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Medical ethics and the elderly / edited by Gurcharan S. Rai ; forewords by Jeremy Playfer and Marshall B. Kapp ; law sections edited by Gurdeep S. Rai ; cartoons by Iva Blackman.

Holman Biotech Commons R725.5 .M463 2009
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Contributor:
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical Subjects:
Physical Description:
xvi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
Third edition.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Radcliffe Publishing, 2009.
Contents:
  • Principles of medical ethics / Kamilla K. Porter and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Confidentiality / Catherine Harvey and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Informed consent / Sally Briggs and Martin J. Vernon
  • Decisions on life-sustaining therapy : nutrition and fluid / Sally Briggs and Martin J. Vernon
  • Communication, barriers to it and information sharing / David Oliver and Philippa Gee
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation / Kevin Stewart and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Mental capacity and best interests / Steven Luttrell
  • Advance decisions/advance decisions to refuse treatment / Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Ethical issues in stroke management / Jonathan Birns and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Ethics of driving assessment in dementia : care compentence, and communication / David Robinson and Desmod O'Neill
  • Achieving a good death / Jim Eccles and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Ethical issues in dementia / Gurcharan S. Rai and Jim Eccles
  • The lawful use of restraints / Gwen M. Sayers and Gurcharan S. Rai
  • Quality of life in healthcare decisions / Ann Bowling
  • Ethical issues and expenditure on health and social care / Steven Luttrell.
Notes:
  • Previous ed.: Oxford : Radcliffe Medical, 2004.
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
  • 9781846193071
  • 1846193079
OCLC:
430734088

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