Values in Medicine - What Are We Really Doing to Patients?

Informationen zum Autor Professor Donald Evans! a philosopher by training! has published widely in Medical Ethics for 23 years. During that period he has directed two Bioethics Centres! one in the University of Wales and the other in the University of Otago! New Zealand. He has completed research projects for many national and international bodies and served on numerous international! regional and local ethics committees. He is currently a Vice-President of the International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO and the international member of the Stem Cell Oversight Committee of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Klappentext Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare! this volume! filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments provides readers with a contribution to the literature on medical ethics. Zusammenfassung Written by a leading proponent of the philosophy and ethics of healthcare, this volume, filled with thought-provoking and frequently controversial ideas and arguments provides readers with a timely contribution to the current literature on medical ethics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What are we really doing to patients? 2. Radical disagreement and cultural dissonance 3. Mystery in Sugery 4. Equitable Health Care 5. Is infertility a health need? 6. The child's interests in assisted reproduction 7. Qualifying as a person 8. Are animals our equals? 9. Patients and research 10. Ethics, nanotechnologies and health 11. Imagination and medical education

Product details

• Authors: Donald Evans, Donald (University of Otago Evans, Evans Donald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2007
• EAN: 9780415424684
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42468-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library; Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Ethics, LAW / General, LAW / Health, Jurisprudence & general issues, Medical & healthcare law, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Medicolegal issues, Medical and healthcare law, Jurisprudence and general issues