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Medical ethics is a specialised branch of applied ethics. It deals with ethical issues arising from the interactions between healthcare professionals and patients and how medical technology is used in the existing healthcare system. Many...

This short textbook on ethics and law is aimed at doctors in training and practice. Medical ethics and law are now firmly embedded in medical school curricula. The ability to make clinical decisions based on critical reasoning ...

The huge scale of medical ethics that now exists has benefited doctors and wider society. Andreas-Holger Maehle, Professor of the History of Medicine and Medical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Durham University, Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease and...

"Ethics is about knowing what is good and what should be avoided" (Socrates; 470-399 BC). Medical ethics refers to a system of moral principles that apply values and judgements to the practice of medicine. Ethics is, and always has been, an essential part of the doctor-doctor relationship.

With an ever-increasing number of people requiring palliative and end-of-life care, it is the responsibility of every nurse, regardless of specialty, to know how to provide quality care to this group of people. However, caring for people approaching...

Medical ethics is a system of moral principles applying values to the practice of clinical medicine and research. It is based on a set of values to which professionals can refer in case of any disagreement or conflict. Bioethicists when assessing ...

Gift of Time is a sensitive and practical guide for parents who choose to continue their pregnancy knowing that their baby's life will be short. When prenatal tests reveal that the unborn baby is expected to die before or soon after birth, some...

This book covers two interrelated disciplines - health law and medical ethics applicable in Singapore. In addition to legal material in Singapore, it draws on precedents for statutory changes from other common law countries,...

This book takes a case-based palliative care approach to discuss common and important topics in the investigation, investigation and treatment of children with serious illness. Each chapter includes a discussion of diagnosis, key points to remember and selected...

Recent scientific developments, particularly advances in pharmacogenetics and molecular genetics, have resulted in numerous predictive procedures for detecting predisposition to disease in patients. The aim of this volume is to analyse issues related to ...

Few things require more knowledge, delicacy and compassion than caring for an infant, child or young adult with a life-limiting illness. This practical guide, written by leading researchers, clinicians from relevant disciplines,...

Talking openly with sick and dying children about their illness is always difficult and often painful. Dietrich Niethammer, a prominent paediatric oncologist, explains why it is so important to speak frankly and respectfully to young patients about their illness. The crux of this...

The second edition of Medical Ethics addresses a wide range of important bioethics issues in an accessible way and introduces the reader to the latest developments. It includes an accessible introduction for beginners, offering a combination of important established essays and new essays....

The medical care of the terminally ill is one of the most emotive and controversial issues facing the public today. As medicine advances and technology develops, end-of-life care is becoming increasingly individualised....

This textbook addresses the topic of death and dying from the late 20th to early 21st century, with a particular focus on the United States. Respect for patients' values has been identified as an important moral component of clinical decision-making. It is apparent that the promise of ...