Medical Ethics and the Elderly, Second Edition

Principles of medical ethics; Confidentiality; Informed consent; Decision on life-sustaining therapy: nutrition and help; Ethical issues and expenditure on health and social care; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Mental incapacity and best interests; Advance directives; Ethical issues in stroke management; Ethics of driving. Patient-Centered Care Series Series Editors: Moira Stewart Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R Freeman The application of the patient-centered clinical method has received international recognition. This book introduces and fully examines the patient-centered clinical method and illustrates how it can be applied in primary care. It presents case examples of the many problems encountered in patient-doctor interactions and provides ideas for dealing with these more effectively. It covers a wide range of topics and issues including palliative care abuse dying patients ethical challenges and the role of self-awareness. Many narratives originate from patients' and family members' experiences providing perspectives of great power and value. The Patient-Centered Care series is of great value to all health professionals teachers and students in primary care. For more information on other titles in this series please click here