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Clinical bioethics theory and practice in medical ethical decision-making

James F Drane

Localização: FM - Fac. Medicina (W50 D81c 1994 )(Acessar)

Título:
Clinical bioethics theory and practice in medical ethical decision-making
Autor: James F Drane
Assuntos: Medical ethics; ÉTICA MÉDICA; Bioethics; Ethics, Medical
Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-227) and index
Descrição: Basic facts about health care ethics committees -- Background ethics education for clinical professionals -- Ethics as proper procedure: methodologies for handling clinical cases -- Ethics of death and dying -- Euthanasia, artificial alimentation, hi-tech medicine, AIDS and other issues in the 1990s -- Ethics committees and the law -- Informed consent -- HECs and patient self determination act -- Grappling with patient competency -- Making life and death decisions for incompetent patients: the quality-of-life concept and the best interest standard Problems and pitfalls of the HEC -- Additional resources -- Bibliography for ethics committees -- Quality of life and withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
Editor: Kansas City, MO Sheed & Ward
Data de criação/publicação: c1994
Formato: xvii, 232 p 24 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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