| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- List of Chapters -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: What is Ethics -- What ethics is -- What ethics is not -- So, what is ethics? -- Chapter 2: Ethical Theories and Concepts -- Introduction to ethical theory -- Deontology -- Consequentialist theories: utilitarianism -- Virtue theory -- Values -- Social contract theory (Contractarianism) -- Arguments against rationality -- Casuistry -- Feminist moral philosophy and the ethics of care -- Human rights, liberalism and communitarianism -- The Capabilities approach |
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Continental philosophy -- Postmodernism -- Discourse ethics -- Narrative ethics -- Empiricism and ethical pragmatism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Relativism and Pluralism -- Neutrality -- Relativism -- Moral pluralism -- Value pluralism -- Moral friends and moral strangers -- Moral pluralism in the health-care setting -- Chapter 4: Introduction to Law -- The rule of law and the separation of powers -- What is law? -- Where can law be found? -- The language of the law -- Classification and types of law -- Common law -- The doctrine of precedent -- Legislation -- The courts and tribunals |
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Trial process -- Law reform -- Human rights and the law -- Examples of Categories of Law Relevant to Healthcare providers -- Chapter 5: Critical Thinking in Biomedical Ethics and Law -- Faulty reasoning and rhetoric in science, medicine, ethics and law -- Problems with reasoning -- Chapter 6: Evidence, Health, Ethics and Law -- The development of EBM -- The ethical value of EBM -- Criticisms of EBM -- Technical (methodological) bias -- Cultural bias -- Publication bias -- Commercial biases -- Epidemiological bias -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Principle-based Ethics -- The principle of justice |
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The principle of respect for autonomy -- The principle of non-maleficence -- The principle of beneficence -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Problem Solving in Clinical Ethics and Law -- Frameworks for ethical problem solving in clinical ethics -- Frameworks for legal problem solving -- Case (An example of problem solving in clinical ethics): -- Dealing with moral disagreements -- Clinical ethics consultation -- Chapter 9: Professionalism -- What are the health professions? -- What is professionalism? -- Criticisms of professionalism -- Strikes and industrial action -- Human rights abuses -- Conclusion |
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Legal Aspects of Professionalism: Professional Registration and Accountability -- Chapter 10: Trust, Standards of Care, Error and Negligence -- Trust -- Adverse events -- Responding to adverse events -- Systems errors and quality improvement -- Openness -- Debriefing -- Government and public responses to adverse events -- Whistleblowing -- Legal Aspects: Standards of Care and Negligence -- Chapter 11: The Student in the Health Care Environment -- Learning 'on' patients, learning from patients -- Witnessing unethical acts -- The duty to speak out -- Unprofessional students -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Ethics and Law for the Health Professions is a cross-disciplinary medico-legal book that is widely used by students, teachers and practitioners in the health professions and in law. This 4th edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of developments in law, biomedical science, healthcare delivery and bioethics |
| Reading List |
HME911 recommended text 2024
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HME941 recommended text 2024
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lowe, Michael, 1960- author.
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Stewart, Cameron, 1971- author.
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| ISBN |
9781760022747 |
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1760022748 |
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