topic:"Bioethical Issues" found 56 records - Provincial Hospitals Library Catalogue

Biobanks and tissue research

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Christian Lenk, Judit Sándor, Bert Gordijn, editors. --Dordrecht: Springer , c2011.

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Other Authors: Lenk, Christian; Sándor, Judit, 1962-; Gordijn, Bert, 1965-

Responsibility: Christian Lenk, Judit Sándor, Bert Gordijn, editors

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2011

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 238 p. : ill.)

Series Vol.: v. 8

Series Title: International library of ethics, law and technology

ISBN: 9789400716735; 9789400716728 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Biological Specimen Banks - ethics; Biological Specimen Banks - legislation & jurisprudence; Ethics, Research; Patient Rights

Contents: Part I Biobanks, Tissue Research and the Public -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Public Trust and Public Bodies: The Regulation of the Use of Human Tissue for Research in the United Kingdom -- 3. Biobanks and Research: Scientific Potential and Regulatory Challenge -- 4. A Sense of Entitlement: Individual vs. Public Interest in Human Tissue -- 5. Social Aspects of Biobanking: Beyond the Public/Private Distinction and Inside the Relationship Between the Body and Identity -- Part II. The Rights of Donors and Patients -- 6. One Sample, One Share! A Proposal to Redress an Inequity with Equity -- 7. Research on Human Biological Materials: What Consent Is Needed, and When -- 8. Reconsidering Consent and Biobanking -- 9. What’s Wrong with Forensic Uses of Biobanks? -- Part III. Regulation of Tissue Research -- 10. A Unified European Approach on Tissue Research and Biobanking? A Comparison -- 11. Ireland and the United Kingdom’s Approaches to Regulation of Research Involving Human Tissue -- 12. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Biobanks for Research in the European-Mediterranean Area -- 13. The Circulation of Human Body Parts and Products: When Exclusive Property Rights Mask the Issue of Access -- 14. Anonymity and Privacy in Biobanking.

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Location: Online

Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

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Constantine Mavroudis, J. Thomas Cook, Constantine D. Mavroudis, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This title reviews the bioethical issues in congenital heart disease and other difficult pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical situations. It provides considered opinions and recommendations as to the preferred actions to take in these cases, stressing the importance of making informed decisions that are bioethically sound and doing so using considered reasoning of all the related sensitive issues. Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery provides detailed recomm…

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Other Authors: Mavroudis, Constantine; Cook, J. Thomas; Mavroudis, Constantine D.

Responsibility: Constantine Mavroudis, J. Thomas Cook, Constantine D. Mavroudis, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 279 p.) : 6 illus., 5 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030356606; 9783030356590 (Print ed.); 9783030356613 (Print ed.); 9783030356620 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Cardiology - ethics; Pediatrics - ethics

Specialty: Cardiology; Ethics; Pediatrics

Abstract: This title reviews the bioethical issues in congenital heart disease and other difficult pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical situations. It provides considered opinions and recommendations as to the preferred actions to take in these cases, stressing the importance of making informed decisions that are bioethically sound and doing so using considered reasoning of all the related sensitive issues. Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery provides detailed recommendations on potential solutions to make bioethical decisions in difficult clinical scenarios. There is particular emphasis on controversies involving surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, futility, informed consent, autonomy, genomics, and beneficence. It is intended for use by a wide range of practitioners, including congenital heart surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric intensivists, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and clinical ethicists.

