Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics

Cases and Commentaries

Lorry R Frankel editor Amnon Goldworth editor Mary V Rorty editor William A Silverman editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:20th Aug '09

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This collection of cases and commentaries highlights ethical dilemmas arising during high-tech hospital care of seriously ill children.

This collection of cases and commentaries in pediatrics highlights the difficult ethical dilemmas that can arise during high-tech hospital care of children in precarious circumstances. It serves as a teaching tool for clinical ethics and as an introduction for medical students and residents.Children in precarious health present particular problems for healthcare professionals because of their intimate relation to their family, and because of the family's need to provide major long-term source of support and to be actively involved in the decisions about their children's care. This collection of cases and commentaries in pediatrics highlights the difficult ethical dilemmas that can arise during high-tech hospital care of children in precarious circumstances. It serves as a teaching tool for clinical ethics and as an introduction for medical students and residents. Clinical cases are described in detail by the physicians involved, who focus on the ethical issues arising during treatment. Each case is then commented on in detail by a philosopher or other bioethicist. It thus serves well as an introduction to contemporary clinical bioethics, but with a firm grounding in the practicalities of real-life pediatric care in the hospital setting.

Review of the hardback: 'I encourage you to read this book. It is well written and thought provoking.' Hospital Doctor
'For all practising pediatricians.' Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

ISBN: 9780521118613

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm

Weight: 470g

316 pages