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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461624303321

Titolo

The picture of health [[electronic resource] ] : medical ethics and the movies / / edited by Henri Colt, Silvia Quadrelli, and Lester Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-19-026752-6

1-283-12150-6

9786613121509

0-19-987600-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (558 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ColtHenri G

QuadrelliSilvia

FriedmanLester D

Disciplina

791.43/653

Soggetti

Medicine in motion pictures

Medical ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Personal reflections about film and ethics -- pt. 2. Autonomy, justice, and informed consent -- pt. 3. Professionalism -- pt. 4. Communication and provider-patient relationships -- pt. 5. Health care policy and social responsibility -- pt. 6. Rights, responsibilities, and research -- pt. 7. Reproduction, genetics, and sexuality -- pt. 8. End of life and right to die -- pt. 9. Other ethical issues in medical specialties.

Sommario/riassunto

Film and literature have long been mined for interesting examples and case studies in order to teach biomedical ethics to students. This volume presents a collection of about 80 very brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each essay focuses on a single scene and the ethical issues it raises, and the volume editors have provided strict guidelines for what each essay must do, while also allowing for some creative freedom. While some of the films are o