Ethics for International Medicine A Practical Guide for Aid Workers in Developing Countries / Anji E. Wall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wall, Anji E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World health--Case studies.

World health.

Medical personnel--Ethics--Case studies.

Medical personnel.

Medical ethics--Case studies.

Medical ethics.

Developing countries.

Medical care--ethics--Case studies.

Medical care.

Missions, Medical--Ethics--Case studies.

Missions, Medical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A handy guide to identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues that arise in international medicine

Contents:

IntroductIon: Approaching Ethical Issues in International Medicine; International Medicine; The Context of International Medicine; What Is an Ethical Issue?; Approaching Ethical Issues; Applying the Approach; 1 | Medical Facts; Different Medical Conditions; Case 1.1: Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Repair Surgery; Language differences; Case 1.2: Informed Consent for Tubal Ligation Surgery; Communication Barriers; Case 1.3: Fall from a Mango Tree; Different Medical Beliefs; Case 1.4: Sorcery and Tuberculosis; Traditional Healers

Case 1.5: Bush Thoracotomies2 | Goals and Values; Case 2.1: Aggressive Neonatal Resuscitation; Different Organizational Goals; Case 2.2: Research Participation; Conflicting Values Among Stakeholders; Case 2.3: An Infant with Cholera; Conflicting Individual Values; Case 2.4: Evacuating a Dangerous Area; Competing Cultural Values; Case 2.5: Providing Supplies for Female Genital Mutilation; 3 | Norms; Disagreements about Bioethical Norms; Case 3.1: Veracity and the Dying Patient; The Challenge of Justice; Case 3.2: A Young Boy with AIDS; Competing Professional Norms

Case 3.3: Medical Student InvolvementDifferent Professional Norms; Case 3.4: Rural Outreach Clinics; Different Legal Norms; Case 3.5: Amputation for Sharia Law; 4 | Limitations; Limited Resources; Case 4.1: Chronic Hypertension; Limited Access to Health Care; Case 4.2: Treating Tuberculosis; Limited Medical Personnel; Case 4.3: Protracted and Obstructed Labor; Limited Time; Case 4.4: Ear Camp; Multiple LImitations; Case 4.5: Postoperative Care for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery; Epilogue; The Complexity of International Medicine; Practical Use of the Case Methodology; Preparation and Reflection

A Note on Organizational StructureThe Promise of International Medicine.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-57432-2

9786613886774

1-61168-252-5

OCLC:

794843217

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access