Health and social care decisions, and how they impact a family, are often viewed from the perspective of the individual family member making them--for example, the role of the parent in surrogacy questions, the care of the elderly, or decisionis that involve fetuses or organ donations.
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.
Many spiritual caregivers, including chaplains, spiritual directors and clergy, are unaware of how they can support people with chronic health conditions.
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.
Written by epidemiologists, ethicists and legal scholars, this book provides an in-depth account of the moral problems that often confront epidemiologists, including both theoretical and practical issues.
This book explores how person-centred health care could be refined to help persons alleviate pain-related distress and construct pain as a potentially positive experience.
In nearly every medical-decision-making encounter, the physician is at the center of the discussion, with the patient the recipient of the physician's decisions.
Published in 1998, this book addresses the moral, social and political problems emerging from the practice of healing and caring, biomedical research and the provision of health care services.
The study of medical history is interesting in itself and may help to modify the view sometimes expressed that medical students and doctors are lacking in culture of any sort.
The ethics of creating -- or declining to create -- human beings has been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo research; literature on "e;self-creation"e;; and discussions of procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and future generations.
Now more than ever, doctors are being targeted by government prosecutors and whistleblowers challenging the legality of their relationships with drug and device companies.
Healthcare chaplains working as part of interdisciplinary teams are frequently involved in contributing to discussions on all aspects of patients' wellbeing.
Seit der Veröffentlichung ihres Erfolgsbuches "Sterbefasten", in dem Christiane zur Nieden den Prozess des Sterbefastens ihrer Mutter liebevoll und eindringlich schilderte, haben sich zahlreiche Menschen mit ihren eigenen Geschichten bei der Autorin gemeldet.
This accessible co-produced textbook presents essential knowledge, skills, and values relevant to all undergraduate student nurses up to Master's level.
Au quotidien, les professionnels de la santé ont à convaincre différentes personnes ou communautés – qu’il s’agisse de patients, de collègues, de supérieurs ou de partenaires – de la pertinence de leurs points de vue.
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.
Unglaublich aber wahrWussten Sie, dass Drogen, Alkohol und selbst die Tabakpflanze aus der heutigen Medizin nicht wegzudenken sind, dass Aderlass und Blutegel noch im 21.
In the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the local parish church became a focal point of the relief effort, and a gathering place for a traumatised community.
The growing geriatric population in the United States has created an increasing need for palliative medicine services across the range of medical and surgical specialties.
The Geneva Declaration, a modern successor to the Hippocratic Oath, was recently revised to include the clause "e;I will attend to my own health, well-being, and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.
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.
In 12 Rules for Christian Activists, Ellen Louden and a host of contributors present 12 accessible and practical principles to encourage a new generation to create a movement for positive social change.
