Published April, 2009
By Abdulaziz Sachedina
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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In this pioneering work, Abdulaziz Sachedina - a scholar with life-long academic training in Islamic law - relates classic Muslim religious values to the new ethical challenges that arise from medical research and practice.

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Published April, 2009
By Yasmin Gunaratnam and David Oliviere
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Patients' stories have long been used in palliative care to make sense of experiences of illness and care. This book examines the uses and interpretations of narratives and stories, bringing theory and practice closer together, and looking at how these methods can be worked with in ways that are rigorous, productive, ethical, and caring.

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Published April, 2009
By Peter Washer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Core Texts
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Clinical Communication Skills is a ground-breaking new resource for medical students. It provides a practical introduction to the subject, with acknowledgement of key theories. Pragmatic worked examples will be of immediate benefit in clinical environments. The book draws on patient and professional involvement with interview podcasts.

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Published April, 2009
By Wendy Schlessel Harpham and Wendy S. Harpham
Publisher: Eurospan (American College of Physicians)
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Published April, 2009
By George F. Blackall, Steven Simms, Michael J. Green and Steve Simms
Publisher: Eurospan (American College of Physicians)
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This practical guide focuses on how changes in a physician's thinking can improve challenging interactions. Explains how physicians can understand, approach, and resolve doctor-patient conflict in a way that breaks down barriers and builds stronger, more gratifying relationships.

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Published March, 2009
By John Reynard, John Reynolds and Peter Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Practical Patient Safety demonstrates how core principles of safety from industries such as aviation, nuclear and petrochemical can be applied in surgical and medical practice, giving the reader practical advice on how to start patient safety training within his or her department or hospital.

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Published March, 2009
By W. D. S. McLay and W.D.S. McLay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Now in its third edition, this book is an essential text for practitioners of clinical forensic medicine and for those who take them through judicial proceedings, be they prosecutors or defence lawyers. It has been revised to take account of changes in both statute and case law since publication of the previous edition.

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Published March, 2009
By David Talbot and Anthony D'Alessandro
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This book describes the different uses of donors of organs after cardiac death around the world, based on different laws and logistical issues around the world. Developments have allowed these programmes to flourish such that in 2006 25% of UK kidney transplants were from such donors.

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Published March, 2009
By Anthony Back, Robert Arnold and James Tulsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This book defines the specific communication tasks involved in talking with patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Topics include delivering bad news, transition to palliative care, discussing goals of advance-care planning and do-not-resuscitate orders, existential and spiritual issues, family conferences, medical futility, and other end of life conflicts.

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Published February, 2009
By Bonnie Steinbock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Bonnie Steinbock presents the authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to current issues in bioethics, covering 30 topics in original essays by some of the world's leading figures in the field. Anyone who wants to know how the central debates in bioethics have developed in recent years, and where the debates are going, will want to consult this book.

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