Ethical foundations of clinical practice -- Decision making and decisional capacity in adults -- Informed consent and refusal -- Truth telling : disclosure, privacy, and confidentiality -- Special decision-making concerns of minors -- Ethical issues in reproduction -- Special decision-making concerns of the elderly -- Ethical issues in the care of disabled persons -- End of life issues -- Palliation -- Justice, health, and access to health care -- Organizational ethics -- Profile of ethics committees -- Clinical ethics consultation -- Ethics education -- Sample clinical cases with ethics analyses -- Sample policies and procedures. |