Communication and Bioethics at the End of Life, 1st ed. 2017 Real Cases, Real Dilemmas
Auteurs : Roscoe Lori A., Schenck David P.
Lori A. Roscoe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida, where she earned a PhD in Aging Studies. She teaches health communication, communication ethics, and end-of-life studies to undergraduate and graduate students, and has also taught in the medical school and the MBMH Program (Master's in Bioethics and Medical Humanities) in the USF Morsani College of Medicine. Her research focuses on communication at the end of life; past projects included examining the factors that led people to seek Jack Kevorkian's help in dying, family dynamics in the Terri Schiavo case, improving access to end -of-life care, and patient-physician communication. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and serves on the ethics committees of several hospitals and hospices.
David P. Schenck is Professor Emeritus of the University of South Florida and is currently Affiliate Professor of Otolaryngology (Biomedical Ethics) in the USF Morsani College of Medicine. His PhD is in medieval French language and literature; his training in biomedical ethics was developed over many years through formal and informal work. He has taught biomedical ethics courses in the USF Honors College, the MBMA Program (Master's in Bioethics and Medical Humanities) in the USF Morsani College of Medicine, the USF College of Nursing, and the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Program at USF. He has conducted funded research on oral cancer in Hispanic migrant farm workers. He has over 20 years of experience on hospital ethics committees and is a member of the IRB of a regional hospital consortium.The first book to discuss end-of-life dilemmas from the unique perspectives of both health communication and bioethics
Brings together a set of cases that addresses the current complexities of end-of-life care in general and the controversies surrounding end-of-life care for hospitalized patients in particular
The only book on the subject to appeal to both students and a professional audience
Date de parution : 09-2018
Ouvrage de 199 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 79,11 €
Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 12-2017
Ouvrage de 199 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 79,11 €
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Mots-clés :
end-of-life communication; ethics and communication; health communication; physician-patient relations; decision-making; end-of-life; bioethics; medical decision-making; end-of-life care; moral problems in care; quality of life; end-of-life medical practice; narrative inquiry; palliative care