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Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine / Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, William J. Winslade.
- Title
- Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine / Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, William J. Winslade.
- Author
- Jonsen, Albert R.
- Publication
- New York : McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, [1998], ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | R724 .J73 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 206 pages; 21 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Case Reports.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Indications for Medical Intervention. The Goals and Benefits of Medicine. Decisions to Forgo Inefficacious or Futile Interventions. Orders Not to Resuscitate. Care of the Dying Patient. Determination of Death -- Ch. 2. Preferences of Patients. Informed Consent. Decisional Capacity. Unfamiliar Beliefs: Religious and Cultural Diversity. Truthful Communication. Competent Refusal of Treatment. Advance Planning. Decision-Making for the Mentally Incapacitated Patient. The Limits of Patient Preferences. Failure to Cooperate with Medical Recommendation. Alternative Medicine -- Ch. 3. Quality of Life. Enhancing Quality of Life. Quality of Life Below Minimal. Legal Implications. Proportionate Care. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Suicide -- Ch. 4. Contextual Features. Role of Interested Parties. Confidentiality. The Economics of Care. Allocation of Scarce Resources. The Law. Research. Teaching Involving Patient Cooperation. Occupational Medicine. Public Health.
- Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultation.
- ISBN
- 0070331200
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries