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Patient-Centred Ethics and Communication at the End of Life by David Jeffrey (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCRC Press LLC
ISBN-101857756215
ISBN-139781857756210
eBay Product ID (ePID)50795546
Product Key Features
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePatient-Centred Ethics and Communication at the End of Life
Publication Year2005
SubjectEthics, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorDavid Jeffrey
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal174.22
Table Of ContentContents: Part 1: Ethics, communication and palliative care: what is palliative care? I want to hold your hand. A good death. Why ethics? Why won't you listen to me? Part 2: Death, dying and dilemmas. 'What are you going to do next?'.. When cancer comes back. 'What would you do?' Informed consent. 'There is nothing more I can do' Stopping active treatment. 'Am I not worth treating?' Do not attempt resuscitation orders. 'Water, water everywhere' Feeding and fluids at the end of life. 'Help me to die' Euthanasia. Part 3: Good Practice: Patient's choice. Communicating in multidisciplinary teams. Education, ethics and communication skills. The 'good' doctor.
SynopsisThis book provides the best information available on the ways priorities are currently set for health care around the world. It describes the methods now used in the six countries leading the process, and contrasts the differences between them. It shows how, except in the UK, frameworks have now been developed to set priorities. Making Choices for Health Care sets forth the key issues that need to be tackled in the years ahead. Descriptions of the leading trends are accompanied by suggestions to resolve outstanding difficulties. Topics include: the need for national research and development funding for new treatments, ways to shift resources permanently towards prevention and chronic care, and how DALYs may replace QALYs. While the concepts and values underlying priority setting have been discussed elsewhere, Making Choices for Health Care highlights real current practice. It is a vital tool for policy-makers, health care managers, clinicians, patient organizations, academics, and executives in pharmaceutical and medical supply industries., "Patient-Centred Ethics and Communication at the End of Life" is unique in linking the ethical debate to the clinical problems of communication with patients, relatives and colleagues. It adopts a patient-centred approach with ethical analysis linked to practical advice on how to broach difficult discussions, handle uncertainty and facilitate patient choice. Students of medicine and nursing both undergraduate and postgraduate will find this book invaluable, as will general practitioners and members of primary and palliative care teams. Others involved in caring for dying patients such as therapists, counsellors, family and friends and members of support networks will also find this book very useful., Provides a link between ethical debate and the clinical problems of communication with patients, relatives and colleagues. This book adopts a patient-centred approach with ethical analysis linked to advice on how to broach difficult discussions, handle uncertainty and facilitate patient choice. Amongst others, it is aimed at students of medicine.
LC Classification NumberR724
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