African Perspectives On Ethics For Healthcare Professionals

Author : Nico Nortjé,Willem A. Hoffmann,Jo-Celene De Jongh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319932309

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African Perspectives on Ethics for Healthcare Professionals by Nico Nortjé,Willem A. Hoffmann,Jo-Celene De Jongh Pdf

This book focuses on ethical issues faced by a variety of healthcare practitioners across the Anglophone African continent. This important resource contains in-depth discussions of the most salient current ethical issues by experts in various healthcare fields. Each profession is described from both an African and a South African perspective, and thus contributes to dialogue and critical thinking around African ethics and decision-making. In this way the book provides readers with an understanding of the ethical issues at hand in various professions, including the practical implications of the ethical issues and how to address those effectively. This is a beneficial resource for all those involved in the various healthcare professions addressed in this book, including undergraduate students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners across the continent. Simply put, with the dynamic changes and challenges in healthcare across the globe and in Africa, this is an indispensable resource for healthcare practitioners.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : LAW
ISBN : 0627030017

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Medical Ethics, Law, and Human Rights by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nico Nortjé,Johan C. Bester
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030861827

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Pediatric Ethics: Theory and Practice by Nico Nortjé,Johan C. Bester Pdf

This book assists health care providers to understand the specific interplay of the roles and relationships currently forming the debates in pediatric clinical ethics. It builds on the fact that, unlike adult medical ethics, pediatric ethics begins within an acutely and powerfully experienced dynamic of patient-family-state-physician relationship. The book provides a unique perspective as it interacts with established approaches as well as recent developments in pediatric ethics theory, and then explores these developments further through cases. The book first focuses on setting the stage by introducing a theoretical framework and elaborating how pediatric ethics differ from non-pediatric ethics. It approaches different theoretical frameworks in a critical manner drawing on their strengths and weaknesses. It helps the reader in developing an ability to engage in ethical reasoning and moral deliberation in order to focus on the wellbeing of the child as the main participant in the ethical deliberation, as well as to be able to identify the child’s moral claims. The second section of the book focuses on the practical application of these theoretical frameworks and discusses specific areas pertaining to decision-making. These are: the critically ill child, new and enduring ethical controversies, and social justice at large, the latter of which includes looking at the child’s place in society, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and vaccinations. With the dynamic changes and challenges pediatric care faces across the globe, as well as the changing face of new technologies, no professional working in the field of pediatrics can afford not to take due note of this resource.

Author : P Wenzel Geissler,Tracey Chantler,Gemma Aellah
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013292197

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Global Health Research in an Unequal World by P Wenzel Geissler,Tracey Chantler,Gemma Aellah Pdf

This book is a collection of fictionalised case studies of everyday ethical dilemmas and challenges, encountered in the process of conducting global health research in places where the effects of global, political and economic inequality are particularly evident. It is a training tool to fill the gap between research ethics guidelines, and their implementation 'on the ground'. The case studies, therefore, focus on 'relational' ethics: ethical actions and ideas that emerge through relations with others, rather than in regulations. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : Robert M. Veatch
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Cross-cultural comparison
ISBN : 0763713325

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Cross-cultural Perspectives in Medical Ethics by Robert M. Veatch Pdf

Cross- Cultural Perspectives in Medical Ethics, Second Edition, is an anthology of the latest and best readings on the medical ethics of as many of the major religious, philosophical, and medical traditions that are available today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Medical ethics
ISBN : 0627034659

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Medical Ethics, Law and Human Rights by Anonim Pdf

Author : Keymanthri Moodley
Publisher : Van Schaik Publishers
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Medical ethics
ISBN : 0627028098

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Medical Ethics, Law, and Human Rights by Keymanthri Moodley Pdf

Healthcare delivery in the 21st century can be very complex. Clinical consultations often raise scientific, ethical and legal challenges. While scientific issues may be resolved using an evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach, ethical theory is needed to justify decision-making in the face of ethical conflict.

