Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees

Hester, D. Micah [Editor]; Schonfeld, Toby [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0521279879 / ISBN 13: 9780521279871

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

Seller Inventory # 0521279879-3-33291728

Synopsis:

Every accredited American hospital is required to have a mechanism for handling ethical concerns; most hospitals satisfy this requirement by constituting an institutional healthcare ethics committee (HEC), a pattern which is repeated in most western countries. This text provides definitive, comprehensive guidance for members of healthcare ethics committees who find themselves confronted with ethically challenging situations. Each chapter includes learning objectives, clinical case studies and questions to stimulate discussion among committee members. Particular emphasis is given to consultation, as this often presents the greatest challenges to committee members. Each chapter stands alone as a teaching module, as well as forming part of a comprehensive volume. Written and edited by nationally and internationally recognized experts in bioethics, this is essential reading for every member of a healthcare ethics committee.

About the Authors: D. Micah Hester is Chief of the Division of Medical Humanities and Associate Professor of Medical Humanities/Pediatrics, University of Arkansas, and Clinical Ethicist, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.

Toby Schonfeld is Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Director of the Masters of Arts in Bioethics Program, Center for Ethics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good