Medical Ethics and Law
The Core Curriculum
- 2 Edición - 12 de febrero de 2008
- Autores: Dominic Wilkinson, Tony Hope, Julian Savulescu, Judith Hendrick
- Idioma: Inglés
The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the ‘consensus… Leer más
The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the ‘consensus agreement’. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues.
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Part 1: Ethical and legal background: Reasoning about ethics. Ethics and legal background. Three core concepts in medical ethics - best interests, autonomy and rights. An introduction to law. Doctors, patients and professions.
Part 2. Specific topics. Consent. Confidentiality. Genetics. Reproductive medicine. Children. Mental disorder. End of life. Resource allocation. Research. Disease, disability and human enhancement.
Useful web resources in medical ethics and law.
Part 2. Specific topics. Consent. Confidentiality. Genetics. Reproductive medicine. Children. Mental disorder. End of life. Resource allocation. Research. Disease, disability and human enhancement.
Useful web resources in medical ethics and law.
"All the important essential issues students and junior doctors require to be familiar with are covered with the addition of information on the latest topics of end of life care, application of genetics, rationing of healthcare and research ethics."
David Miller, 3rd year medical student. Glasgow University
David Miller, 3rd year medical student. Glasgow University
- Edición: 2
- Publicado: 12 de febrero de 2008
- Idioma: Inglés
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Dominic Wilkinson
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Medical Ethics, Director of Medical Ethics, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics; Consultant Neonatologist, John Radcliffe Hospital; Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford.TH
Tony Hope
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Medical Ethics and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKJS
Julian Savulescu
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics and Director, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Visiting Professorial Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting International Professorship in Law, University of Melbourne, AustraliaJH
Judith Hendrick
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Department of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK