William G. Bartholme, a neonatologist and ethicist at the University of Kansas Medical
Center School of Medicine, in a lecture in San Diego, California, in December 1986, said …

The strength of the medical profession lies in its capacity to prevent, attenuate, or cure
disease and illness and to prolong life. Successes are primarily related to the application of …

Ethical concerns have historically been an integral part of the practice of medicine.
Technological advances, however, and the ability to maintain life and health in the face of …

A brief summary is given of the factors which make knowledge of and sensitivity for medical
ethics necessary for all health professionals today. It is then noted that most activities in this …

This is the winning essay in the Dr. Logie. Medical Ethics Essay Contest, organized by the
Centre for Bioethics in Montreal and sponsored by various medical associations, including …

The role of a clinical bioethicist, in practice, is one not always easily explained to hospital
administration or to physicians and nurses. While there appears to be general agreement …

Medical ethics education is a required part of the curriculum in every medical school in the
United States today. Courses in medical ethics have also been introduced in the curricula of …

Copies of all threevolumes are available from the Westminster Institute for Ethics and
Human Values, 361 Windermere Rd., London, ON N6G 2K3. n he importance of biomedical …

• Al. though fifty years have l: rought great soientii'io advances, the physician cannot neglect
art for science. A cheerf'ul, tolerant attitude, intellectual honesty, common sense, oourtesy …

Formal teaching of ethics in the medical school curriculum has increased greatly during the
past 15 years. Yet, schools vary in how much attention they give the subject, and even those …