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English Veronica |
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Titolo |
Medical ethics today [[electronic resource] ] : the BMA's handbook of ethics and law |
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1-280-28538-9 |
9780585493073 |
9786610285389 |
1-4443-0665-0 |
0-585-49307-3 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (848 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Medical ethics |
Social medicine |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Medical Ethics Today The BMA's handbook of ethics and law; Bridging the gap between theory and practice: the BMA's approach to medical ethics; 1: The doctor-patient relationship; 2: Consent and refusal: competent adults; 3: Treatment without consent: incapacitated adults and compulsory treatment; 4: Consent and refusal: children and young people; 5: Confidentiality; 6: Health records; 7: Contraception, abortion, and birth; 8: Assisted reproduction; 9: Genetics; 10: Caring for patients at the end of life; 11: Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide |
12: Responsibilities after a patient's death13: Prescribing and administering medication; 14: Research and innovative treatment; 15: Emergency care; 16: Doctors with dual obligations; 17: Doctors working in custodial settings; 18: Education and training; 19: Multidisciplinary teams and relationships with colleagues; 20: Public health dimensions of medical practice; 21: Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance; Appendix a; Appendix b; Index |
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Doctors and medical students confront increasingly complicated ethical dilemmas. To respond effectively they need skills in ethical reasoning |
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and an understanding of the law and professional guidance. This book helps them achieve these things. It provides practical advice and guidance that draws upon the large volume of enquiries received by the BMAs Medical Ethics Department.Although rooted in moral theory and legal practice, the book is designed both to provide practical advice for doctors day to day working lives and to stimulate debate on broader areas of public policy. |
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