see health care and their place in it, why they remain in medicine and why they are limited in their ability to lead change in the current system.

A practical guide to reform of the regulatory environment for access to government held data for research.

Ärzte, Pflegekräfte und Psychotherapeuten erheben in Europa bislang im Rahmen ihrer Diagnostik in aller Regel keine spirituelle Anamnese und gehen in der Behandlung nur selten auf die spirituellen Bedürfnisse ihrer Patienten ein.

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A National Jewish Book Awardwinning biography: A look at the early years of Israel's statehood, experienced through the life of a pioneering nurse.

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;.

Already the recipient of extraordinary critical acclaim, this magisterial book provides a landmark account of American medical education in the twentieth century, concluding with a call for the reformation of a system currently handicapped by managed care and by narrow, self-centered professional interests.

A hopeful memoir that shares the author's voyage of discovery as a mother, wife, and physician in underserved communities in northern Ontario.

In this book, Stephen Cave and John Martin Fischer debate whether or not we should choose to live forever.

Many debates about the moral status of things-for example, debates about the natural rights of human fetuses or nonhuman animals-eventually migrate towards a discussion of the capacities of the things in question-for example, their capacities to feel pain, think, or love.

Despite the fact that most palliative care educators are involved in teaching, there is little literature devoted to education specifically within palliative care.

Explores the forces determining the trajectory of medical progress, bringing together scientific policy, economics, sociology and innovation.

E1 propósito de este texto es proporcionar un método práctico y orga­nizado que permita uniformar la toma de decisiones en el abordaje de los pacientes con síntomas neurológicos en el servicio de urgencias, a fin de conseguir mejores resultados en el diagnóstico y el tratamiento del paciente, así como optimizar tiempo y recursos.

This book is a critical examination of the philosophical and moral issues in relation to human enhancement and the various related medical developments that are now rapidly moving from the laboratory into the clinical realm.

Do you want to improve standards of practice?

Relational Care focuses on how people working in and around healthcare can improve the delivery of whole person care.

Explores differences in beliefs of what constitutes reliable scientific evidence during public health emergencies, including COVID-19.

The financial burden and the level of specialized care required to look after older adults with dementia has reached the point of a public health crisis.

This comprehensive new textbook covers core ethical and legal content for pre-registration nursing students.