Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance (eBook)

Patrick Davey, Anna Rathmell, Michael Dunn, Charles Foster, Helen Salisbury (Herausgeber)

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2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-26617-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance presents a succinct overview of these key areas of the medical curriculum.

This new title aims to provide a concise summary of the three core, interlinked topics essential to resolving ethical dilemmas in medicine and avoiding medico-legal action.

Divided into two sections; the first examines the ethical and legal principles underpinning each medical topic; while the second focuses on communication skills and the importance of good communication.

Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance offers an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of good medical practice, and will provide indispensable support for undergraduate medical students and nurses, as well as newly qualified healthcare professionals.

Patrick Davey, consultant cardiologist, has extensive experience in publishing, having edited the best selling 'Medicine at a Glance', as well as 'ECG at a Glance', and is currently editing a major new textbook for Oxford University Press on diagnosis and treatment in internal medicine.
Anna Rathmell works in the pharmaceutical industry, has recently completed an MA in medical law and ethics at Manchester University. She teaches on the undergraduate course in medical ethics and law at Oxford University. She has contributed chapters on medical ethics to 'Medicine at a Glance'.

Inhalt

Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance 3
Contents 7
Editors 9
Contributors 9
Preface 11
Part 1 Medical ethics and law 13
1 What is medical ethics? 14
2 Ethical theories and principles 16
3 Ethical reasoning 19
4 What is medical law? 22
5 The English legal system 25
6 Relationship between ethics, law and professionalism 28
7 Ethical decisions in practice 30
8 Negligence 32
9 Battery and assault 36
10 Confidentiality 38
11 Consent 40
12 Reproduction 46
13 Termination of pregnancy 49
14 Organ donation and transplantation 52
15 Mental health 55
16 Safeguarding children and adults 58
17 Public health 60
18 Allocation of resources 62
19 Clinical genetics 65
20 Human research 68
21 Care of older adults 70
22 End of life care 73
23 Health management 77
24 Primary care 80
Part 2 Communication 83
25 The importance of good communication 84
26 The patient-centred consultation 86
27 Building the relationship 87
28 Listening and questioning 88
29 Explanations 90
30 Explaining procedures 92
31 The computer in the consultation 93
32 Shared decision making 94
33 Communication of risk 96
34 Talking about lifestyle changes 98
35 Breaking bad news 100
36 Bad news: patients’ reactions 102
37 Dealing with anger and aggression 104
38 Talking about sex 106
39 Communicating across cultures 108
40 Communicating with people with disabilities 110
41 Communicating with colleagues 112
42 Professionalism 114
43 Feedback 116
44 Looking after yourself 118
45 Kindness 120
Index 121
EULA 123

Rezensionen

"Overall, this is a good overview. Although this book alone will not make the reader a complete doctor, it will be a good stepping stone toward that end. If readers are looking for an overview of communication skills in addition to medical ethics and law, this book is the only option because there are no books that cover all three topics." (Doody Enterprises 17/03/2017)

"Medical Ethics, Law and Communication follows along the same lines as Medical School At A Glance, with Davey and co-editors providing a no-nonsense overview of how to avoid potential minefields in the profession...Medical Ethics features a well-honed narrative ? telling the reader what they need to know, opening doors into subjects that should naturally motivate further
independent research. In sum, no prospective or practicing health care provider can afford to be without this resource." (The Electric Review, 23/03/2017)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2016
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Reihe/Serie: At a Glance
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Schlagworte: Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin • communication skills • consent • ethics • General & Internal Medicine • GMC • healthcare professionals • medical law • Medical Law & Ethics • medical practice • medical school • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinethik • Medizinische Ethik • Medizinrecht u. Ethik • Nurse • Patient • Principle • Professionalism • undergraduate medical student
• ISBN-10: 1-119-26617-3 / 1119266173
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-26617-4 / 9781119266174