Ethics Consultation: From Theory to Practice

Ethics Consultation: From Theory to Practice
ISBN-10
0801871654
ISBN-13
9780801871658
Category
Medical
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2003-05-08
Publisher
JHU Press
Authors
Stuart J. Youngner, Mark P. Aulisio, Robert M. Arnold

Description

In the clinical setting, questions of medical ethics raise a host of perplexing problems, often complicated by conflicting perspectives and the need to make immediate decisions. In this volume, bioethicists and physicians provide a nuanced, in-depth approach to the difficult issues involved in bioethics consultation. Addressing the needs of researchers, clinicians, and other health professionals on the front lines of bioethics practice, the contributors focus primarily on practical concerns—whether ethics consultation is best done by individuals, teams, or committees; how an ethics consult service should be structured; the need for institutional support; and techniques and programs for educating and training staff—without neglecting more theoretical considerations, such as the importance of character or the viability of organizational ethics.

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