Everyday Medical Ethics and Law (eBook)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-38488-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Everyday Medical Ethics and Law is based on the core chapters of Medical Ethics Today, focussing on the practical issues and dilemmas common to all doctors, It includes chapters on the law and professional guidance relating to consent, treating people who lack capacity, treating children and young people, confidentiality and health records, The title is UK-wide, covering the law and guidance in each of the four nations, 

Each chapter has a uniform structure which makes it ideal for use in learning and teaching, '10 Things You Need to Know About,,,' introduces the key points of the topic, Setting the Scene explains where the issues occur in real life and why doctors need to understand them, and then key definitions are followed by explanations of different scenarios, The book uses real cases to illustrate points and summary boxes to highlight key issues throughout,


Whilst maintaining its rigorous attention to detail, Everyday Medical Ethics and Law is an easy read reference book for busy, practising doctors,

BMA Medical Ethics Department
This book is written by medical ethics professionals in consultation with leading medical and legal experts invited by the BMA Medical Ethics Department and in agreement with the General Medical Council guidelines,

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Everyday Medical Ethics and Law is based on the core chapters of Medical Ethics Today, focussing on the practical issues and dilemmas common to all doctors. It includes chapters on the law and professional guidance relating to consent, treating people who lack capacity, treating children and young people, confidentiality and health records. The title is UK-wide, covering the law and guidance in each of the four nations. Each chapter has a uniform structure which makes it ideal for use in learning and teaching. "e;10 Things You Need to Know About..."e; introduces the key points of the topic, Setting the Scene explains where the issues occur in real life and why doctors need to understand them, and then key definitions are followed by explanations of different scenarios. The book uses real cases to illustrate points and summary boxes to highlight key issues throughout.Whilst maintaining its rigorous attention to detail, Everyday Medical Ethics and Law is an easy read reference book for busy, practising doctors.

Rezensionen

"Despite being written for doctors, this is a useful
reference for all healthcare professionals and students on the
everyday legal issues they may face in their work."
(Nursing Management, 21 August 2013)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.3.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
• Schlagworte: approaching • bmas ethics • bmas medical • Capacity • Committee • Common • confidence • confidentiality • consent • Dilemmas • Direction • doctors • enquiries • ethicists • ethics • Everyday • Guide • Issues • Medical • Medical Law & Ethics • Medical Professional Development • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinrecht u. Ethik • Perspektiven in medizinischen Berufen • Practical • Skills
• ISBN-10: 1-118-38488-1 / 1118384881
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-38488-6 / 9781118384886