Medical Ethics & Professional Conduct

Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. I...

Making friends with death is the ultimate liberationContemplating death is scary. Most of us prefer not to dwell on the fact that our time here is ...

This volume brings together researchers from different European countries and disciplines who are involved in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC). T...

As the practice of modern medicine becomes more and more pharmacology dependent, the role of pharmacy technicians is becoming more complex. This is...

This title was first published in 2003: As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implicat...

This title was first published in 2002.The wide range of essays contained within this volume present contemporary thinking on the legal and ethical...

Civil Dialogue on Abortion provides a cutting-edge discussion between two philosophy scholars on each side of the abortion debate. Bertha Alvarez M...

This title was first published in 2000: This third volume of proceedings of the European Network for Biomedical Ethics focuses on the ethical issue...

Following the boom in population databases in recent years there has been sustained and intense international debate about political processes and ...

Engaging Bioethics: An Introduction with Case Studies draws students into this rapidly changing field, helping them to actively untangle the many i...

We will all be patients sooner or later. And when we go to the doctor, when we're hurting, we tend to think in terms of cause and condemnation. We ...

Adolescent rites of passage are ubiquitous sociocultural processes that feature across all manner of social activity. As transitional healthcare be...

Essential Clinical Oral Biology is an accessible guide to oral biology, introducing the scientific knowledge necessary to succeed in clinical pract...

The book, intended for biomedical researchers, attempts to foster a comprehensive understanding of the elements that impact scientific research, su...

This book describes a novel health interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP) program established at King Saud University (KSU)...

Inspiring Integrity: How to Win with Compliance and Propel Performance by L. Stephan Vincze provides an essential leadership roadmap for transformi...

Inspiring Integrity: How to Win with Compliance and Propel Performance by L. Stephan Vincze provides an essential leadership roadmap for transformi...

Childhood Onset Severe Neurological Impairment confronts the uncertain decisions resulting from the intersection between what is intended and what ...

The neurological criteria for the determination of death remain controversial within secular and Catholic circles, even though they are widely acce...

Reflecting both enduring professional considerations and the most pressing contemporary issues facing the nursing profession, Professional Issues i...

BOOK OF THE YEAR IN SPECTATOR AND TIMES'Fascinating.... Deeply disturbing... Brilliant' Sunday Times'Powerful and moving.' Louis TherouxMeet Adam. ...

For a human being to exist, does it require an immaterial mind, a physical body, a functioning brain, a soul? Is there a shared nature common to al...

Since its inception, the U.S. human spaceflight program has grown from launching a single man into orbit to an ongoing space presence involving num...

Informed consent - the process of communication between a patient or research subject and a physician or researcher that results in the explicit ag...

This book will offer a practical guide for the  surgical management of oncologic emergencies, that  pose great challenges to both surgeons and onco...

In the first work of investigative journalism in decades to give a comprehensive view into contemporary psychiatric incarceration and forced interv...

Gratitude is a natural part of life, especially when appreciating what another has done. We have all felt and perceived gratitude at times, even in...

Aimed at supporting their emancipatory project, this book explores strategies for resisting dominance and enhancing agency within the caring profes...

A timely look at the ethical, legal, and policy issues surrounding brain injury and collision sports.American tackle football is an industry like a...

The modern world faces religious, spiritual and existential quandaries, as new technologies redefine the beginnings and ends of life. Excruciating ...

This book provides an exploration of the ethics of cardiology practice. It provides a variety of frameworks for analyzing ethical issues that arise...

The topic of this book is invasive procedures used in Russia without sufficient indications. Related issues are discussed in separate chapters: med...

Human population genetic research (HPGR) seeks to identify the diversity and variation of the human genome and how human group and individual genet...

Smarter Healthcare with AI by Dr. Hassan A. Tetteh offers a comprehensive look at the transformative power of artificial intelligence in healthcare...

Das Buch bietet den ersten deutschsprachigen Überblick über die Hirntoddebatte. Dabei geht es um die Frage, ob Patienten, bei denen der vollständig...

This work informs about major changes in health care systems at present and to come, and the ethical consequences. Rapid technological developments...