Contents: Introduction to Biomedical Ethics -- Autonomy and the Principles of Medical Practice -- Informed Consent -- Conflict of Interest -- Ethics of Surgical Innovation for Congenital Heart Diseases -- Ethical Considerations in Patients with Extracardiac or Genetic Anomalies -- Medical Futility: When Further Therapy is Hopeless -- Ethical Issues Surrounding the Use of Post Cardiotomy ECMO -- Rare Diagnoses and Allocation of Precious Resources -- Abortion Rights -- Fetal Cardiac Interventions -- Ethical Considerations in the Transcatheter Management of Congenital Heart Disease -- Informed Consent in Fetal Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome -- Role of Ethics Consultation in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease -- Ethics, Justice, and the Province of American Medicine: A Discussion of the Politicalization of the Duty to Care for Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients Who are in the Country Illegally -- The Unintended Consequences of Public Reporting -- Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Heart Transplantation -- Between Death and Donation: Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Heart Transplantation -- Active and Passive Euthanasia in the Context of Severe Congenital Heart Disease -- Ethical and Legal Controversies Concerning Consolidation of Congenital Heart Programs in The United States of America.

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Location: Online

Bioethics Across the Globe : Rebirthing Bioethics

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Akira Akabayashi. --Singapore: SpringerOpen , c2020.

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Author: Akabayashi, Akira

Responsibility: Akira Akabayashi

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: SpringerOpen

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 146 p.)

ISBN: 9783030382810; 9783030382803 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues

Specialty: Ethics

Contents: 1. A Brief History of Bioethics in Japan -- 2. Brain-Death and Organ Transplantation: The First Japanese Path -- 3. Informed Consent, Familism, and the Nature of Autonomy -- 4. End-of-Life Care, Advance Directives, Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment, and the Goals of Medicine -- 5. The Moral Status of the Embryo: The Second Japanese Path -- 6. The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 7. Outcome Egalitarianism and Opportunity Egalitarianism -- 8. Research Regulations, Ethics Committees, and Confronting Global Standards -- 9. Modern Medical Professionalism -- 10. What Does It Means to be Truly “Interdisciplinary”? -- 11. Rebirthing Bioethics: Going Global.

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Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Bioethics in Law

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by Bethany J. Spielman. --Totowa, NJ: Humana Press , c2007.

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Author: Spielman, Bethany J

Responsibility: by Bethany J. Spielman

Place of Publication: Totowa, NJ

Publisher: Humana Press

Date of Publication: c2007

ISBN: 9781597452953

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Jurisprudence

Subjects (LCSH): Medical ethics; Law

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Bioethics in the clinic : Hippocratic reflections

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Gillett, Grant R. --Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2004.

Call Number: W 50 G479b 2004

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Call Number: W 50 G479b 2004

Author: Gillett, Grant R

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Date of Publication: 2004

Physical Description: 309 p.

ISBN: 0801878438

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues; Philosophy, Medical

Format: Book

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Bioethics, Public Health, and the Social Sciences for the Medical Professions : An Integrated, Case-Based Approach

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Amy E. Caruso Brown, Travis R. Hobart, Cynthia B. Morrow, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.

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This unique textbook utilizes an integrated, case-based approach to explore how the domains of bioethics, public health and the social sciences impact individual patients and populations. It provides a structured framework suitable for both educators (including course directors and others engaged in curricular design) and for medical and health professions students to use in classroom settings across a range of clinical areas and allied health professions and for independent study. The textbook…

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Other Authors: Caruso Brown, Amy E.; Hobart, Travis R.; Morrow, Cynthia B.

Responsibility: Amy E. Caruso Brown, Travis R. Hobart, Cynthia B. Morrow, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 527 p.) : 6 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030035440; 9783030035433 (Print ed.); 9783030035457 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Ethics, Clinical; Public Health - ethics

