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Catholic witness in health care : practicing medicine in truth and love / edited by John M. Travaline & Louise A. Mitchell ; foreword by Ashley K. Fernandes.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Travaline, John M., 1963- editor.
Mitchell, Louise Annette, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church.
Medicine--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Medicine.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (534 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, [2017]
Summary:
Catholic health care is about ethics but also "ethos" - not only what we shouldn't do but a vision for what we should do with love.The issues it faces don't just concern academic bioethicists - they concern every faithful Catholic doctor, nurse, practitioner, and even patient.
Contents:
Foundations of authentic medical care / J. Brian Benestad
A Catholic anthropology and medical ethics / Peter J. Colosi
Pastoral care of the sick and dying / Reverend Philip Bochanski
Reproductive health and the practice of gynecology / Kathleen M. Raviele
Fertility care services / Richard J. Fehring
Catholic witness in pediatrics / Christopher O'Hara
Caring for older adults / Sister Mary Diana Dreger and James S. Powers
Catholic perspectives on caring for the critically ill / Stephen E. Hannan, Peter A. Rosario, Dennis M. Manning, E. Wesley Ely, and Deacon John M. Travaline
Challenges for Catholic surgeons / Leonard P. Rybak and Christopher Perro
A spiritual perspective in rehabilitation medicine / Jose A. Santos
Catholic psychologists and the spiritual dimension / Wanda Skowronska
The Catholic pharmacist / Reverend Patrick Flanagan and Robert A. Mangione
Apprenticed to Christ : the formation of Catholic medical students / Abigail Simmons
Ethics in clinical research / Deacon William V. Williams
A model of Catholic care
"The Casa" / Domenico Francesco Crupi, Francesco Giuliani, Jere D. Palazzolo, and Gianluigi Mazzoccoli.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-8132-2984-7
OCLC:
1002067030

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