Description

Ethics by Committee was developed for the tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees (HECs). Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country have contributed chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development. The chapters discuss important considerations for HEC members such as promoting just and ethical organizations, developing cultural and spiritual awareness, and preparing for the forces of group dynamics in committee discussions and consensus-building. No other book on the market offers the diversity of perspectives and topics while remaining focused, clear, and useful.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Contributors
Part 3 Preliminaries
Chapter 4 Chapter 1: What should an HEC look & act like?
Chapter 5 Chapter 2: The "What?" and "Why?" of Ethics
Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Reasoning in Ethics
Part 7 Consulting
Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Ethics Consultation and the Committee
Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Responsibility in Actual Practice: Consent and Participation in Clinical Ethics Consultation
Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Cultural Diversity in the Clinical Setting
Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Religious Values and Medical Decision-Making
Chapter 12 Chapter 8: 8.Ethics Consultation at the End-of-life: Ideals, Rules, and Standards to Guide Decision-Making
Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Ethics in Pediatrics
Part 14 Educating
Chapter 15 Chapter 10: The Health Care Ethics Committee as Educator
Chapter 16 Chapter 11:Hospital Ethics Committees and Research with Human Beings
Part 17 Thinking about Policy
Chapter 18 Chapter 12: Distributive Justice in Hospital Healthcare
Chapter 19 Chapter 13: Taking the Lead in Developing Institutional Policies
Part 20 Last Thoughts
Chapter 21 Chapter 14:Handling the Law in HEC Deliberations
Chapter 22 Chapter 15:A Management Guide for the Committee
Part 23 Further Resources

Product details

Published Oct 05 2007
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 322
ISBN 9780742550452
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 238 x 161 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Mark Bliton

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Michael Boyland

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Ken DeVille

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Stuart Finder

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Chris Hackler

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Lynn A. Jansen

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Nancy Jecker

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Kathy Kinlaw

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Tracy Koogler

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Eugene Kuc

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Tim Murphy

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David Ozar

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Toby Schonfeld

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Wayne Shelton

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Alissa Swota

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