Specialty: Ethics; Public Health; Social Sciences

Abstract: This unique textbook utilizes an integrated, case-based approach to explore how the domains of bioethics, public health and the social sciences impact individual patients and populations. It provides a structured framework suitable for both educators (including course directors and others engaged in curricular design) and for medical and health professions students to use in classroom settings across a range of clinical areas and allied health professions and for independent study. The textbook opens with an introduction, describing the intersection of ethics and public health in clinical practice and the six key themes that inform the book's core learning objectives, followed by a guide to using the book. It then presents 22 case studies that address a broad spectrum of patient populations, clinical settings, and disease pathologies. Each pair of cases shares a core concept in bioethics or public health, from community perspectives and end-of-life care to medical mistakes and stigma and marginalization. They engage learners in rigorous clinical and ethical reasoning by prompting readers to make choices based on available information and then providing additional information to challenge assumptions, simulating clinical decision-making. In addition to providing a unique, detailed clinical scenario, each case is presented in a consistent format, which includes learning objectives, questions and responses for self-directed learning, questions and responses for group discussion, references, and suggested further reading. All cases integrate the six themes of patient- and family-centered care; evidence-based practice; structural competency; biases in decision-making; cultural humility and awareness of the culture of medicine; and justice, social responsibility and advocacy. The final section discusses some challenges to evaluating courses and learning encounters that adopt the cases and includes a model framework for learner assessment.

Contents: I. Introduction -- Introduction -- Approaches to Using This Book -- II. Core Principles in Ethics and Public Health -- “How Many of These Surgeries Have You Done?” -- “Can't Stop Coughing (But I Need to Get Back to the Shelter by 6)” -- III. Community Perspectives -- “I Think I’m in Labor” -- “Why Does My Son Have Lead in His Blood?” -- IV. Healthcare Systems and Comparative Approaches -- “Our Baby Is Turning Blue” -- “I Have a Touch of Sugar but I Can’t Afford My Meds” -- V. Decision-Making for Children and Adolescents -- “I Don’t Want My Child to Get Vaccines” -- “Our Son's Cancer Is Gone. Why Can't We Stop Treatment?” -- VI. Trauma, Violence, and Mental Health -- “He Has a Gun and Wants to Kill Himself” -- “Bleeding Too Much” (In the Words of a Refugee) -- VII. Choices and Care at the End of Life -- “My Father Wouldn’t Want to Live Like This” -- “We’re Not Ready to Give Up” -- VIII. Quality of Life in the Context of Disability -- “Please Look Beyond My Disability” -- “It Runs in the Family” -- IX. Medical Mistakes and Patient Safety -- “I Know Something Is Wrong” -- “I’m in Pain!” -- X. Conducting Research -- “I Don't Want to Be a Guinea Pig” -- “Wait, I’m a Research Subject?” -- XI. Stigma and Marginalization -- “I Need Blockers So I Don’t Turn Into a Girl” -- “You Don’t Understand—He Needs That Bottle” -- XII. Global Health -- “They Say My Baby’s Head Is Too Small” -- “I Just Want to Help People and See the World” -- XIII. Evaluation and Assessment -- Evaluating Cases in Context -- A Practical Framework for Learner Assessment -- Supplementary Information.

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Case Reports

Location: Online

Bioscience ethics

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Irina Pollard. --Cambridge: Cambridge University Press , 2009.

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Author: Pollard, Irina

Responsibility: Irina Pollard

Place of Publication: Cambridge

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2009

Physical Description: 1 online resource (317 p.)

ISBN: 9780511609756 (ebook); 9780521768283 (hardback)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision : Culture, Controversy, and Change

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edited by George C. Denniston, Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Frederick M. Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, Franco Viviani. --New York: Springer Science+Business Media , c2006.

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Author: Denniston, George C

Other Authors: Gallo, Pia Grassivaro; Hodges, Frederick M; Milos, Marilyn Fayre; Viviani, Franco

Responsibility: edited by George C. Denniston, Pia Grassivaro Gallo, Frederick M. Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, Franco Viviani

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2006

ISBN: 9781402049163

Subjects (MeSH): Body Image; Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic - ethics; Circumcision, Female; Circumcision, Male; Bioethical Issues

Subjects (LCSH): Medical ethics; Social sciences

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

The Cambridge textbook of bioethics

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editor-in-chief, Peter A. Singer, executive editor, A.M. Viens. --Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press , 2008.

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Author: Singer, Peter A

Other Authors: Viens, A. M

Responsibility: editor-in-chief, Peter A. Singer, executive editor, A.M. Viens

Place of Publication: Cambridge, England

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2008

Physical Description: 538 p.

