Ethics and Error in Medicine
Department
Philosophy
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
This book is a collection of original, interdisciplinary essays on the topic of medical error. Given the complexities of understanding, preventing, and responding to medical error in ethically responsible ways, the scope of the book is fairly broad. The contributors include top scholars and practitioners working in bioethics, communication, law, medicine and philosophy. Their contributions examine preventable causes of medical error, disproportionate impacts of errors on vulnerable populations, disclosure and apology after discovering medical errors, and ethical issues arising in specific medical contexts, such as radiation oncology, psychopathy, and palliative care. They also offer practical recommendations for respecting autonomy, distributing burdens and benefits justly, and minimizing injury to patients and other stakeholders. Ethics and Error in Medicine will be of interest to a wide range of researchers, students, and practitioners in bioethics, philosophy, communication studies, law, and medicine who are interested in the ethics of medical error.
Call number in WMU's library
R724 .E818 2020
ISBN
9780367217914
Publication Date
2020
Disciplines
Applied Ethics | Ethics and Political Philosophy
Citation for published book
Allhoff, Fritz, and Sandra L. Borden, eds.. Ethics and Error in Medicine. NY: Routledge, 2020.
Recommended Citation
Allhoff, Fritz and Borden, Sandra L., "Ethics and Error in Medicine" (2020). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 791.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/791