Practical Ethics for General Practice

Name: Practical Ethics for General Practice
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ISBN: 9780198525042

ISBN-10: 0198525044

ISBN-13: 9780198525042

Edition: 2003

Authors: Wendy A. Rogers, Annette J. Braunack-Mayar, Annette Braunack-Mayar

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There are several features of general practice which, taken together, make general practice unique. General practitioners provide primary care which is comprehensive in nature; they are committed to seeing patients presenting with any kind of query, symptom or problem. The care they provide is ongoing, providing the opportunity to gather a large amount of information about their patients, and to develop personal relationships over time. These features affect the nature of ethical issues presenting in general practice in a number of ways, and raise ethical dilemmas not present in secondary and tertiary medical care. This book provides an accessible account of ethics in general practice,…

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/18/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword Alastair Campbell


Introduction



General Practice and Ethics



Trust and the doctor-patient relationship



Confidentiality in general practice



Beneficence, or does the doctor know best?



Resource allocation in general practice



Making decisions: patient autonomy in general practice



Ethical issues at the beginning of life



Ethical issues at the end of life



Role conflicts in general practice



On being a good doctor: Virtues in general practice