ISBN: 9780511378591

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethics; Bioethical Issues; Ethics, Medical

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Cancer and Society : A Multidisciplinary Assessment and Strategies for Action

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Eric H. Bernicker, editor. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as in…

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Other Authors: Bernicker, Eric H.

Responsibility: Eric H. Bernicker, editor

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 178 p.) : 15 illus., 14 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030058555; 9783030058548 (Print ed.); 9783030058562 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Global Burden of Disease; Health Planning; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Social Justice

Specialty: Medical Oncology; Social Medicine

Abstract: While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as increasing risks. Those involved in cancer care and research are in a unique position to let their experiences and knowledge inform the public, yet very often have not taken strong public roles when it comes to discussing issues surrounding tobacco, climate change and health risks, financial toxicity of treatments, and diet choices. Written by a multidisciplinary team of authors and for medical oncologists, cancer researchers, occupational health workers, and related medical students, residents, and fellows, this book encourages oncologists to address public health care and the societal issues associated with cancer risk. This volume discusses the overarching theme of environmental justice and oncology, focuses on business and cancer (such as clinical trials, drug development and profits, and global disparities), as well as animals and cancer.

Contents: Tobacco and Social Justice -- Climate Change and Cancer -- Pollution, Cancer Risk, and Vulnerable Populations -- Causes, Consequences, and Control of High Cancer Drug Prices -- Clinical Trials: Not for the Poor and the Old -- Global Disparities: Can the World Afford Cancer? -- Cancer Quackery and Fake News: Targeting the Most Vulnerable -- The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Imaging -- The Hippies Were Right: Diet and Cancer Risk -- Protons and Prejudice: Finding Sense and Sensibility in the Development of a Costly Medical Therapy -- The Ethics of Animal Use in Cancer Research -- The Ecology of Cancer.

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Location: Online

Case analysis in clinical ethics

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edited by Anneke Lucassen. --Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , 2005.

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Author: Ashcroft, Richard E

Responsibility: edited by Anneke Lucassen

Place of Publication: Cambridge, UK

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 246 p.

ISBN: 6610256020

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Clinical; Bioethical Issues

Contents: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- George Agich -- Richard Ashcroft -- Alastair Campbell -- Raanan Gillon -- Søren Holm -- Brian Hurwitz -- Anneke Lucassen -- Michael Parker -- Julian Savulescu -- Marian Verkerk -- Guy Widdershoven -- Rob Withers -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Philosophical introduction: case analysis in clinical ethics -- References -- 2 Families and genetic testing: the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Jane's story -- Phyllis's story -- The general practitioner's story -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Author's comment -- Note -- References -- Appendix I Family diagram -- Appendix II Patient information leaflet -- Is breast cancer inherited? -- What is BRCA1 and BRCA2? -- How are BRCA genes inherited? -- How do I know if the cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Can I have a test to see if the breast cancer in my family is due to a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- I have got a very strong family history, how do I go about testing? -- What if a relative with breast or ovarian cancer is not available? Can I be tested even if I have never had cancer? -- So testing is a two-stage process? -- Does everyone who inherits a mutation in a BRCA gene get breast or ovarian cancer? -- How high is my risk of cancer if I have inherited a BRCA mutation? -- If I have not inherited a BRCA mutation can I still get cancer? -- What happens if a man has a mutation in a BRCA gene? -- Are BRCA1/2 the only genes that can cause hereditary breast cancer? -- If I have a BRCA mutation when will I develop cancer? -- What can be done about the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer? -- What is the advantage of predictive BRCA testing? -- What are the risks of BRCA testing? -- Is there an alternative to genetic testing? -- I've heard of research studies involving people with a family history of cancer. How can I find out more? -- 3 Family access to shared genetic information: an analysis of the narrative -- Piecing the jigsaw puzzle together -- What does Jane really think? -- Jane and Phyllis's meeting -- Jane's decision -- The unseen narrator -- Phyllis's story -- Portrayals of Phyllis and Jane -- The general practitioners' perspective -- The oncologist's story -- The geneticist's story -- Closure -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- References -- 4 A virtue-ethics approach -- Introducing virtue ethics -- Cultural relativity -- Elitism and stigma -- Applicability -- Self and community -- The case study -- References -- 5 Interpretation and dialogue in hermeneutic ethics -- Interpretation and ambiguity -- Interpretation and ambiguity in the case of Jane and Phyllis -- Varying perspectives and fusing horizons -- Perspectives and horizons in the story of Jane and Phyllis -- Fostering interpretation and sustaining dialogue -- References -- 6 'Power, corruption and lies' : ethics and power -- Power and domination -- Productive power -- Power and responsibility -- Synthetic summary --tidtid25

