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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.
- Format:
- Book
- 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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