Medical Ethics And The Faith Factor

Author : Robert D. Orr
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780802864048

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Clinical ethics is a relatively new discipline within medicine, generated not so much by the Can we . . . ? questions of fact and prognosis that physicians usually address, but primarily by the more uncomfortable gray areas having to do with Should we . . . ? questions: / Should we use a feeding tube for Mom? / How should we deal with our baby about to be born with life-threatening anomalies? / Should our son be taken off dialysis, even though he ll die without it? / What should we do with our mentally ill sister, who has proven that she is untreatable? / In this book Robert Orr draws on his extensive medical knowledge and experience to offer a wealth of guidance regarding real-life dilemmas in clinical ethics. Replete with instructive case studies, Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor is an invaluable resource that reintroduces the human element to a discussion so often detached from the very people it claims to concern.

Author : Robert D. Orr
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781467433921

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Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor by Robert D. Orr Pdf

Clinical ethics is a relatively new discipline within medicine, generated not so much by the “Can we . . . ?” questions of fact and prognosis that physicians usually address, but primarily by the more uncomfortable gray areas having to do with “Should we . . . ?” questions: Should we use a feeding tube for Mom? How should we deal with our baby about to be born with life-threatening anomalies? Should our son be taken off dialysis, even though he’ll die without it? What should we do with our mentally ill sister, who has proven that she is untreatable? In this book Robert Orr draws on his extensive medical knowledge and experience to offer a wealth of guidance regarding real-life dilemmas in clinical ethics. Replete with instructive case studies, Medical Ethics and the Faith Factor is an invaluable resource that reintroduces the human element to a discussion so often detached from the very people it claims to concern.

Author : Ann Gallagher,Christopher Herbert
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781785926617

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Faith and Ethics in Health and Social Care by Ann Gallagher,Christopher Herbert Pdf

This textbook looks at how different world faiths approach ethics in health and social care, and how their faith informs their practice. Equipping practitioners with the information the need, it will support them to be more reflective regarding spirituality, ethics and their provision of care.

Author : Edmund D. Pellegrino MD,David C. Thomasma
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1589014308

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The Christian Virtues in Medical Practice by Edmund D. Pellegrino MD,David C. Thomasma Pdf

Christian health care professionals in our secular and pluralistic society often face uncertainty about the place religious faith holds in today's medical practice. Through an examination of a virtue-based ethics, this book proposes a theological view of medical ethics that helps the Christian physician reconcile faith, reason, and professional duty. Edmund D. Pellegrino and David C. Thomasma trace the history of virtue in moral thought, and they examine current debate about a virtue ethic's place in contemporary bioethics. Their proposal balances theological ethics, based on the virtues of faith, hope, and charity, with contemporary medical ethics, based on the principles of beneficence, justice, and autonomy. The result is a theory of clinical ethics that centers on the virtue of charity and is manifest in practical moral decisions. Using Christian bioethical principles, the authors address today's divisive issues in medicine. For health care providers and all those involved in the fields of ethics and religion, this volume shows how faith and reason can combine to create the best possible healing relationship between health care professional and patient.

Author : Dale A. Matthews,Connie Clark
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999-04-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440621451

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The Faith Factor by Dale A. Matthews,Connie Clark Pdf

Drawing from the latest scientific research, as well as numerous illustrative case studies, The Faith Factor offers convincing proof that religious practices can and do enhance the healing powers of medicine. And nationally renowned physician Dale A. Matthews offers a program any patient can follow to incorporate faith into their own healing. Dr. Matthews points out that encouraging an integration of religious beliefs and practices in medical settings can have important benefits for the entire medical community, from patients and doctors to national health policy makers. He shows how the national trend toward rediscovering religious values has led many patients to use prayer in conjunction with conventional treatment, and that the results have already confirmed that faith and religious practice can be valuable medicine. Finally, Dr. Matthews helps readers explore the connection between faith and medicine in their own lives through methods of prayer, community worship, and study of Scripture.

Author : Harold George Koenig,Harvey Jay Cohen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195143607

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The Link Between Religion and Health by Harold George Koenig,Harvey Jay Cohen Pdf

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) studies relationships between mental state and the nervous, endocrine and immune systems. It focuses on how mental states and beliefs affect physical health. This book examines topics relating to religious faith and behaviour.

Author : Bernard Lo
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781469826066

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Resolving Ethical Dilemmas by Bernard Lo Pdf

Now in its Fifth Edition, this respected reference helps readers tackle the common and often challenging ethical issues that affect patient care. The book begins with a concise discussion of clinical ethics that provides the background information essential to understanding key ethical issues. Readers then explore a wide range of real-world ethical dilemmas, each accompanied by expert guidance on salient issues and how to approach them. The book’s two-color design improves retention of material for visual learners. An accompanying website lets readers access the full text, along with features designed to reinforce understanding and test knowledge. New to the Fifth Edition: This edition includes new discussions of ethical issues as they relate to clinical practice guidelines and evidence-based medicine, electronic medical records, genetic testing, and opioid prescription. The book also includes an increased focus on ethical issues in ambulatory care. Readers will also find more detailed analysis of cases, more examples of ethical reasoning, more highlight pages relating clinical ethics to emergency medicine, oncology, palliative care, and family medicine. Also new are discussions of quality improvement and use of advance care planning rather than advance directives.

