The picture of health : medical ethics and the movies / edited by Henri Colt, Silvia Quadrelli, and Lester Friedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colt, Henri G., editor.

Quadrelli, Silvia, editor.

Friedman, Lester D., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine in motion pictures.

Medical ethics.

Bioethics.

Ethics, Medical--education.

Motion Pictures.

Bioethical Issues.

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical--education.

Motion Pictures.

Bioethical Issues.

Ethics, Medical.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 527 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Medical ethics and the movies

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Film and literature have long been mined for interesting examples and case studies in order to teach biomedical ethics to students. This volume presents a collection of about 80 very brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each essay focuses on a single scene and the ethical issues it raises, and the volume editors have provided strict guidelines for what each essay must do, while also allowing for some creative freedom. While some of the films are o

Contents:

pt. 1. Personal reflections about film and ethics

pt. 2. Autonomy, justice, and informed consent

pt. 3. Professionalism

pt. 4. Communication and provider-patient relationships

pt. 5. Health care policy and social responsibility

pt. 6. Rights, responsibilities, and research

pt. 7. Reproduction, genetics, and sexuality

pt. 8. End of life and right to die

pt. 9. Other ethical issues in medical specialties.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-026752-6

1-283-12150-6

9786613121509

0-19-987600-2

OCLC:

729244762