Medical Ethics and the Elderly, Second Edition

by Gurcharan Rai (Author), Gurcharan Rai (Author)

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  2002

  $3.35

  Patient-Centered Care Series Series Editors: Moira Stewart Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R Freeman The application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition. This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care abuse dying patients ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences providing perspectives of great power and value. The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals teachers and students in primary care. For more information on other titles in this series please click here

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  Paperback
  2009

  $4.52

  This ground-breaking and highly regarded book explores the central ethical issues arising from the day-to-day care of older patients. This Third Edition incorporates key recent developments including guidance from the General Medical Council and the National Council for Palliative Care on consent and refusal of treatment, The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the NHS Code of Practice on Confidentiality. The key aim of the book remains to provide a practical guide for health professionals who are involved with doctors in making difficult decisions. Medical students who now study medical ethics and their application in the day-to-day management of patients as part of the undergraduate curriculum will also benefit.