Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics : A Case Study Approach

Rosalind E. Ladd

ISBN 10: 1461391067 / ISBN 13: 9781461391067

Published by Springer New York, 2012

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is addressed to all professionals concerned with the health care of children. It is, first and foremost, a teaching tool. It can be used for class discussion or case conferences with medical students or residents, nurses, and other staff in pediatrics or family medicine. It can also be used for self-teaching or continuing education by those already in practice. No one who reads this book is a beginner at moral reasoning. However, many may well be beginners at discussions that focus sharply on the ethical issues in medicine and introduce philosophical analysis. The goal is to clarify, conceptualize, and guide reasoning in order to come to conclusions that can be defended with good reasons. Case studies provide the most successful method of teaching medical ethics, posing the issues as they arise in real-life situations. The cases in this book are brief and rather skeletal in nature. This is partly to deflect the natural curiosity of those who are driven to seek more and more medical details, hoping thus to resolve the ethical issues or avoid them entirely. It also allows the reader to concentrate on one ethical issue at a time. In real life, of course, the hard questions arise often several at a time, embedded in a rich and complex medical and psychosocial background. As one must learn to walk before one can run, so it is wise to practice on cases where the key issue is highlighted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics : A Case Study Approach
• Publisher: Springer New York
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461391067
• ISBN 13: 9781461391067
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 9D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 248 grams

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Synopsis

A book originally designed as a teaching tool for the ethics requirement of all pediatric residency programs mandated by the American Board of Pediatrics. It may be used in self-study by practicing physicians faced with today's tough questions of how and when to treat children.

Review

It is highly recommended for all pediatric departments and medical schools and should be available not just for physicians and medical students but also for surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists, and psychologists. (Loretta M. Kopelman, Ph.D., East Carolina University Lancet)

...an excellent way for pediatricians and residents to examine central beliefs and values affecting their care of children. (Loretta M. Kopelman, Ph.D., East Carolina University)

...an excellent way for pediatricians and residents to examine central beliefs and values affecting their care of children. (Loretta M. Kopelman, Ph.D., East Carolina University)

It is highly recommended for all pediatric departments and medical schools and should be available not just for physicians and medical students but also for surgeons, nurses, physiotherapists, and psychologists. (Loretta M. Kopelman, Ph.D., East Carolina University Lancet)