Ethics for international medicine : a practical guide for aid workers in developing countries /

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A handy guide to identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues that arise in international medicine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wall, Anji E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Medical ethics > Developing countries.
Missions, Medical > Developing countries.
Medical Missions, Official > ethics > Case Reports.
Delivery of Health Care > ethics > Case Reports.
Developing Countries > Case Reports.
Ethics, Medical > Case Reports.
Health Personnel > ethics > Case Reports.
World Health > Case Reports.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Medical ethics
Missions, Medical
Developing countries
Case Reports
Case Reports.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • International Medicine
  • The Context of International Medicine
  • What Is an Ethical Issue?
  • Approaching Ethical Issues
  • Applying the Approach
  • ch. 1 Medical Facts
  • Different Medical Conditions
  • Case 1.1 Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Repair Surgery
  • Language Differences
  • Case 1.2 Informed Consent for Tubal Ligation Surgery
  • Communication Barriers
  • Case 1.3 Fall from a Mango Tree
  • Different Medical Beliefs
  • Case 1.4 Sorcery and Tuberculosis
  • Traditional Healers
  • Case 1.5 Bush Thoracotomies
  • ch. 2 Goals and Values
  • Different Goals
  • Case 2.1 Aggressive Neonatal Resuscitation
  • Different Organizational Goals
  • Case 2.2 Research Participation
  • Conflicting Values among Stakeholders
  • Case 2.3 An Infant with Cholera
  • Conflicting Individual Values
  • Case 2.4 Evacuating a Dangerous Area
  • Competing Cultural Values
  • Case 2.5 Providing Supplies for Female Genital Mutilation
  • ch. 3 Norms
  • Disagreements about Bioethical Norms
  • Case 3.1 Veracity and the Dying Patient
  • The Challenge of Justice
  • Case 3.2 A Young Boy with AIDS
  • Competing Professional Norms
  • Case 3.3 Medical Student Involvement
  • Different Professional Norms
  • Case 3.4 Rural Outreach Clinics
  • Different Legal Norms
  • Case 3.5 Amputation for Sharia Law
  • ch. 4 Limitations
  • Limited Resources
  • Case 4.1 Chronic Hypertension
  • Limited Access to Health Care
  • Case 4.2 Treating Tuberculosis
  • Limited Medical Personnel
  • Case 4.3 Protracted and Obstructed Labor
  • Limited Time
  • Case 4.4 Ear Camp
  • Multiple Limitations
  • Case 4.5 Postoperative Care for Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
  • EPILOGUE
  • The Complexity of International Medicine
  • Practical Use of the Case Methodology
  • Preparation and Reflection
  • A Note on Organizational Structure
  • The Promise of International Medicine.

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