Compelling Ethical Challenges in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45529
Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduce…
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- Other Authors
- Michalsen, Andrej
- Sadovnikoff, Nicholas
- Responsibility
- Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 170 p.) : 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030431273
- 9783030431266 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431280 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431297 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making - ethics
- Critical Care - ethics
- Critical Illness
- Emergency Medicine - ethics
- Ethics, Clinical
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Ethics
- Abstract
- This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduced quality of life. This entails tradeoffs for many patients, their families, and the teams caring for them. At the same time, health care expenditures have risen dramatically and have to be balanced against costs for other public goods. Finally, the humane aspects of care have often failed to keep pace with the remarkable technological strides made in recent years. In this book, experts in their respective fields describe compelling ethical challenges resulting from these discrepancies and discuss potential solutions. The book is primarily intended for clinicians who care for two of the most vulnerable patient subpopulations – those being treated in ambulances or emergency rooms, and those being treated at intensive care units – due in part to the fact that they may be temporarily or permanently incapacitated. Core medical skills, such as diagnosis and predicting outcomes, as well as implementing treatment, remain challenging. However, without adequate communication and collaboration both within the inter-professional treatment teams and between the teams and the patients/their families, delivering excellent care is difficult at best. Therefore, the so-called “soft skills” are given the attention they deserve in order to overcome the gap between technological progress and interpersonal standstill.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. How Ethics Can Support Clinicians Caring for Critically Ill Patients -- 2. Patients and Teams Caring for Them: Parallels Between Critical Care and Emergency Medicine -- Part II. Goal of Therapy, Teams and Patients -- 3. Indication and Prognostication -- 4. Consent, Advance Directives, and Decision by Proxies -- 5. Cultural Diversity -- 6. Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making -- 7. Shared Decision-Making With Patients and Families -- Part III. Extent of Treatment -- 8. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Triage -- 9. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECPR -- 10. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECMO -- 11. Limiting Life-Sustaining Therapies -- 12. Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine -- 13. Organ Donation and Transplantation -- Part IV. Disproportionate Care -- 14. Disproportionate Care, Ethical Climate, and Moral Distress -- Part V. The Way Ahead -- 15. To Treat or Not to Treat: How to Arrive at an Appropriate Decision Under Critical Circumstances -- Part VI. Epilogue -- 16. Epilogue: Critical Care During a Pandemic – A Shift from Deontology to Utilitarianism?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Dementia and the Advance Directive : Lessons from the Bedside
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43031
Marcia Sokolowski.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This unique title offers a novel exploration into the world of advance directives for patients with dementia. Based on real life ethics consultations the expert author has undertaken, the cases depict fascinating and challenging moral issues arising in a variety of healthcare facilities. The dynamics of the interdisciplinary health care teams of these patients, along with the dynamics of the families who are grappling to best serve their loved ones, are outlined and assessed; and the role each …
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- Author
- Sokolowski, Marcia
- Responsibility
- Marcia Sokolowski
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 141 p
- ISBN
- 9783319720838
- 9783319720821 (print ed.)
- 9783319720845 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Advance Directives - ethics
- Decision Making - ethics
- Dementia
- Mental Competency
- Specialty
- Ethics
- Geriatrics
- Psychiatry
- Abstract
- This unique title offers a novel exploration into the world of advance directives for patients with dementia. Based on real life ethics consultations the expert author has undertaken, the cases depict fascinating and challenging moral issues arising in a variety of healthcare facilities. The dynamics of the interdisciplinary health care teams of these patients, along with the dynamics of the families who are grappling to best serve their loved ones, are outlined and assessed; and the role each player's personal histories have on the ethical issues and their resolution in real life are explored. Following each case study, the author applies a range of concepts introduced in the beginning of the book to the relevant case study, thus integrating theory with a case-based approach. A user-friendly question-and-answer format provides a thought provoking and accessible learning experience for readers. Dementia and the Advance Directive: Lessons from the Bedside tackles complicated and realistic healthcare scenarios and offers an invaluable addition to the literature on advance directives.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Online
Ethical decision making in clinical neuropsychology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23588
Bush, Shane S.
