The ethics of shared decision making /
Lantos, John D.,editor.
"There are some paradoxes in the way doctors and patients make medical decisions today. Today's patients are more empowered than were patients in the past. They have the right to see their medical records. The law requires doctors to obtain their informed consent for treatment. Patients are told about the options for treatment and the risks and benefits of each option. Their values and preferences are elucidated in order to guide the treatments that are provided"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : The Fascinating Synergy of Shared Decision Making / John D. Lantos -- Surrogate's personal sense of duty as a crucial element in medical decision-making : ethical, empirical, and experience-based perspectives / Chris Feudtner, Chris Feudtner, Douglas Hill -- Clinical Medical Ethics and the Historical Background of Shared Decision-Making / Mark Siegler -- Practical Wisdom, Rules, and the Patient-Doctor Conversation / Daniel Brudney -- Scaffolding Autonomy : Respecting Persons in Shared Decision Making / Jodi Halpern and Aleksa Owen -- Serious pediatric illness : A spectrum of clinician directiveness in collaborative decision making / Jonna D. Clark, Mithya Lewis-Newby, Alexander A. Kon, and Wynne Morrison -- A Pragamatic Guide to Shared Decisionmaking in Pediatrics : A Justification and Concrete Steps / Jennifer Walter, Alexander Fiks -- Role of Children and Adolescents in Decision Making about Life Threatening Illness / Victoria A. Miller, Melissa K. Cousino -- A Stepwise Framework for Shared-Decision Making / Kimberly E. Sawyer and Douglas J. Opel -- Cross-Cultural Interactions and Shared Decision-Making / Sabrina F. Derrington and Erin Paquette -- Biases and Heuristics That Subtly Shape Decisions / Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby -- Shared decision making, truth-telling, and the recalcitrant family / John D. Lantos.
"There are some paradoxes in the way doctors and patients make medical decisions today. Today's patients are more empowered than were patients in the past. They have the right to see their medical records. The law requires doctors to obtain their informed consent for treatment. Patients are told about the options for treatment and the risks and benefits of each option. Their values and preferences are elucidated in order to guide the treatments that are provided"--
Medicine
Medical care
Patient participation.
Physician and patient.