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Table of Contents :; PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced canc…
Contents:; Self-awareness and communication -- Sex, gender, sexual orientation, behavior, and health -- Understanding attitudes and access to care -- The history and physical examination -- Shared decision making and family dynamics -- Care planning and coordination -- Ethical and legal issues -- P…
Table of Contents:; 1 A New Way of Diagnosing -- 2 Do I Really Need This Test? -- 3 When Clinicians Disagree -- 4 The Expanded Role of Pharmacists -- 5 Better Treatment for Chronic Problems and Common Conditions -- 6 Getting Patients Engaged -- 7 The Pros and Cons of "Doctor Google" -- 8 Nurses and…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
"This book, written both for a Canadian and an international readership, provides a multidisciplinary review of the framework and performance of the Canadian Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program. In the first five years (2015-2021) of operation, this program delivered voluntary euthanasia and…
Contents:; 1 Ethics and Organizational Identity in a Cancer Care Setting; Introduction; What Makes Cancer Care Ethically Distinct?; Organizational Identity and Ethics; Mission Statements; Codes of Ethics; Institutional Decision-Making Process; The Consequentialist Standard; The Deontological Standa…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library | Available |
Table of Contents:; The heat is on: a case study -- A dozen reasons to care about patient satisfaction -- How to get physicians to engage on patient satisfaction-six steps that work in the real world -- Dealing with the objections of skeptical physicians -- How physicians can make and sustain indiv…
"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. The Last Doctor recounts Marmoreo's crash course in MAiD and introduces a range of very different and memorable…
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Cancer Info Ctr | Available | ||
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library | Available |
Contents:; Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician?…
Contents:; 1. Reflections on the Past -- 2. Government, Law, and Ethics -- 3. Tort Law and Reform -- 4. Criminal Aspects of Health Care -- 5. Contracts -- 6. Civil Procedure and Trial Practice-- 7. Corporate Structure and Legal Issues -- 8. Medical Staff Organization and Physician Liability -- 9. N…
Contents:; 1. Introduction -- 2. From Medical Paternalism to Care Partnerships. A Logical Evolution Over Several Decades -- 3. The Participation of Patients and Relatives in Quebec?s Health System. The Montréal Model -- 4. Implementing Patient and Carer Participation in Self-Care and Co-Care in Swe…
Contents:; 1. Introducing Slow Ethics and the Art of Care -- 2. Sensitivity: A Nice Cup of Tea -- 3. Solidarity: Moral Repair and Caring about Ethics in Research Practice -- 4. SPACE: MORAL REFLECTION, Ciúnas and the Art of Care -- 5. Sustainability: Enhancing the Ecology of Care -- 6. Scholarship:…