Author : Walter Moczynski,Hille Haker,Katrin Bentele
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783825815509

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Medical Ethics in Health Care Chaplaincy by Walter Moczynski,Hille Haker,Katrin Bentele Pdf

Medical Ethics in Health Care Chaplaincy is a response to the new challenges spiritual care providers are confronted with in a profession that has faced dramatic change in function and scope over the last few decades. The rich collection of essays brings together the experience, approaches and research of many US and German scholars in the area of ethics, medicine, theology, psychology and spiritual care. This is an invaluable resource addressing the many spiritual, religious and ethical issues in providing care to the sick and dying for hospital chaplains, clergy, health care professionals, teachers, academics, ethics committee members and students in medical ethics, theology and/or religious studies.

Author : Robert David Orr,Fred Chay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015056201976

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Medical Ethics by Robert David Orr,Fred Chay Pdf

Author : John Cox,Alastair V. Campbell,Julia Neuberger
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781843103974

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Medicine of the Person by John Cox,Alastair V. Campbell,Julia Neuberger Pdf

Based on the principle of 'medicine of the person', an attitude that embeds personal relationships and ethics in medical practice, this text considers the ideas of Paul Tournier, an influential figure whose thinking has had a substantial impact on the spiritual and psychosocial aspects of routine patient care.

Author : Kevin D. O'Rourke,Philip Boyle
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christian ethics
ISBN : 0878407227

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Medical Ethics by Kevin D. O'Rourke,Philip Boyle Pdf

In a single convenient resource, this book organizes and presents clearly the documents of the Catholic church pertaining to medical ethics. Introductory chapters provide the context for interpreting the Church's teachings and guide the reader in applying the teachings to particular ethical quandaries. This third edition has been updated to incorporate the statements issued since the preparation of the second edition. The authors have revised the introductory chapters to include ideas from the papal encyclical Splendor Veritatis and "Instruction of the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian," published by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, concerning the various levels of the teachings of the Church. Other new statements included in this edition are relevant topics from the papal encyclical Evangelium Vitae (abortion, euthanasia, amniocentesis, suicide and withdrawing life support); the Vatican Congregation of Doctrine and Faith on uterine isolation; the U.S. bishops on the care of anencephalic infants, genetic testing, and cloning; and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference on the treatment for rape in Catholic hospitals.

Author : Richard J. Devine, C.M.
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616433307

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Good Care, Painful Choices (Third Edition) by Richard J. Devine, C.M. Pdf

Reviews the issues involved in most of the principal medical-ethical dilemmas that face our society from a multidisciplinary point of view. Updated to reflect the many changes that have occurred in medical-ethical issues.

Author : John Rogers
Publisher : Herald Press (VA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0836134605

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Medical Ethics, Human Choices by John Rogers Pdf

Twelve writers (health care professionals, ethicists, pastors, and teachers) address some of the difficult issues in health care. Individuals and families are often forced to face medical crises alone. This book will help Christians better understand how to apply their faith to areas of medical crisis and to become more helpful and effective caregivers to people around them who face tough situations. Thought-provoking study questions at the end of each chapter assist a discussion group or Sunday school class in dealing with the pertinent issues in an educational manner.

Author : David VanDrunen
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433521836

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Bioethics and the Christian Life by David VanDrunen Pdf

Just about everyone will face a difficult bioethics decision at some point. In this book a theologian, ethicist, and lawyer equips Christians to make such decisions based on biblical truth, wisdom, and virtue. Though a relatively new discipline, bioethics has generated extraordinary interest due to a number of socially pressing issues. Bioethics and the Christian Life places bioethics within the holistic context of the Christian life, both developing a general Christian approach to making bioethics decisions and addressing a number of specific, controversial areas of bioethics. Clear, concise, and well-organized, the book is divided into three sections. The first lays the theological foundation for bioethics decision-making and discusses the importance of wisdom and virtue in working through these issues. The second section addresses beginning-of-life issues, such as abortion, stem-cell research, and infertility treatments. The third section covers end-of-life issues, such as living wills, accepting and refusing medical treatment, and treatment of patients in permanent vegetative states.

Author : Allen Verhey
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0802822630

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Reading the Bible in the Strange World of Medicine by Allen Verhey Pdf

Author of such major books as Remembering Jesus: Christian Community, Scripture, and the Moral Life, Allen Verhey has become one of today's most trusted Christian voices in contemporary ethics, including the moral challenges that new medical technologies pose to Christian faith and decision-making. With this new book Verhey brings the biblical tradition to bear on contemporary bioethical concerns. Drawing on an unmatched depth of insight in these two realms, Verhey explores how the Bible can illuminate and guide medical ethics. He argues that churches are called to think and speak clearly about bioethical concerns, and he lays out here the scriptural tools for them to do so. After firmly grounding Christian ethical discourse in Scripture, Verhey shows how the Bible can be applied to such pressing questions as suffering, genetic intervention, abortion, reproductive technologies, end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, and more. Filled with faith-based wisdom and apt illustrations of the moral dilemmas discussed, this book is a must-read for Christians grappling with the ethical dimensions of medicine today.