Despite the dramatic increase over recent years in the research and teaching of medical
ethics, there exists no theoretical framework within which to conceptualize ethical problems …

Abstract Practical Medical Ethics David Seedhouse The University of Liverpool, UK and
Lisetta Lovett St George's Hospital, Stafford, UK Creatively balancing philosophical theory …

A code of ethics is used by individuals to justify their actions within an environment. Medical
professionals require a keen understanding of specific ethical codes due to the potential …

Medical ethics draws upon methods from a wide array of disciplines, including anthropology,
economics, epidemiology, health services research, history, law, medicine, nursing …

Build the skills you need to understand and resolve ethical problems! Ethical Dimensions in
the Health Professions, 7th Edition provides a solid foundation in ethical theory and …

Clinical ethicists encounter the most emotionally eviscerating medical cases possible. They
struggle to facilitate resolutions founded on good reasoning embedded in compassionate …

Ethics has been defined as a systematic study of and reflection on morality. Systematic,
because it is a discipline that uses special methods and approaches to examine moral …

Whilst there has been considerable debate about the fit between moral theory and moral
reasoning in everyday life, the way in which moral problems are defined has rarely been …

Should a brain-dead woman be artificially maintained for the sake of her fetus? Does a
physician have the right to administer a life-saving transfusion despite the patient's religious …

Medical Education 2010: 44: 864–873 Objectives Ethical reasoning in medicine is not well
understood and medical educators often find it difficult to justify what and how they teach …