Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-Based Textbook

Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-Based Textbook
ISBN-10
1139501836
ISBN-13
9781139501835
Category
Medical
Language
English
Published
2011-09-08
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Douglas S. Diekema, Mark R. Mercurio, Mary B. Adam

Description

This volume provides a practical overview of the ethical issues arising in pediatric practice. The case-based approach grounds the bioethical concepts in real-life situations, covering a broad range of important and controversial topics, including informed consent, confidentiality, truthfulness and fidelity, ethical issues relating to perinatology and neonatology, end-of-life issues, new technologies, and problems of justice and public health in pediatrics. A dedicated section also addresses the topics of professionalism, including boundary issues, conflicts of interests and relationships with industry, ethical issues arising during training, and dealing with the impaired or unethical colleague. Each chapter contains a summary of the key issues covered and recommendations for approaching similar situations in other contexts. Clinical Ethics in Pediatrics: A Case-Based Textbook is an essential resource for all physicians who care for children, as well as medical educators, residents and scholars in clinical bioethics.

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