Published September, 2011
By Douglas S. Diekema, Mark R. Mercurio, Mary B. Adam, Douglas Diekema, Mark Mercurio and Mary Beth Adam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This volume provides a practical overview of ethical issues arising in pediatric practice. The case-based approach grounds a broad range of important and controversial bioethical concepts in real-life situations. An essential resource for all physicians who care for children, as well as medical educators, residents and scholars in clinical bioethics.

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Published September, 2011
By David Schenck, Larry Churchill and Larry R. Churchill
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Healing is often discussed but infrequently studied. Schenck and Churchill provide a systematic approach to the elements that make clinician-patient interactions themselves a source of healing. The authors present a compelling picture of how healing happens in the practices of extraordinary clinicians.

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Published September, 2011
By Jodi Halpern
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Physicians recognize the importance of patients' emotions in healing yet believe their own emotional responses represent lapses in objectivity. Patients complain that physicians are too detached. Halpern argues that by empathizing with patients, rather than detaching, physicians can best help them.

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Published August, 2011
By Angela Coulter
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (Open University Press)
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Suitable for all those who want to understand the various ways in which patient and public engagement can contribute to better health outcomes, this book provides the comprehensive overview of patient engagement and participation in healthcare.

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Published August, 2011
By Dan J. Stein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Developments in modern psychopharmacology raise a range of philosophical questions, and may ultimately change the way we think about ourselves. This book provides a framework for addressing important philosophical issues in psychiatry and psychopharmacology, and provides a balanced view of the good and bad of psychotropics.

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Published July, 2011
By Christian Lenk, Bert Gordijn and Judit Sandor
Publisher: Springer
Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology
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The research field of biobanks and tissue research is highly promising.

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Published July, 2011
By George J. Annas
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In Worst Case Bioethics, George Annas employs contemporary disputes involving death and disaster to explore the radical changes underway in public health practice, the application of constitutional law to medicine, and human rights discourse to promote human health and wellbeing.

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Published July, 2011
By Kenneth M. Strandberg and Houchi Dung
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group)
Series: Pharmacy Education Series
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Published July, 2011
By Sue Eckstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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The sixth edition of the Manual for Research Ethics Committees was first published in 2003, and is a unique compilation of legal and ethical guidance which will prove useful for members of research ethics committees, researchers involved in research with humans, members of the pharmaceutical industry and students of law, medicine, ethics and philosophy.

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Published July, 2011
By Bonnie Steinbock
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Life Before Birth provides a coherent framework for addressing bioethical issues connected to the moral status of embryos and fetuses. The book explores the conceptual and practical difficulties raised by abortion, prenatal torts, wrongful life, the crime of feticide, substance abuse by pregnant women, compulsory cesareans, assisted reproduction, and stem cell research.

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