Published October, 2010
By Gail A. Van Norman, Stephen Jackson, Stanley H. Rosenbaum and Susan K. Palmer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. Building on real-life, case-based problems, this textbook is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives from clinical leaders in anesthesiology. An important reference tool for any anesthesiologist, whether clinical or research-oriented.

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Published October, 2010
By Dinesh Bhugra and Amit Malik
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book seeks to redefine the professional role of the specialist mental health worker by bringing perspectives from a wide range of leading professionals in different fields. It will be of interest to those involved in providing mental healthcare as well as those responsible for health policy initiatives and training.

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Published October, 2010
By Julian Savulescu and Nick Bostrom
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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To what extent should we use technological advances to try to make better human beings? Leading philosophers debate the possibility of enhancing human cognition, mood, personality, and physical performance, and controlling aging. Would this take us beyond the bounds of human nature? These are questions that need to be answered now.

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Published October, 2010
By W.E Stempsey and William Stempsey
Publisher: Springer
Series: Philosophy and Medicine
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The idea of preparing a new critical edition of Elisha Bartlett's Essay on the Philosophy of Medical Science was suggested to me several years ago by Dr. H. I was able to find many of Bartlett's published works and other nineteenth-century medical literature there, and the entire library staff provided quick and able research assistance.

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Published October, 2010
By Erich E.H. Loewy and Roberta Springer Loewy
Publisher: Springer
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Learning about ethics yesterday and thinking about ethics as it expresses itself in various cultures today can help us shape the ethics of tomorrow: This is true whether we are speaking of that part of social ethics called "medical" or of any other part of social ethics.

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Published October, 2010
By Kevin Schwechten
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Triage is the indispensable preparation book for the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, presenting 40 high-yield patient-encounter cases that simulate the examination experience.

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Published October, 2010
By Fabrizio Benedetti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Due to advances within neuroscience, we are now in a much better position to be able to describe and discuss the biological mechanisms that underlie the doctor-patient relationship. Using this knowlege, this book describes and demonstrates the power that the doctor's behaviour has on a patient's behaviour and capacity for recovery from illness.

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Published September, 2010
By Guenter Lewy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book describes the way assisted death -- physician-assisted suicide and/or voluntary euthanasia - functions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and the state of Oregon - and states the lessons that can be drawn from this experience.

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Published September, 2010
By Stephen W. Moore
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
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With over 430 patient instruction fact sheets and an additional 123 patient instruction sheets online, this title helps patients understand what their illness is, how it will affect their regular routine, what self care is required, and when to call a doctor.

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Published August, 2010
By Norman Sartorius and Hanfried Helmchen
Publisher: Springer
Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
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Ethics in Psychiatry: (1) presents a comprehensive review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and research; (3) examines the application of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems and relates these to moral implications of psychiatry practice;

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