Medical profession

The Politics of Passion is the first comprehensive collection of the writing and art of Dr Norman Bethune.

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Professional palliative care not only involves providing demanding medical and nursing care for clients, but is also emotionally burdensome for everyone involved.

Bridging memoir with key concepts in narratology, philosophy and history of medicine, and disability studies, this book identifies and names the phenomenon of metagnosis: the experience of learning in adulthood of a longstanding condition.

In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer.

Afin d’aider les professionnels de la santé à prendre des décisions éthiques éclairées, cet ouvrage fournit des outils théoriques et pratiques.

In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012.

The Rebirth of the Clinic begins with a bold assertion: the doctor-patient relationship is sick.

An argument against the “lifeboat ethic” of contemporary bioethics that views medicine as a commodity rather than a tradition of care and caring.

Advances in medical technology force us to struggle with new and often gut-wrenching decisions.

First published in 1997, this book contributes to our understanding of the way our society responds to issues of death and dying.

Humor und Lachen sind wichtige Ressourcen für Patientinnen, Angehörige und Gesundheitsprofis, um mit Krankheit und Behinderung zurecht zu kommen.

Justice is foundational to discussion, debate, and policy making surrounding biomedical research.

Crucial guide to preparing, applying and interviewing for clinical academic posts, including a comprehensive question and model answer bank.

Combines original empirical data with theoretical and normative analysis of access to justice in the Court of Protection.

This is the autobiographical journey of a female anesthesiologist in the American healthcare system where greed and lust for more is controlling everything we do.

Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a man who had everything, and yet had nothing.

Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.

First published in 1998, Reproducing Narrative sets out to interrogate a number of medico-legal reproductive discourses.

The Psychology of Eating is the essential multidisciplinary introduction to the psychology of eating, looking at the biological, genetic, developmental, and social determinants of how humans find and assimilate food.

Der selbstbestimmte Wille des Patienten hat in der modernen Medizin eine zentrale ethische Bedeutung.

Being a Doctor is much more than simply providing medical care.

What are the goals of health promotion and the most apropriate means of achieving them?

Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and is becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost-effective care.

Providing an overview of the formative years of a junior doctor s career, The Foundation Programme at a Glance consolidates the generic and condition-specific skills required to excel in this stage of training.

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.

Intimate and medicalized, natural and technological, reproduction poses some of the most challenging ethical dilemmas of our time.

Between 1990 and 1993, breast cancer activism became a significant political movement.

Das Erkennen und Behandeln akuter psychischer Notfälle, eine individuelle medikamentöse Therapie sowie das Management der langfristigen Folgen gehören zur täglichen Routine in der Hausarztpraxis.

Samuel Wells shares his vision for the Church as imagined by HeartEdge, the growing network of churches established by St Martin-in-the-Fields, with its fourfold focus for renewing the mission activity of the church: commerce, culture, congregation and compassion.

Der Klassiker für die Praxisassistenz, Medizinische Fachangestellte und vergleichbare Gesundheitsberufe - jetzt in der 15.

Written by a naturopathic physician specializing in complementary cancer care, Breast Cancer: Thriving Through Treatment to Recovery provides solutions for maintaining health and improving quality of life during conventional cancer treatment.

Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention.

Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) are the key drivers of the economy and development of a country.

Strategies or decisions aimed at affecting, in a manner considered to be positive, the genetic heritage of a child in the context of human reproduction are increasingly being accepted in contemporary society.

Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to improve critical thinking skills and encourage discussion toward improving experiences for patients and their families.

Contemporary Catholic Health Care Ethics, Second Edition, integrates theology, methodology, and practical application into a detailed and practical examination of the bioethical issues that confront students, scholars, and practitioners.

En esta primera edición, la Asociación Colombiana de Neonatología (ASCON) ha reunido a reconocidos profesionales de la neonatología colombiana, quienes durante muchos años han demostrado su compromiso en la atención de los recién nacidos y han sido pilares fundamentales en el proceso de educación y capacitación en reanimación neonatal, tanto en el territorio colombiano como a nivel internacional.

Life is full of tough decisions that must be made ethically and under the pressures of time.

The perfect textbook for healthcare students who want a fresh, innovative way to understand how law and ethics relate to their studies, placements, and professional practice.

Eating disorders (EDs) have become a social epidemic in the developed world.

Biosecurity Dilemmas examines conflicting values and interests in the practice of biosecurity, the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies.

The Human Genome Project is an expensive, ambitious, and controversial attempt to locate and map every one of the approximately 100,000 genes in the human body.

This thoroughly updated third edition lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice.

"Advance Care Planning" (ACP, gesundheitliche Vorausplanung) zielt auf eine konsequent am vorausverfügten Patientenwillen orientierte Behandlung für den Fall, dass der Betroffene sich nicht mehr selbst äußern kann.

This volume brings together a range of interdisciplinary perspectives on a topic of central importance, but which has otherwise tended to be approached from within just one or another disciplinary framework.

Effective communication between doctors and patients is essential to good health care, yet patients increasingly complain of impersonal, overly technical medical treatment.

Erste Pflege- und Therapietheorie, die auf phänomenologisch- und neurowissenschaftlich-systemtheoretischer Grundlage nicht erst bei der Berufspflege, sondern bei der Selbstpflege und Selbsttherapie ansetzt, und nicht erst mit dem 19.