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Learn medical ethics and professionalism in the context of real-life patients
A Doody's Core Title for 2019!Experience with actual cases is essential to learning how to manage the challenges medical ethics and professionalism will pose to you and your practice.
Case Files: Medical Ethics and Professionalism includes 36 true-to-life cases that have been carefully selected to cover important topics such as the doctor-patient relationship, student issues, medical teams, end-of-life care, and social media. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, and review questions with answers.
- Learn from 36 high-yield cases, each with board-style questions and key-point pearls
- Master complex concepts through clear and concise discussion
- Practice with review questions that reinforce learning
- Sharpen your ability to solve problems regarding medical ethics and professionalism
- Perfect for medical and health professions students preparing for real-world practice
List of contents
TOPICSGENERAL TOPICS
1. Basic ethical principles2. Professionalism3. Jurisprudence4. Public health ethics5. Resource allocation6. Research ethics7. Ethics committees and consultation8. Complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine THE PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP9. Physician-patient relationship10. Patient abandonment11. Boundary issues12. Prescribing for friends and family members13. Confidentiality14. Informed consent15. Medical intervention against patient's will16. Cross-cultural issues17. Deception to patients18. Disclosure and apology19. Communicating bad newsTHE MEDICAL TEAM20. Interdisciplinary issues: Team conflict21. Difficult consultationSTUDENT ISSUES22. Clinical Dishonesty23. Student Issues: Procedures on patients24. Fellow addicted student25. Student cheating and plagiarismEND OF LIFE ISSUES26. Organ transplantation and do not resuscitate orders27. Physician-assisted suicide>28. End-of-life ethics29. Withholding life support MATERNAL AND NEONATAL ISSUES30. Futility31. Maternal-fetal conflict32. Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) ethics33. Parental refusal SPECIAL TOPICS34. Caring for a patient infected with HIV35. Social media ethics process
36.Risk Mmnagement
About the author
Eugene C. Toy, MD is a dual certified family physician and ob/gyn. He is the John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chair and Program Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program; Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Methodist Hospital--Houston; Clerkship Director and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas--Houston Medical School (Houston, Texas).
Susan P. Raine, MD, JD, LLM (Health Law & Policy)
Vice Chairman for Education
Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Thomas I. Cochrane MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease
Brigham and Women's Center for Bioethics Dr. Cochrane is a staff neurologist, neuromuscular specialist, and medical ethicist. He is active in teaching and supervising medical students, residents, and neuromuscular fellows. His research and academic work involves topics in medical ethics and neurology.
Summary
Thirty-six real-life cases help medical and health professions students prepare for challenges in medical ethics and professionalism.
