Description
Every accredited American hospital is required to have a process for handling ethical concerns within the institution. For the most part, hospitals satisfy this requirement by constituting an institutional healthcare ethics committee (HEC). However, many of these individuals, while well intentioned, have neither the training in ethics, nor the tools at their disposal to address properly the ethical considerations brought to them. Yet healthcare providers and patients turn to these committee members for ethical insight. This book focuses on HEC member education by providing definitive and comprehensive learning content for members of HECs. This second edition is fully updated throughout and adds new chapters that reflect the evolving nature of health care. Chapters are written by internationally recognized experts in bioethics and are directed specifically at members of HECs. Each chapter includes learning objectives, case presentations, and discussion questions to facilitate committee conversation.
Definitive and comprehensive guidance for members of healthcare ethics committees confronted with ethically challenging situations.
About the Author
D. Micah Hester is Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics at UAMS College of Medicine, Arkansas, USA. He has over 20 years of bioethics experience. He has authored/edited numerous books and articles, and has served on the boards of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) and the Association of Bioethics Program Directors. Toby Schonfeld is the Executive Director of the National Center for Ethics in Health Care at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Her ethics experience spans academia, government and private industry. An accomplished author and presenter, Dr. Schonfeld is a national leader, serving on the board of ASBH.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108791014
Author D. Micah Hester
Format Paperback
Page Count 298
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 14mm
Definitive and comprehensive guidance for members of healthcare ethics committees confronted with ethically challenging situations.
About the Author
D. Micah Hester is Chair of the Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics at UAMS College of Medicine, Arkansas, USA. He has over 20 years of bioethics experience. He has authored/edited numerous books and articles, and has served on the boards of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) and the Association of Bioethics Program Directors. Toby Schonfeld is the Executive Director of the National Center for Ethics in Health Care at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Her ethics experience spans academia, government and private industry. An accomplished author and presenter, Dr. Schonfeld is a national leader, serving on the board of ASBH.
Book Information
ISBN 9781108791014
Author D. Micah Hester
Format Paperback
Page Count 298
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 14mm
