Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, Sixth Edition - Softcover

Jonsen,Albert; Siegler,Mark; Winslade,William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071441999 ISBN 13: 9780071441995

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006

Synopsis

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“The authors articulate a systematic method of case analysis for facing challenges in clinical ethics built upon what they refer to as the ‘four topics approach,’ neatly summarized on a single-page pullout reference card, providing easy portability of the method to the bedside... the authors provide numerous realistic case examples throughout, which help illustrate a number of the key concepts in the text…The authors have admirably updated their text with newer ethical concerns.”--Journal of the American Medical Association

Clinical Ethics introduces the "four-topics" method of approaching ethical problems (i.e., medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, and contextual features). Each of the four chapters represents one of the topics. In each chapter, the authors discuss cases and provide comments and recommendations. The four-topics method is an organizational process by which clinicians can begin to understand the complexities involved in ethical cases and can proceed to find a solution for each case.

About this title

About the Author

Albert R. Jonsen, PhD: Professor Emeritus of Ethics in Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Seattle, WA

Mark Siegler, MD: Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine; and Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, IL

William J. Winslade, PhD, JD: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, University of Houston, Health, Law, and Policy Institute, TX

From the Back Cover

Make the right choice when facing the ethical issues that arise in clinical practice with this proven, trusted approach

Solve everyday ethical problems with:

The Four Topics Method: An easy approach used to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems in clinical medicine

Numerous concise, illustrative case examples

Current opinion on today's most controversial issues such as physician-assisted death, genetic testing and screening, and stem-celled transplantation

Ethical considerations in research trials, palliative care, and other growing medical areas

Practical coverage of all the important legal issues

One the most-trusted guides to ethical healthcare

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071441999
• ISBN 13: 9780071441995
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 227