Objectives: To examine ways in which medicines information pharmacists approach ethical
dilemmas encountered in information supply, to appreciate the factors affecting any …

The expectations of modern society may not recognize the limitations of technical medicine.
This is particularly evident when considering the ethical problems faced by practitioners …

Mental health practice contains a myriad of ethical issues, from those related to the purpose
of mental health practice and the role of psychiatry in society to the ethics of providing …

This dissertation presents discussion and analysis on values based decision making, based
on a small pilot study using values transparency software, the Values Exchange,(2005). The …

Writing in the first edition of this book, a decade ago, Ed Kohaut made a prophetic
statement.“Aggressive treatment of the young infant with renal insufficiency may stimulate as …

With a disturbingly high prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in the community, it is not
uncommon for doctors to become involved in situations of the kind described. Here, the …

During recent years many of the countries forming the continent of Europe have become
more closely integrated in terms of health and social policy. Inevitably this integration of …

In democratic Switzerland, each of its 26 cantons (states) has its own government and its
own laws. Thus there are 26 ministries of health and as many different laws regulating …

El caudal más importante de la bioética nace como una confirmación de la moralidad
común, de la regla de oro que inculca la ecuanimidad y el mutuo respeto entre las …

Community development is a crucial tool for the achievement of public health objectives,
and the support of older people in the community is a key objective of public health This …