Micah D. Hester

Ethics by Committee (eBook, PDF)

A Textbook on Consultation, Organization, and Education for Hospital Ethics Committees

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for HEC members such as promoting just and ethical organizations, developing cultural and spiritual awareness, and preparing for the forces of group dynamics in committee discussions and consensus-building. No other book on the market offers the diversity of perspectives and topics while remaining focused, clear, and useful.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216282358
• Artikelnr.: 75137269

Autorenporträt

D. Micah Hester is assistant professor of medical humanities and pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and clinical ethicist at Arkansas Children's Hospital. He has authored/edited 7 books, including Community As Healing (2001) and numerous journal articles and commentaries.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Contributors
Part 3 Preliminaries
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: What should an HEC look & act like?
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: The "What?" and "Why?" of Ethics
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Reasoning in Ethics
Part 7 Consulting
Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Ethics Consultation and the Committee
Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Responsibility in Actual Practice: Consent and
Participation in Clinical Ethics Consultation
Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Cultural Diversity in the Clinical Setting
Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Religious Values and Medical Decision-Making
Chapter 12 Chapter 8: 8.Ethics Consultation at the End-of-life: Ideals,
Rules, and Standards to Guide Decision-Making
Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Ethics in Pediatrics
Part 14 Educating
Chapter 15 Chapter 10: The Health Care Ethics Committee as Educator
Chapter 16 Chapter 11:Hospital Ethics Committees and Research with Human
Beings
Part 17 Thinking about Policy
Chapter 18 Chapter 12: Distributive Justice in Hospital Healthcare
Chapter 19 Chapter 13: Taking the Lead in Developing Institutional Policies
Part 20 Last Thoughts
Chapter 21 Chapter 14:Handling the Law in HEC Deliberations
Chapter 22 Chapter 15:A Management Guide for the Committee
Part 23 Further Resources