Ethics and error in medicine / edited by Fritz Allhoff and Sandra L. Borden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allhoff, Fritz, editor.

Borden, Sandra L., 1963- editor.

Series:

Routledge research in applied ethics ; 18.

Routledge research in applied ethics ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Medical errors--Moral and ethical aspects.

Medical errors.

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Errors--ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Errors--ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 308 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"This book is a collection of original, interdisciplinary essays on the topic of medical error. Given the complexities of understanding, preventing, and responding to medical error in ethically responsible ways, the scope of the book is fairly broad. The contributors include top scholars and practitioners working in bioethics, communication, law, medicine and philosophy. Their contributions examine preventable causes of medical error, disproportionate impacts of errors on vulnerable populations, disclosure and apology after discovering medical errors, and ethical issues arising in specific medical contexts, such as radiation oncology, psychopathy, and palliative care. They also offer practical recommendations for respecting autonomy, distributing burdens and benefits justly, and minimizing injury to patients and other stakeholders. Ethics and Error in Medicine will be of interest to a wide range of researchers, students, and practitioners in bioethics, philosophy, communication studies, law, and medicine who are interested in the ethics of medical error"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Medicine, Mistakes, and Moral Evaluation

Part I Questions of Justice

2 Medical Error and Moral Luck

3 Toward a Restorative Just-Culture Approach to Medical Error

4 Rehabilitating Blame

Part II Communication and Risk

5 A Communication-Based Approach to Safeguarding Against Medical Errors: The Case of Palliative Care

6 Communicating About Technical Failures in Assisted Reproductive Technology

7 Respecting Patient Autonomy in Radiation Oncology and Beyond

Part III Vulnerable Populations

8 Medical Overtesting and Racial Distrust

9 The Epistemology of Medical Error in an Intersectional World

10 The Harm of Ableism: Medical Error and Epistemic Injustice

11 Error and Determinations of Decision-Making Capacity in Mentally Ill Patients

Part IV Learning From Error

12 Medical Error as a Collaborative Learning Tool

13 Inference to the Best Explanation and Avoiding Diagnostic Error

14 Psychopathy Treatment and the Stigma of Yesterday's Research

15 Reducing Medical Errors Through Simulation: An Ethical Alternative for Training Medical Practitioners

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 11, 2022)

ISBN:

0-429-56108-3

0-429-26611-1

0-429-55661-6

9780429266119

OCLC:

1110672122