Medical Law Legislation category: 315 books
The Connected Self
The Ethics and Governance of the Genetic Individual
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Currently, the ethics infrastructure – from medical and scientific training to the scrutiny of ethics committees – focuses on trying to reform informed consent to do a job which it is simply not capable of doing. Consent, or choice, is not an effective ethical tool in public ethics and is particularly...
The Nurses Are Innocent
The Digoxin Poisoning Fallacy
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2011
In 1980-81, 43 babies died at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children from a supposed digoxin overdose. Serial murder was suspected, leading to the arrest of nurse Susan Nelles. In order to clear Nelles's name, an investigation was launched to find an alternate explanation.
No one on the Grange...
Human Tissue in Transplantation and Research
A Model Legal and Ethical Donation Framework
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2009
Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas across the world and have often given rise to major and deleterious controversies, such as those relating to organ and tissue retention practices following post-mortem...
by Glenn J. Larrabee
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2007
Written specifically for the clinical neuropsychologist who does forensic consultations, the book is a comprehensive review by experts of the procedures available to evaluate malingered neuropsychological deficits. It discusses tools for detecting atypical patterns of performance on standard clinical...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives
An overview on FASD for professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This book discusses and provides insight on the legal and ethical dilemmas of managing those with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This book provides a clear perspective for those clinicians and legal professionals who are working with those with this disorder, and correspondingly increases...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Ethics in Mental Health-Substance Use aims to explore the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas occurring from mental health and substance use problems, and to inform, develop, and educate by sharing and pooling knowledge, and enhancing expertise, in this fast developing region of ethics and ethical...
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity
Research and Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the...
Legal Basis of Global Tissue Banking
A Proactive Clinical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
The banking of human tissues for clinical transplantation has grown exponentially in the past 10-15 years. Tissue banks have been set up throughout the world, initially on an ad hoc basis. More recently these have grown and in many countries have linked up with larger international companies. While...
Reflective Learning
An essential tool for the self-development of health and safety practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Reflective Learning is the essential reference for health and safety practitioners wanting to develop their professional skills and practice. Whether you are a new practitioner looking to expand your knowledge or an experienced professional seeking to build on existing skills, this book is indispensable.
Step...
Festschrift für Franz-Josef Dahm
Glück auf! Medizinrecht gestalten
Language: German
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Die Festschrift ehrt das medizinrechtliche Lebenswerk von Franz-Josef Dahm. Die Bandbreite der Themen spiegelt die Vielschichtigkeit dieses Rechtsgebiets wieder: Vertragsarzt- und Berufsrecht, Patientenrechte, Haftungsrecht, Gesellschaftsrecht, Disziplinar- und Strafrecht, das Recht der Selbstverwaltung...
by Barbara Prainsack, Alena Buyx
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
In times of global economic and political crises, the notion of solidarity is gaining new currency. This book argues that a solidarity-based perspective can help us to find new ways to address pressing problems. Exemplified by three case studies from the field of biomedicine: databases for health...
by Mark Herrmann, David B Alden, Geoffrey Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Thousands of lawsuits continue to be filed in federal and state courts each year to seek recovery from manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. These lawsuits include individual actions, actions consolidated into federal multidistrict litigation, multi-plaintiff cases, and class actions....
Forensic Toxicology
Medico-Legal Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid chromatography, and the combination of these methods. Forensic Toxicology: Medico-legal Case Studies demonstrates how the science of forensic toxicology acts a
Successful Prevention and Youth Development Programs
Across Borders
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
The authors of this work closely explore the incidence of problem youth behaviors and scrutinize the efficacy of existing prevention programs. This review includes interventions specifically designed to promote youth development or to minimize the long-term consequences of problem behaviors from violence...