This book is a collection of original, interdisciplinary essays on medical error. Given the complexity of understanding medical error, preventing it and responding to it ethically, the scope of this book is quite broad. The contributors are top scholars and practitioners in bioethics, communications, law, medicine and philosophy. Their contributions explore avoidable causes of medical errors, the disproportionate impact of errors on vulnerable populations, disclosure and apology after the discovery of medical errors, and ethical issues arising in specific medical contexts such as radiotherapy, psychopathy and palliative care. They also include practical recommendations for respecting autonomy, sharing burdens and benefits equitably, and minimising injury to patients and other stakeholders.Ethics and Error in Medicine will be of interest to a wide range of researchers, students and practitioners in bioethics, philosophy, communication, law and medicine who are interested in the ethics of medical error.
