Teaching ethics in organ transplantation and tissue donation
Subtitle: cases and movies
By: Silke Schicktanz, Claudia Wiesemann, Sabine Wöhlke (eds.) ; in cooperation with Amnon Carmi
Edition: North American ed.
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Akron, Ohio]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9781935603696; 9781935603061
Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues; Moral and ethical aspects; Study and teaching
Other titles: Project Muse UPCC books.
Description: Organ transplantation allows modern surgeons to give "new life" to chronically ill patients. At the same time, the new opportunities raise ethical questions concerning human identity and the definition of the human body. These concerns do not play out the same in all cultures or in every situation. This collection of 30 case studies illustrates the range of global and local, ethical, social, and cultural problems associated with organ transplantation. The collection also provides a list of popular movies and websites to aid instructors and their students. This work is aimed at educators in medicine, health care, philosophy, and religious studies.
Notes: Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

First published in Germany by Universitätsverlag Göttingen.

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Case studies; title: Movies as teaching material-ethical issues in organ transplantation; title: Table of movies; title: List of contributors.