Ethics and Health Care
An Introduction

This book is a concise introduction to the fundamental issues and debates in health care ethics.

John C. Moskop (Author)

9781107015470, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 March 2016

386 pages, 3 b/w illus.
25.4 x 18.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.92 kg

'Moskop covers a wide array of health care ethical issues effectively with a clear and concise focus. His case examples and analyses based on sound justification give practical advice for real-life clinical ethical dilemmas. This book is an essential guide for students and practitioners alike.' Arthur R. Derse, Medical College of Wisconsin

Who should have access to assisted reproductive technologies? Which one of many seriously ill patients should be offered the next available transplant organ? When may a surrogate decision maker decide to withdraw life-prolonging measures from an unconscious patient? Questions like these feature prominently in the field of health care ethics and in the education of health care professionals. This book provides a concise introduction to the major concepts, principles and issues in health care ethics, using case studies throughout to illustrate and analyse challenging ethical issues in contemporary health care. Topics range widely, from confidentiality and truthfulness to end-of-life care and research on human subjects. Ethics and Health Care will be a vital resource for students of applied ethics, bioethics, professional ethics, health law and medical sociology, as well as students of medicine, nursing and other health care professions.

Part I. Ethics in Health Care: Role, History, and Methods: 1. The role of ethics in health care
2. A brief history of health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation in the United States
3. Methods of health care ethics
4. Law and ethics in health care
5. Culture and ethics in health care
Part II. Moral Foundations of the Therapeutic Relationship: 6. Privacy and confidentiality
7. Truthfulness
8. Informed consent to treatment
9. Surrogate decision-making
10. Professionalism: responsibilities and privileges
11. Resource stewardship
Part III. Controversies in Health Care Ethics: Treatment Choices at the Beginning and at the End of Life: 12. Assisted reproductive technologies
13. Abortion
14. Maternal-fetal conflict
15. Advance care planning and advance directives
16. Moral conflicts in end-of-life care
17. Medical futility
18. Aid in dying
Part IV. Ethics in Special Contexts: Biomedical Research, Genetics, and Organ Transplantation: 19. Research on human subjects
20. The genetic revolution
21. Organ transplantation
For further reading
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Medical ethics & professional conduct [MBDC], Medical & healthcare law [LNTM]