Bioethics Mediation
Subtitle: A Guide to Shaping Shared Solutions
Publisher: United Hospital Fund
Published: February 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781881277705
Subjects: Philosophy; Medical care; Ethics; Medical / Nursing; Medical ethics; Decision making; Bioethical Issues; Mediation
First sentence: "Edward Davidoff, an 82-year-old man, was admitted to the cardiac service with chest pain."
Description: "This book provides the theory, practice, and hands-on tools needed to resolve the medical care disputes that regularly entangle patients, family members, physicians, and other health care professionals. While these disputes may indeed raise ethical issues, they are first and foremost conflicts among individuals with complex, strongly held positions. Building on this fresh perspective, the authors make a thoughtful, systematic case for the use of mediation skills and techniques to achieve "principled resolutions" to troubling, often life-and-death questions. Bioethics Mediation: A Guide to Shaping Shared Solutions is a commonsense introduction to mediation for bioethics committees, consultants, and other health care professionals, making cogent arguments for the need for mediation in the medical context. It is also an invaluable guide for mediators wishing to learn more about bioethics and the complex medical conflicts so prevalent in contemporary health care. Book jacket."--Jacket.