Medical ethics and law : a curriculum for the 21st century

By:

Wilkinson, Dominic

Contributor(s):

Publisher: Edinburgh : Elsevier, 2020Edition: 3rd edDescription: xv, 357pISBN:

9780702075964
0702075965

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

174.2

NLM classification:

W 32.5 FA1

Summary: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves	W 32.5 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		BARTS006228
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	W 32.5 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00021814

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.

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