Author : Silvia Angelina Pera,Susara Van Tonder
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0702166790

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Ethics in Health Care by Silvia Angelina Pera,Susara Van Tonder Pdf

Dealing primarily with nursing in South Africa and the particular challenges that the country's nurses encounter, this book looks at the ethical questions confronting nurses as well as the moral philosophy behind those considerations. Ubuntu—the African notion that everyone in a community is responsible for the welfare of its members—plays a large part in the moral deliberations of the book, as do problems particular to South Africa. This second edition is updated with new case studies on the AIDS pandemic as well as new ethical questions stemming from the legalization of abortion in South Africa and the rise in the power of health worker unions.

Author : Laetus O.K. Lategan,Gert J. van Zyl
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781920382995

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Healthcare ethics for Healthcare Practitioners by Laetus O.K. Lategan,Gert J. van Zyl Pdf

Healthcare ethics cannot be limited in scope to apply only to the patient but needs to apply to the healthcare practitioner as well. The relationship between the patient and the healthcare practitioner has shifted from a power relationship to a complementary relationship. Leadership, mentorship and coaching play important roles in facilitating this shift. Several themes informed this book on healthcare ethics: Vulnerability in healthcare ethics, Decisions between right and wrong, Quality of healthcare, Life-ending decisions, Community-based research, Ethical decision-making, Spritiuality in healthcare

Author : Yaw A. Frimpong-Mansoh,Caesar A. Atuire
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781622734597

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Bioethics in Africa: Theories and Praxis by Yaw A. Frimpong-Mansoh,Caesar A. Atuire Pdf

Bioethics urges us to question and debate fundamental moral issues that arise in health-related sciences. However, as a result of Western dominance and globalization, bioethical thinking and practice has inevitably been shaped and defined by Western theories. With recent discussions centering on the relationship between culture and bioethics, it is important to consider how and to what extent can bioethics reflect and accommodate non-Western values and beliefs? Debatably, many scholars working in the field of ‘African bioethics’ seek to construct a bioethical practice that is grounded in indigenous African values. Yet, how relevant are ancient African cultural norms to the lives and realities of the 21st century Sub-Saharan-Africans? This edited volume explores bioethics in Africa from pluralistic and inter-cultural perspectives. The selected papers offer diverse theoretical and practical perspectives on the bioethical challenges that are common and specific to the lives of Sub-Sahara Africans. The contributors define bioethics broadly (beyond ethical issues relating to biomedical and biotechnological science) to include applied ethics that concern all aspects of life. Multidisciplinary in approach, the contributions to this book consider bioethics in relation to philosophy, social work, psychiatry, African studies, religious studies, psychology, and medicine. The broad scope of this volume means it will be of interest to those studying and working in bioethics as well as the fields mentioned above.

Author : Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. MD,Edmund D. Pellegrino MD
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1589012321

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African American Bioethics by Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. MD,Edmund D. Pellegrino MD Pdf

Do people of differing ethnicities, cultures, and races view medicine and bioethics differently? And, if they do, should they? Are doctors and researchers taking environmental perspectives into account when dealing with patients? If so, is it done effectively and properly? In African American Bioethics, Lawrence J. Prograis Jr. and Edmund D. Pellegrino bring together medical practitioners, researchers, and theorists to assess one fundamental question: Is there a distinctive African American bioethics? The book's contributors resoundingly answer yes—yet their responses vary. They discuss the continuing African American experience with bioethics in the context of religion and tradition, work, health, and U.S. society at large—finding enough commonality to craft a deep and compelling case for locating a black bioethical framework within the broader practice, yet recognizing profound nuances within that framework. As a more recent addition to the study of bioethics, cultural considerations have been playing catch-up for nearly two decades. African American Bioethics does much to advance the field by exploring how medicine and ethics accommodate differing cultural and racial norms, suggesting profound implications for growing minority groups in the United States.

