Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians

Doing Right is a brief and practical introduction to medical ethics for physicians and medical trainees (students, interns, residents). It eschews most jargon and instead concentrates on the concepts, issues and ethical-legal precedents that health care practitioners in Canada need to be familiar with to practice medicine in an acceptable way. The book uses many real-life cases -- some simple, some challenging -- that will help illustrate the application of modern ethics to everyday practice. Professionals in other health disciplines may find this bo useful as the key issues discussed are often faced by them as well.

Dr. Philip Hebert obtained his PhD in philosophy from York University and his MD from the University of Toronto. He is currently Assistant Professor with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, Bioethics Coordinator of the undergraduate curriculum at the University of Toronto Medical School, and attending physician at the Sunnybrook Health Science Centre. Dr. Hebert also holds cross appointments in the Department of Extended Care (Sunnybrook Health Science Centre) and the Department of Philosophy (University of Toronto).