Medical Ethics and Law
The Core Curriculum
By- Tony Hope, MA, PhD, MBBch, FRCPsych, MFPH, Professor of Medical Ethics and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Julian Savulescu, BMedSci, MB, BS, MA, PhD, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, Director, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Judith Hendrick, BA, LLM, Department of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
This is a short textbook of ethics and law aimed primarily at medical students. The book is in two sections. The first considers general aspects of ethics (in the context of medicine); the second section covers the topics identified in the consensus agreement. The content of medical law is not intended to be comprehensive and relates very much to the ethical issues.
Paperback, 294 Pages
Published: February 2008
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-10337-7
Contents
- Part 1: Ethical and legal background: Reasoning about ethics. Ethics and legal background. Three core concepts in medical ethics - best interests, autonomy and rights. An introduction to law. Doctors, patients and professions.
Part 2. Specific topics. Consent. Confidentiality. Genetics. Reproductive medicine. Children. Mental disorder. End of life. Resource allocation. Research. Disease, disability and human enhancement.
Useful web resources in medical ethics and law.