Author : Annette Dula,Sara Goering
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994-07-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012423831

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It Just Ain't Fair by Annette Dula,Sara Goering Pdf

Mainstream medical ethicists engaged in impartial ethics traditions often overlook the gross disparities in health care that divide our society along color lines. This collection challenges that oversight by bringing ethicists face to face with the plight of a particularly underserved population--African Americans. Health care professionals document disparities in health status and access to care, focusing on issues such as AIDS, homelessness, infant mortality, and distribution of doctors. They discuss distrust and suspicion of the medical community, lack of respect for cultural differences, and self-help approaches. Each chapter is followed by a commentary by a well-known medical ethicist. This anthology enhances traditional medical ethics discourse by presenting the ethical voices and perspectives of African Americans. It is an important guide to developing a culturally aware medical ethics for all ethnic groups ill-served by the nation's health care system.

Author : Silvia Angelina Pera,Anne-Mart Oosthuizen
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0702188964

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Ethics in Healthcare by Silvia Angelina Pera,Anne-Mart Oosthuizen Pdf

Now in its third edition, updated and expanded, "Ethics in Healthcare" approaches the topic of ethics from the perspective of the nurse and offers a viewpoint on the many ethical questions he or she has to deal with every day. This established and accessible text takes a fresh look at the question of cultural diversity and explains why the profession of nursing has to adhere to a common value system. A brand new chapter covering the teaching of ethics has been added to explore the question of the moral development of the student. To ensure the book remains up to date and to improve accessibility, chapters have been re-arranged and new content added throughout.

Author : Anna C. Mastroianni,Jeffrey P. Kahn,Nancy E. Kass
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190245214

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The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics by Anna C. Mastroianni,Jeffrey P. Kahn,Nancy E. Kass Pdf

Natural disasters and cholera outbreaks. Ebola, SARS, and concerns over pandemic flu. HIV and AIDS. E. coli outbreaks from contaminated produce and fast foods. Threats of bioterrorism. Contamination of compounded drugs. Vaccination refusals and outbreaks of preventable diseases. These are just some of the headlines from the last 30-plus years highlighting the essential roles and responsibilities of public health, all of which come with ethical issues and the responsibilities they create. Public health has achieved extraordinary successes. And yet these successes also bring with them ethical tension. Not all public health successes are equally distributed in the population; extraordinary health disparities between rich and poor still exist. The most successful public health programs sometimes rely on policies that, while improving public health conditions, also limit individual rights. Public health practitioners and policymakers face these and other questions of ethics routinely in their work, and they must navigate their sometimes competing responsibilities to the health of the public with other important societal values such as privacy, autonomy, and prevailing cultural norms. This Oxford Handbook provides a sweeping and comprehensive review of the current state of public health ethics, addressing these and numerous other questions. Taking account of the wide range of topics under the umbrella of public health and the ethical issues raised by them, this volume is organized into fifteen sections. It begins with two sections that discuss the conceptual foundations, ethical tensions, and ethical frameworks of and for public health and how public health does its work. The thirteen sections that follow examine the application of public health ethics considerations and approaches across a broad range of public health topics. While chapters are organized into topical sections, each chapter is designed to serve as a standalone contribution. The book includes 73 chapters covering many topics from varying perspectives, a recognition of the diversity of the issues that define public health ethics in the U.S. and globally. This Handbook is an authoritative and indispensable guide to the state of public health ethics today.

Author : Mariana Kruger,Paul Ndebele,Lyn Horn
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781920689308

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Research Ethics in Africa by Mariana Kruger,Paul Ndebele,Lyn Horn Pdf

The aim of this book is to provide research ethics committee members with a resource that focuses on research ethics issues in Africa. The authors are currently active in various aspects of research ethics in Africa and the majority have been trained in the past by either the Fogarty International Center or Europe and Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP) sponsored bioethics training programmes .