American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology.
--Oxford, England:
Oxford University Press
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WL 21 B978e 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WL 21 B978e 2007
- Author
- Bush, Shane S.
- Corporate Author
- American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Place of Publication
- Oxford, England
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p.
- Series Title
- Oxford workshop series
- ISBN
- 9780195328226
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neuropsychology - ethics
- Decision Making - ethics
- Ethics, Clinical
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Ethical decision making in nursing and health care : the symphonological approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat13181
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.
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Nurses' Instruction
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Cape Breton Regional
- Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Copies
- 3
Ethical Issues in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45052
Kate A. Mazur, Stacey L. Berg, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book identifies the various ethical challenges that arise in pediatric hematology/oncology and provides the necessary tools to overcome these challenges. Aiming to expand upon and strengthen providers’ knowledge and experience in pediatric health care ethical issues, the text positions providers to be beneficial resources to faculty, staff, patients, and families within their institution. It presents a multidisciplinary approach to sound ethical practices that is necessary to effectively c…
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- Other Authors
- Mazur, Kate A.
- Berg, Stacey L.
- Responsibility
- Kate A. Mazur, Stacey L. Berg, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 229 p.) : 14 illus., 3 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030226848
- 9783030226831 (Print ed.)
- 9783030226855 (Print ed.)
- 9783030226862 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Child
- Clinical Decision-Making - ethics
- Hematologic Neoplasms
- Medical Oncology - ethics
- Pediatrics - ethics
- Specialty
- Ethics
- Pediatrics
- Abstract
- This book identifies the various ethical challenges that arise in pediatric hematology/oncology and provides the necessary tools to overcome these challenges. Aiming to expand upon and strengthen providers’ knowledge and experience in pediatric health care ethical issues, the text positions providers to be beneficial resources to faculty, staff, patients, and families within their institution. It presents a multidisciplinary approach to sound ethical practices that is necessary to effectively care for these patients and their families. The book reviews the principles of ethical decision-making, the unique difficulties in using children as research subjects, common ethical conundrums involved in providing end-of-life care, and general moralities of professional practice. Written by experts in their fields, Ethical Issues in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology is an innovative and valuable resource for clinicians, practitioners, and trainees who work in the field of pediatric hematology/oncology.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction to Ethics in Pediatrics -- 1. Ethics: A Historical Perspective -- 2. Ethical Principles in the Practice of Medicine -- Part II. The Ethics of Everyday Clinical Encounters -- 3. Communicating Prognosis at Diagnosis and Relapse or Progression -- 4. Managing Conflict When There’s Disagreement in Care Between Medical Providers, Caregivers, and Patient -- 5. Unique Considerations for Adolescents and Young Adults -- Part III. Ethical Issues Surrounding Children in Research -- 6. Ethics in Genetic and Genomic Research -- 7. When Cure Is Not the Goal: Ethical Issues Surrounding Early-Phase Research -- Part IV. Supportive Care -- 8. Advance Care Planning -- 9. Symptom Assessment and Management Across the Cancer Trajectory -- 10. Intercultural Competence and Communication over Language Barriers.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Ethical maturity in the helping professions : making difficult life and work decisions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25732
Carroll, Michael.
--London, England:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
, c2013.
- Call Number
- W 50 C319e 2013
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- W 50 C319e 2013
- Author
- Carroll, Michael
- Other Authors
- Shaw, Elisabeth
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 379 p.
- ISBN
- 9781849053877
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ethics, Professional
- Counseling - ethics
- Psychotherapy - ethics
- Decision Making - ethics
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Ethics in health administration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25260
Morrison, Eileen E.
(2nd ed.)
--Sudbury, MA:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers
, c2011.
- Call Number
- W 50 M878e 2011
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- W 50 M878e 2011
- Author
- Morrison, Eileen E
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Sudbury, MA
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 363 p.
- ISBN
- 9780763773274
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Health care ethics for psychologists : a casebook
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat21650
Hanson, Stephanie L.
--Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association
, 2004.
- Call Number
- WM 62 H251h 2004
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- WM 62 H251h 2004
- Author
- Hanson, Stephanie L
- Other Authors
- Kerkhoff, Thomas R
- Bush, Shane S
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 250 p.
- ISBN
- 1591471524
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ethics, Medical - Case Reports
- Decision Making - ethics - Case Reports
- Psychology - ethics - Case Reports
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Making ethical decisions in child life practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53750
Klein, Doris L.
Child Life Council.
--Rockville, MD:
Child Life Council, Inc.
, 2000.
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 K43 2000
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 105.5 H7 K43 2000
- Author
- Klein, Doris L.
- Corporate Author
- Child Life Council
- Place of Publication
- Rockville, MD
- Publisher
- Child Life Council, Inc.
- Date of Publication
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 52 p.
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child Health Services - ethics
- Decision Making - ethics
- Ethics, Professional
- Child Welfare - ethics
- Notes
- Child Life resource, placed in Health Sciences Library, August, 2008.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Moral Acquaintances and Moral Decisions : Resolving Moral Conflicts in Medical Ethics
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29818
by Stephen S. Hanson.
--Dordrecht:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2009.
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- Location
- Online
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- Author
- Hanson, Stephen S.
- Responsibility
- by Stephen S. Hanson
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- Series Vol.
- v. 103
- Series Title
- Philosophy and medicine
- ISBN
- 9789048125081
- 9789048125074 (alk. paper)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cultural Diversity
- Ethics, Medical
- Decision Making - ethics
- Morals
- Contents
- Justifying moral claims in a pluralistic society -- Engelhardt and the content-free (?) principle of permission -- Four-principles approach: an appeal to the common morality for resolution and justification -- Casuistry in a pluralistic society -- Moral acquaintanceships as a means of the conflict resolution.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Pharmacy ethics and decision making
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23607
Wingfield, Joy.
--London, England:
Pharmaceutical Press
, 2007.
- Call Number
- QV 21 W771p 2007
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- QV 21 W771p 2007
- Author
- Wingfield, Joy
- Other Authors
- Badcott, David
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Pharmaceutical Press
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 313 p.
- ISBN
- 9780853696896
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ethics, Pharmacy
- Pharmacists - ethics
- Decision Making - ethics
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
The philosophy and practice of medicine and bioethics : a naturalistic-humanistic approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40981
Barbara Maier, Warren A. Shibles.
--Dordrecht:
Springer
, c2011.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Maier, Barbara, 1957-
- Other Authors
- Shibles, Warren A
- Responsibility
- Barbara Maier, Warren A. Shibles
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 543 p.)
- Series Vol.
- v. 47
- ISBN
- 9789048188673
- 9789048188666 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bioethical Issues
- Decision Making - ethics
- Evidence-Based Medicine - ethics
- Philosophy, Medical
- Contents
- 1. Metaphor in Medicine: The Metaphorical Method -- 2. Definition -- 3. Decision-Making: Fallacies and Other Mistakes -- 4. Analysis of Causation in Medicine -- 5. Ethics and Non-ethics -- 6. Medicotheology and Biotheology -- 7. Emotion In Medicine -- 8. Enlightened Versus Normative Management: Ethics versus Morals -- 9. Care: A Critique of the Ethics and Emotion of Care -- 10. Egoism and Altruism in Medicine -- 11. Letting Die -- 12. A Critique of Autonomy and Patient Responsibility -- 13. Philosophy and Ethics of the Body -- 14. Organ Donation: Mandatory Organ Donation Declaration -- 15. Embryonic Stem Cell Research: A Question of Beliefs? -- 16. The Philosophy of Prevention -- 17. Ethics Counseling: Philosophy of Medicine Counseling Instead of Medical Ethics Counseling -- 18. Medical Language: The Ordinary Language Approach -- 19. A Critique of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM): Evidence-Based Medicine and Philosophy-Based Medicine -- 20. Lying in Medicine -- 21. The Rhetoric of Death and Dying.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
