Medical ethics and law : a curriculum for the 21st century
Wilkinson, Dominic
Medical ethics and law : a curriculum for the 21st century - 3rd ed. - xv, 357p
Preceded by Medical law and ethics / Jonathan Herring. 2nd ed. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This textbook of ethics and law is aimed at doctors in training and in practice. Medical ethics and law are now firmly embedded in the curricula of medical schools. Medical decisions involve not only scientific understanding but also ethical values and legal analysis. The belief that it is ethically right to act in one way rather than another should be based on good reasons: it is not enough to follow what doctors have always done, nor what experienced doctors now do. The third edition has been revised and updated to reflect changes in the core curriculum for students, developments in the law as well as advances in medicine and technology. It includes a new 'extensions' section, providing an outline of important developing areas in medical ethics. The first part of the book covers the foundations of ethics and law in the context of medicine. The second part covers specific core topics that are essential for health professionals to understand. The third section of the book includes new chapters on cutting edge topics that will be crucial for the doctors and health professionals of tomorrow. This edition includes a new third section that provides an extension to the core curriculum focused on four key emerging topics in medical ethics - neuroethics, genethics, information ethics and public health ethics.
9780702075964 0702075965
GBB9D3570 bnb
Legislation, Medical
Ethics, Medical
Bioethical Issues
United Kingdom
174.2
W 32.5 FA1
Medical ethics and law : a curriculum for the 21st century - 3rd ed. - xv, 357p
Preceded by Medical law and ethics / Jonathan Herring. 2nd ed. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This textbook of ethics and law is aimed at doctors in training and in practice. Medical ethics and law are now firmly embedded in the curricula of medical schools. Medical decisions involve not only scientific understanding but also ethical values and legal analysis. The belief that it is ethically right to act in one way rather than another should be based on good reasons: it is not enough to follow what doctors have always done, nor what experienced doctors now do. The third edition has been revised and updated to reflect changes in the core curriculum for students, developments in the law as well as advances in medicine and technology. It includes a new 'extensions' section, providing an outline of important developing areas in medical ethics. The first part of the book covers the foundations of ethics and law in the context of medicine. The second part covers specific core topics that are essential for health professionals to understand. The third section of the book includes new chapters on cutting edge topics that will be crucial for the doctors and health professionals of tomorrow. This edition includes a new third section that provides an extension to the core curriculum focused on four key emerging topics in medical ethics - neuroethics, genethics, information ethics and public health ethics.
9780702075964 0702075965
GBB9D3570 bnb
Legislation, Medical
Ethics, Medical
Bioethical Issues
United Kingdom
174.2
W 32.5 FA1
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