Medical Ethics

Biomedical Ethics: A Canadian Focus, second edition, is an anthology of classic and contemporary readings designed to introduce students to the main debates...

Antipsychotic medications are sometimes imposed on psychiatric patients deemed dangerous to themselves and others. This is based on the assumption that tre...

This Comprehensive And Much-needed Resource Helps Health Care Ethicists To Meet The Demand Of Challenges Such As Managed Care, Medical Technology, And Patie...

The promise and the peril of our are inextricably linked with the promise and the peril of modern science. On the one hand, the spread of knowledge has over...

We all feel uncomfortable about the role of profit in healthcare, we all have a vague notion that the global $600bn pharmaceutical industry is somehow evil ...

Margaret Pabst Battin has established a reputation as one of the top philosophers working in bioethics today. This work is a sequel to Battin's 1994 volume...

An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at which parents...

Every day bioethical conflicts arise in Canadian hospitals and courtrooms; they are debated in newspaper columns and argued in private. This updated edition...

Leies, John A., McCarthy, Donald G., Bayer, Edward J.Categories: Medical Books MedicineMedical Ethics

Examines Ethical Dilemmas Found Within The Field Of Medicine In Canada. The Author Includes Real-life Stories As Well As His Own Experiences As A Patient Wi...

In Stoned, palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett sets out to do anything-- including experimenting on himself-- to find evidence of marijuana's medic...

One of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient's...

For years, speculation has been mounting among lawyers, church leaders, social scientists, and the general public over the question of prolongation of life ...

The first edition of this casebook reflected the complexities and increasing litigiousness of the modern workplace and was designed to stimulate thought and...

All investigators funded by the National Institutes of Health are now required to receive training about the ethics of clinical research. Based on a course...