Katrina Bramstedt Ph D

Broschiertes Buch

Finding Your Way

A Medical Ethics Handbook for Patients and Families

Beschreibung

This is the only book of its kind; it is a medical ethics book directed squarely at the lay audience of patients and their families who are confronted by highly complex and difficult medical procedures and issues. Its topics spread across a broad range of medical concerns that are of interest to millions of Americans dealing with these issues on a daily basis. Written by two of America's premier experts on medical ethics, this book presents real-life examples of medical situations and provides clarity and insight. This book also speaks to medical professionals who work with the public on a daily basis and deal with medical ethics as part of their everyday jobs. Topics include: advance directives, Do Not Resuscitate orders, quality of life issues, patient privacy, end-of-life care, transplant ethics, reproductive issues, genetics, and more.

Autor

Katrina Bramstedt, Ph.D. is Clinical Ethicist in the Medicine and Human Value department, division of transplant ethics, at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Prior to this position, she was a a bioethicist at the Cleveland Clinic. She has also been an ethicist on the staff of Loma Linda University, and the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine. She is a member of numerous clinical ethics consulting committees and has lectured widely on the subject of medical ethics. Ms. Bramstedt is currently Chair of NATCO Ethics Committee and is a member of numer

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hilton Publishing
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 165
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780984756643
• ISBN-10: 0984756647
• Artikelnr.: 35428638