BookAlbert R. Jonsen, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Ethics in Medicine,
... Show More University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, Senior Ethics Scholar in Residence, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, Mark Siegler, MD, Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Executive Director, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, William J. Winslade, PhD, JD, James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy in Medicine, Institute for the Medical Humanities, Professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Summary: This book teaches healthcare providers how to effectively identify, evaluate, and resolve ethical issues in clinical medicine. By applying the methods suggested in this book to the circumstances of their actual clinical cases, physicians can give structure to the often confusing facts of the case and propose reasonable options for resolving problems. -- Publisher description.
Contents:
Medical indications
Preferences of patients
Quality of life
Contextual features.