Ethics and error in medicine /
"This book is a collection of original, interdisciplinary essays on the topic of medical error. Given the complexities of understanding, preventing, and responding to medical error in ethically responsible ways, the scope of the book is fairly broad. The contributors include top scholars and pr...
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Routledge,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Routledge research in applied ethics
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Summary: |
"This book is a collection of original, interdisciplinary essays on the topic of medical error. Given the complexities of understanding, preventing, and responding to medical error in ethically responsible ways, the scope of the book is fairly broad. The contributors include top scholars and practitioners working in bioethics, communication, law, medicine and philosophy. Their contributions examine preventable causes of medical error, disproportionate impacts of errors on vulnerable populations, disclosure and apology after discovering medical errors, and ethical issues arising in specific m |
Carrier Form: | xiii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780367217914 0367217910 |
Index Number: | R724 |
CLC: | R-052 |
Call Number: | R-052/E843-6 |