Ethics for International Medicine : A Practical Guide for Aid Workers in Developing Countries

Ethics for International Medicine A Practical Guide for Aid Workers in Developing Countries

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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wall, Anji E. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hanover, N.H. : Dartmouth College Press 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
World health > Case studies.
Medical personnel > Ethics > Case studies.
Medical ethics > Case studies.
Medical care > ethics > Case studies.
Medical Missions, Official > ethics > Case studies.
Developing countries.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009439828806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • IntroductIon: Approaching Ethical Issues in International Medicine; International Medicine; The Context of International Medicine; What Is an Ethical Issue?; Approaching Ethical Issues; Applying the Approach; 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 Thoracotomies2 | Goals and Values; 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; 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 InvolvementDifferent Professional Norms; Case 3.4: Rural Outreach Clinics; Different Legal Norms; Case 3.5: Amputation for Sharia Law; 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 StructureThe Promise of International Medicine.

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