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Location: Online

Case Studies in Society, Religion, and Bioethics

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Sana Loue. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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This book explores, through case studies, the interplay between religion, culture, government, and politics in diverse societies on questions arising in the domain of bioethics. The case studies draw from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, law, bioethics, public policy, science, and medicine. The text's global perspective permits a comparison of the differing approaches adopted by countries facing similar bioethical quandaries and the extent to which religion has o…

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Author: Loue, Sana

Responsibility: Sana Loue

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 268 p.) : 4 illus., 3 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030441500; 9783030441494 (Print ed.); 9783030441517 (Print ed.); 9783030441524 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Religion; Socioeconomic Factors

Specialty: Ethics; Religion; Social Sciences

Abstract: This book explores, through case studies, the interplay between religion, culture, government, and politics in diverse societies on questions arising in the domain of bioethics. The case studies draw from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including history, theology, law, bioethics, public policy, science, and medicine. The text's global perspective permits a comparison of the differing approaches adopted by countries facing similar bioethical quandaries and the extent to which religion has or has not been instrumental in addressing such dilemmas. Secular and religious societies across the globe are being confronted with complex questions involving religious belief and the extent to which specific religious perspectives have in the past or should in the future be adopted as official policy. Bioethical issues involving the interplay of religion and government have become particularly notable in recent years. How these issues are resolved has major implications for individuals, healthcare providers, and the future of medical research and medical care. Topics explored among the chapters include: Homosexuality: Sin, Crime, Pathology, Identity, Behavior Medical Error: Truthtelling, Apology, and Forgiveness Refusal of Medical Treatment Medical Deportation Case Study: Nazism, Religion, and Human Experimentation The New Frontier: Cloning Case Studies in Society, Religion, and Bioethics will find an engaged audience among researchers and scholars in history, religion/theology, medicine, and bioethics interested in the influence of religion on bioethical decision-making. Students—particularly upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in bioethics, humanities, and theology—will find the text helpful in understanding the processes through which religion may serve as a basis for both societal policy and law and individual decision-making in health-related matters.

Contents: 1. Society, Religion, and Bioethics -- 2. Homosexuality: Sin, Crime, Pathology, Identity, Behavior -- 3. Body Modification of Minors -- 4. Medical Error: Truthtelling, Apology, and Forgiveness -- 5. Religious Refusal of Medical Treatment -- 6. Care of the Stranger: Medical Deportation of Noncitizens -- 7. Nazism, Religion, and Human Experimentation -- 8. Animal Experimentation in Biomedical Science -- 9. The New Frontier: Cloning -- 10. Concluding Remarks -- Index to Legal References -- Index to Scriptural References.

Format: e-Book

Publication Type: Case Reports

Location: Online

Classic cases in medical ethics : accounts of cases that have shaped medical ethics, with philosophical, legal, and historical backgrounds

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Gregory E. Pence. (4th ed.) --Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill , c2004.

Call Number: W 50 P397c 2004

Location: Aberdeen Hospital

Call Number: W 50 P397c 2004

Author: Pence, Gregory E.

Responsibility: Gregory E. Pence

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Boston, MA

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Date of Publication: c2004

Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill.

