Medical profession

The idea of preparing a new critical edition of Elisha Bartlett's Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science was suggested to me several years ago by Dr.

This book explores the legal and ethical implications - both challenges and opportunities - of using big data in health care and research.

Part of the Oxford American Neurology Library, Parkinson's Disease: Improving Patient Care is a clinically-focused text for healthcare professionals involved in the everyday management of Parkinson's disease patients.

While paternalism has been a long-standing philosophical issue, it has recently received renewed attention among scholars and the general public.

A darkly powerful and blackly funny expos of the horrors of life as a junior doctor, from the BAFTA award-winning creator of Bodyguard and Line of Duty and co-creator of the graphic novel Sleeper 'Funny, readable, galling, painful and terrifying in all the right places' GuardianInside every hospital exists a world no outsider is allowed to see: a storm of malpractice, corruption, sex, drink and drop-dead exhaustion.

Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic concerns over the needs of the patient.

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This comprehensive yet accessible resource provides readers with everything they need to know about intersex - people who are born with any range of sex characteristics that might not fit typical binary notions about male and female bodies.

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.

Death Talk asks why, when our society has rejected euthanasia for over two thousand years, are we now considering legalizing it?

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or motor neurone disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that can cause profound suffering for both the patient and their family.

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

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.

In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities.

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.

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.

End-of-life care, within critical care, continues to be a controversial topic.

This timely volume provides a comprehensive examination of how the proposed new European Health Data Space (EHDS) legislation will impact upon health and genetic data, individual privacy and providers of health services.

This book is a concise introduction to the fundamental issues and debates in health care ethics.

'Healthcare professionals spend much of their time listening to stories of sickness related by patients and their families.

Consent is the golden principle that determines the legality of most medical treatment.

On the part of the patient, healthcare demands unconditional trust in the professional.

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

Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on our urgently finding ways to bring about radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our own human nature.

Numerous issues confront women's healthcare today, among them the medicalization of women's bodies, cosmetic genital surgery, violence against women, HIV, perinatal mental health disorders.

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Observing Bioethics examines the history of bioethics as a discipline related not only to modern biology, medicine, and biotechnology, but also to the core values and beliefs of American society and its courts, legislatures, and media.

Recent scientific developments, in particular advances in pharmacogenetics and molecular genetics, have given rise to numerous predictive procedures for detecting predispositions to diseases in patients.

Everyone knows the old adage, "e;an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,"e; but we seem not to live by it.

Introducing the first definitive training guide to point-of-care ultrasoundWhether you're a medical student or other health professional, this complete, one-stop tutorial takes you through everything you need to know about ultrasound scanners and their use across the full range of medical settings.

In a rapidly-changing healthcare industry, the American College of Physician Executives affirms: "e;These days, it isn't enough to be a good doctor.

This is the third edition of Barbara Bassot's hugely popular book, a uniquely inspiring introduction to critically reflective practice.

Alongside globalization, the sense of vulnerability among people and populations has increased.

Bodies and body parts of the dead have long been considered valuable material for use in medical science.

El médico intensivista siempre ha tenido la preocupación de tratar de actuar de la mejor manera para con su paciente, ya sea en el aspecto técnico médico o en lo referente a los aspectos éticos y morales de la atención médica del enfermo grave; sin embargo, ante la avalancha de avances tecnológicos y de información médica, que se han acompañado de mayor sofisticación en la atención médica, también ha venido de la mano la despersonalización de la atención, en ocasiones brindando una atención médica un tanto deshumanizada y también carente de los valores éticos que debe tener el médico, por lo que en este milenio se ha recobrado con gran fuerza el intento de atender estos aspectos de la medicina que se han perdido por la sofisticación de la medicina aunada a una pobre formación ética durante la carrera de medicina y durante la especialización.

A mothers story of raising an autistic son, navigating the vaccine court, and confronting the widespread denial of a link between vaccines and autism.

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

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Setting out the implications of the postmodern condition for medical ethics, Troubled Bodies challenges the contemporary paradigms of medical ethics and reconceptualizes the nature of the field.

Alasdair Maclean examines the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment and offers proposals for reform.

This important book shows those working with clinical populations how to develop an understanding of the psychology of patients with cardiovascular problems to support appropriate medical care.

In recent times, the phrase 'personalised medicine' has become the symbol of medical progress and a label for better health care in the future.

First published in 1974, Charles Fried's Medical Experimentation is a classic statement of the moral relationship between doctor and patient, as expressed within the concept of personal care.

The renewal of medical curricula generally arises from emerging pedagogies (e.

The Disability Bioethics Reader is the first introduction to the field of bioethics presented through the lens of critical disability studies and the philosophy of disability.

An examination of the ethical issues raised by the possibility of human life extension, including its desirability, unequal access, and the threat of overpopulation.