The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199735360 ISBN 13: 9780199735365

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2011

Synopsis

Film and literature have long been mined for interesting examples and case studies in order to teach biomedical ethics to students. This volume presents a collection of about 80 very brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each essay focuses on a single scene and the ethical issues it raises, and the volume editors have provided strict guidelines for what each essay must do, while also allowing for some creative freedom. While some of the films are obvious candidates with medical themes - "Million Dollar Baby" "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" - some are novel choices, such as "Pan's Labyrinth" or "As Good as it Gets" The book will contain several general introductory chapters to major sections, and a complete filmography and cross-index at the end of the book where readers can look up individual films or ethical issues.

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Review

"...this volume would be a valuable reference for anyone teaching or presenting a topic that might include an issue in medical ethics. Summing up: highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above." -- C.D. Kay, Wofford College, CHOICE

"The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies is an over-500-page masterpiece...In summary, I could not be more enthusiastic about this volume. Any professional
interested in medical ethics will find a current and comprehensive review of the entire field
in the essays. And anyone teaching an ethics class to caregivers will find this volume to be a
wonderful core text for use in the classroom." -- John Edward Ruark, MD, FACP, PsychCRITIQUES

"This book is explicitly intended for teaching bioethics. It will be most useful for those just embarking on teaching medical students and physicians in training." -- Susan E. Lederer, Bulletin of the History of Medicine

About the Author

Henri Colt MD is Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. He is an internationally recognized expert and opinion leader in the development and dissemination of novel technologies for lung cancer diagnosis and interventional palliative procedures. During his career, he has worked or lectured on topics like ethics in the context of medical practice, social injustice, humanitarian aid, and education. He has held numerous leadership duties in international and national societies, and has authored or coauthored several books, book chapters, review articles, and commentaries. The recipient of honorary society memberships and numerous national and international awards from Japan, South America, Australia, and the United States, Dr. Colt has a long experience incorporating film and other media into lectures pertaining to medical ethics cultural diversity, religion, pulmonary medicine, and end-of-life care. Silvia Quadrelli MD, MEd, PhD is Director of the Pulmonary and Critical care section of the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is an internationally recognized authority in the area of humanitarian assistance, and hasy devoted more than thirty years of her life to the globalnos combat against poverty and injustice. In 2010, Dr. Quadrelli received the prestigious Medal of the Bicentennial from the City of Buenos Aires, as a "woman who has helped shape modern society. " In addition to her background inuadrelli medicine and teaching, she holds degrees in bioethics andhe university political sciences. She has designed severalpe medicine and movies programs for the University of Buenos Aires, and lectures widely in South America and abroad on medical ethics, philosophy and medicine. Lester Friedman PhD is currently Professor and Chair of the Media and Society Program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Prior to his being awarded this appointment, he was an active, motivated member of the Medical Humanities Program in the Feingold School of Medicine (Northwestern University) and the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program at Upstate Medical Center (Syracuse), as well as the Radio, TV and Film Department at Northwestern University and the Art Media Studies Department at Syracuse University. A internationally recognized expert in cinema and medical humanities, with a particular emphasis on health care and media studies, he has authored or coauthored more than 15 books, two screenplays, and numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts. In particular, he is the editor of CULTURAL SUTURES (Duke University Press), the first comprehensive book to explore the intimate connections between the cultures of medicine and media.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199735360
• ISBN 13: 9780199735365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Colt Henri