ISSN: 9780072829358; 0072829354

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Bioethical Issues - legislation & jurisprudence; Ethics, Clinical - history; Ethics, Medical - history; Ethics, Research - history; Patient Rights - legislation & jurisprudence; Social Justice - ethics

Subjects (LCSH): Bioethics--Case studies; Medical ethics--Case studies

Format: Book

Location: Aberdeen Hospital

Contemporary Bioethics : Islamic Perspective

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Mohammed Ali Al-Bar, Hassan Chamsi-Pasha. --Cham: SpringerOpen , c2015.

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This book discusses the common principles of morality and ethics derived from divinely endowed intuitive reason through the creation of al-fitr' a (nature) and human intellect (al-‘aql). Biomedical topics are presented and ethical issues related to topics such as genetic testing, assisted reproduction and organ transplantation are discussed. Whereas these natural sources are God’s special gifts to human beings, God’s revelation as given to the prophets is the supernatural source of divine guida…

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Author: Al-Bar, Mohammed Ali

Other Authors: Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan

Responsibility: Mohammed Ali Al-Bar, Hassan Chamsi-Pasha.

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: SpringerOpen

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 267 p.)

ISBN: 9783319184289; 9783319184296 (Print ed.); 9783319184272 (Print ed.); 9783319363813 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Islam; Religion and Medicine

Specialty: Ethics

Abstract: This book discusses the common principles of morality and ethics derived from divinely endowed intuitive reason through the creation of al-fitr' a (nature) and human intellect (al-‘aql). Biomedical topics are presented and ethical issues related to topics such as genetic testing, assisted reproduction and organ transplantation are discussed. Whereas these natural sources are God’s special gifts to human beings, God’s revelation as given to the prophets is the supernatural source of divine guidance through which human communities have been guided at all times through history. The second part of the book concentrates on the objectives of Islamic religious practice – the maqa' sid – which include: Preservation of Faith, Preservation of Life, Preservation of Mind (intellect and reason), Preservation of Progeny (al-nasl) and Preservation of Property. Lastly, the third part of the book discusses selected topical issues, including abortion, assisted reproduction devices, genetics, organ transplantation, brain death and end-of-life aspects. For each topic, the current medical evidence is followed by a detailed discussion of the ethical issues involved.

Contents: Part I. Introductory Chapters -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Sources of Common Principles of Morality and Ethics in Islam -- 3. The Origins of Islamic Morality and Ethics -- 4. Virtue Ethics and Moral Character Related to Medical Profession -- 5. Regulation of Medical Profession and Medical Research -- Part II. The Four Principles of Biomedical Ethics with an Islamic Perspective -- 6. Autonomy -- 7. Nonmaleficence -- 8. Beneficence -- 9. Justice: The Lost Value -- Part III. Selected Topics -- 10. Abortion -- 11. Assisted Reproductive Technology: Islamic Perspective -- 12. Ethical Issues in Genetics (Premarital Counseling, Genetic Testing, Genetic Engineering, Cloning and Stem Cell Therapy, DNA Fingerprinting -- 13. Organ Transplantation -- 14. Brain Death -- 15. End-of-Life Care -- Glossary.

Access: Open access

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Emerging conceptual, ethical and policy issues in bionanotechnology

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edited by Fabrice Jotterand. --[Dordrecht]: Springer Science+Business Media , c2008.

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Author: Jotterand, Fabrice

Responsibility: edited by Fabrice Jotterand

Place of Publication: [Dordrecht]

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2008

Series Vol.: 101

Series Title: Philosophy and medicine

ISBN: 9781402086496

Subjects (MeSH): Nanotechnology - ethics; Bioethical Issues

Subjects (LCSH): Biotechnology; Medical ethics

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Location: Online

Establishing Medical Reality : Essays In The Metaphysics And Epistemology Of Biomedical Science

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edited by Harold Kincaid and Jennifer McKitrick. --Dordrecht: Springer , c2007.

