Clinical ethics for consultation practice / Joseph T. Bertino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertino, Joseph T., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics consultation.

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 162 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]

Summary:

This book provides a robust analysis of the history of clinical ethics, the philosophical theories that support its practice, and the practical institutional criteria needed to become a practicing clinical ethicist. Featuring cases and a step-by-step approach, this book combines knowledge points associated with moral philosophy and medicine with general skill objectives for ethics consultants. The book aids in developing analytic moral reasoning skills for clinical ethicists, fostering the comprehensive education and professional development of clinical ethics consultants. In addition, it offers key components of how an ethics consultation curriculum manifest in an educational venue for clinical ethicists are illustrated. Adaptable and relevant for educating multiple disciplines in health care, this resource enables ethicists to understand the philosophical foundations and practical application of clinical ethics.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A Philosophical Justification for Normative Ethics in Clinical

Ethics and Medicine

Philosophers and Health Care Providers

A Common Morality of Medieine

Autonomy

Coereion and the Vulnerable

Paternalism

Emergencies

Historical Precedence

Situational Ethics and Moral Obligation

Genetics and Ethics

Ontology, Transhumanism, and Human Genetic Screening

References

2. Methods and Standards of Clinical Ethics Consultation

Methods of Ethics Consultation

Four Ouadrants

CASES

ASBH and CECA Efforts Toward Accreditation

Concluding Remarks

3. Moral Reasoning, Ethics Facilitation and Virtue

The ASBH and Core Competencies

Ethics and Research

Utilitarianism

The Morality of Medicine: Theories in Focus

4. Organizational Ethics and Residency Requirements for Clinical Ethics Consultation

Training Programs for Clinical Elhicists

Ethics Consultation Departments and System Operations

A European Hospital-Based Bioethics Program

5. Concluding Remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783030901813

3030901815

OCLC:

1273077177

Publisher Number:

99989503279