The Cambridge textbook of bioethics / editor-in-chief, Peter A. Singer, executive editor, A.M. Viens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singer, Peter A., 1960- editor.

Viens, A. M. (Adrian M.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 538 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting. Each chapter illustrates an ethical problem that might be encountered in everyday practice; defines the concepts at issue; examines their implications from the perspectives of ethics, law and policy; and then provides a practical resolution. There are 10 key sections presenting the most vital topics and clinically relevant areas of modern bioethics. International, interdisciplinary authorship and cross-cultural orientation ensure suitability for a worldwide audience. This book will assist all clinicians in making well-reasoned and defensible decisions by developing their awareness of ethical considerations and teaching the analytical skills to deal with them effectively.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; SECTION I Information problems; SECTION II End of life care; SECTION III Pregnant women and children; SECTION IV Genetics and biotechnology; SECTION V Research ethics; SECTION VI Health systems and institutions; SECTION VII Using clinical ethics to make an impact in healthcare; SECTION VIII Global health ethics; SECTION IX Religious and cultural perspectives in bioethics; SECTION X Speciality bioethics; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18090-2

1-139-83906-3

1-281-24313-2

9786611243135

0-511-37770-3

0-511-37679-0

0-511-37585-9

0-511-37435-6

0-511-54556-8

0-511-37859-9

OCLC:

476126846