Bioethics, medical law and human rights : a South African perspective
Title:
Bioethics, medical law and human rights : a South African perspective
Author:
Moodley, Keymanthri, editor.
ISBN:
9780627041310
Edition:
Third edition.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part 1. Introduction to bioethics, medical law, and human rights -- Chapter 1. A place for bioethics, medical law and human rights in healthcare -- Chapter 2. Ethics and philosophy -- Chapter 3. Ethics theories and the principlist approach in bioethics -- Chapter 4. African philosophy and medical ethics -- Chapter 5. Respect for patient autonomy -- Chapter 6. Beneficence -- Chapter 7. Non-maleficence -- Chapter 8. Justice -- Chapter 9. Human rights: the relevance for South African health professionals -- Chapter 10. Law and the health professional in South Africa -- Chapter 11. Professionalism -- Chapter 12. Resolving ethical dilemmas: an approach to decision-making -- Part 2. Ethics in healthcare -- Chapter 13. Ethics in the consulting rooms -- Chapter 14. Paediatric ethics -- Chapter 15. Ethics in mental healthcare -- Chapter 16. HIV in South Africa: ethical considerations -- Chapter 17. Reproductive ethics -- Chapter 18. Ethics at the end of life -- Chapter 19. Organ transplant ethics and law -- Part 3. Emerging health threats and health technology in the 21st century -- Chapter 20. Pandemic ethics -- Chapter 21. Digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare: ethical challenges -- Chapter 22. Research ethics and scientific integrity -- Chapter 23. Genetics, genomics, and ethical complexity -- Chapter 24. New and emerging biotechnologies in healthcare in the 21st century -- Chapter 25. The impact of climate change on health: ethical implications.
Abstract:
"Healthcare delivery in the 21st century has become increasingly complex and demanding. Clinical consultations frequently raise scientific, ethical, and legal challenges. While scientific issues may be resolved using an evidence-based medicine approach, ethical theory is needed to justify decision making in the face of ethical conflict. Bioethics, medical law, and human rights: a South African perspective provides the conceptual background and analytic skills necessary to assist with the resolution of ethical dilemmas encountered in the South African healthcare environment. It uses case studies to help the healthcare team to identify and analyse ethical, moral and value concepts, and to apply these concepts to scenarios that they may encounter daily."-- Publisher's description.
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