Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees (Cambridge Medicine (Paperback))
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521279879 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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. D. Micah Hester is Chief of the Division of Medical Humanities and Associate Professor of Medical Humanities/Pediatrics, University of Arkansas, and Clinical Ethicist, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.Toby Schonfeld is Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Director of the Masters of Arts in Bioethics Program, Center f
Micah Hester is Chief of the Division of Medical Humanities and Associate Professor of Medical Humanities/Pediatrics, University of Arkansas, and Clinical Ethicist, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.Toby Schonfeld is Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Director of the Masters of Arts in Bioethics Program, Center for Ethics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. . About the Author D
Each chapter includes learning objectives, clinical case studies and questions to stimulate discussion among committee members. Every accredited American hospital is required to have a mechanism for handling ethical concerns; most hospitals satisfy this requirement by constituting an institutional healthcare ethics committee (HEC), a pattern which is repeated in most western countries. Written and edited by nationally and internationally recognized experts in bioethics, this is essential reading for every member of a healthcare ethics committee.. This text provides definitive, comprehensive guidance for members of healthcare ethics committees who find themselves confronted with ethically challenging situations. Each chapter stands alone as a teaching module, as well as forming part of a comprehensive volume. Particular emphasis is given to consultation, as
A worthwhile read Fry Written for a very limited, specific reading audience, of course. But much more engaging and readable than I anticipated. Commit yourself to the effort required to read this work and you'll receive much from it.. "THE guide for education and development of any hospital ethics" according to Sandra Silva. THE guide for education and development of any hospital ethics committee----regardless of geographic location, # of bed, mission, etc.. "Five Stars" according to Chaplain BE Baumberger. Very helpful in guiding me to a better understanding of a HEC.