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Medicine raises numerous philosophical issues. Most discussed have been debates in bioethics. Yet contemporary medicine is also a rich source of controversies and examples that raise important issues in philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, and metaphysics. This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective that holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural and social sciences and that…

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Other Authors: Kincaid, Harold, 1952-; McKitrick, Jennifer

Responsibility: edited by Harold Kincaid and Jennifer McKitrick

Place of Publication: Dordrecht

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2007

Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 236 p.)

Series Vol.: v. 90

Series Title: Philosophy and medicine

ISBN: 9781402052163; 9781402052156 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Metaphysics; Philosophy, Medical

Abstract: Medicine raises numerous philosophical issues. Most discussed have been debates in bioethics. Yet contemporary medicine is also a rich source of controversies and examples that raise important issues in philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, and metaphysics. This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective that holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural and social sciences and that believes that the history, sociology, politics, and ethics of science provide relevant information for philosophical analysis. One traditional topic covered by several of the contributions is the nature of disease, but the approach is largely from the philosophy of science rather than traditional linguistic analysis. The complex interplay of epistemological and sociological factors in producing evidence in medicine is discussed by chapters on collective medical discussion making, experimental medicine, "genetic" diseases, mental illness, and race and gender categories. The upshot is a volume that ties medicine to contemporary issues in philosophy of science and metaphysics like no other. "An excellent collection of essays in the philosophy of medicine. Whereas most philosophical work about medicine has been concerned with medical ethics, this volume focuses more on key questions in epistemology and metaphysics, although many of these are also relevant to ethical issues. Some of the chapters are among the best I have read in the philosophy of medicine on their respective topics." Professor Paul Thagard, Philosophy Department, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Contents: Introduction -- Normality, Disease and Enhancement -- Holistic Theories of Health as Applicable to Non-Human Living Beings -- Disease and the Concept of Supervenience -- Decision and Discovery in Defining "Disease" -- Race and Scientific Reduction -- Towards an Adequate Account of Genetic Disease -- Why Disease Persists: An Evolutionary Nosology -- Creating Mental Illness in Non-Disordered Community Populations -- Gender Identity Disorder -- Clinical Trials as Nomological Machines: Implications for Evidence-Based Medicine -- The Social Epistemology of NIH Consensus Conferences -- Maternal Agency and the Immunological Paradox of Pregnancy -- Violence and Public Health: Exploring the Relationship Between Biological Perspectives on Violent Behavior and Public Health Approaches to Violence Prevention -- Taking Equipoise Seriously: The Failure of Clinical or Community Equipoise to Resolve the Ethical Dilemmas in Randomized Clinical Trials.

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Ethical choices : case studies for medical practice

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Snyder, Lois. (2nd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 2005.

Call Number: W 50 E84 2005

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Call Number: W 50 E84 2005

Author: Snyder, Lois

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: American College of Physicians

Date of Publication: 2005

Physical Description: 188 p.

ISBN: 1930513577

Subjects (MeSH): Ethics, Medical; Bioethical Issues

Format: Book

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Loan Period: 3 weeks

Ethical decision making in nursing and health care : the symphonological approach

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by James H. Husted, Gladys L. Husted. (4th ed.) --New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , c2008.

Call Number: WY 85 H972e 2008

Location: Dickson Building; Cape Breton Regional; Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Call Number: WY 85 H972e 2008

Author: Husted, James H.

Other Authors: Husted, Gladys L.

Responsibility: by James H. Husted, Gladys L. Husted

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

Date of Publication: c2008

Physical Description: xix, 331 p. : ill.

ISBN: 9780826115126 (pbk.); 0826115128

Subjects (MeSH): Bioethical Issues; Decision Making - ethics; Ethics, Nursing; Models, Theoretical

Contents: The ethical journey -- The nurse-patient agreement -- The bioethical standards and their role as preconditions of the agreement -- The nature of the ethical context -- Practice-based ethics and the bioethical standards as lenses -- The power of analysis through extremes -- Apparent conflicts among the bioethical standards -- Elements of human autonomy -- Giants: the classic tradition -- Contemporary ethical systems -- Virtues as resources -- Advanced concepts in symphonological theory.