| Description |
1 online resource (174 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Dedication; Introduction; Part 1: Ethics, Communication and Palliative Care; 1. What is Palliative Care?; 2. 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'; 3. A 'Good Death'; 4. Why Ethics?; 5. 'Why Won't you Listen to Me?'; Part 2: Death, Dying and Dilemmas; 6. 'Am I Going to Die?': When Cancer Comes Back; 7. 'What Should I Do?': Informed Consent; 8. 'What are you Going to do Next?': The Limits of Palliative Chemotherapy; 9. 'Am I Not Worth Treating?': Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Decisions |
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10. 'Water, Water Everywhere': Artificial Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life11. 'Help Me to Die': Euthanasia; Part 3: Good Practice; 12. The Patient's Choice; 13. Communication in Multi-Disciplinary Teams; 14. Education, Ethics and Communication Skills; 15. The 'Good' Doctor: A Virtue-Based Approach to Ethics; Conclusion: Learning to Listen; Back Cover |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Ethics, Medical
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Medical ethics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781138030596 |
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1138030597 |
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