Why Is Public Health Controversial?
KEY TERMS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Economic impact Low birth-weight Sexually transmitted disease (STD) The mission of public health as defined by the Institute of Medicine report,…
The role of ethics in health care
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 1 The role of ethics in health care Case example Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) is a private, not-for-profit 500-bed acute care hospital. MMC clinicians and administrators…
Law and ethics in health care
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 4 Law and ethics in health care Case example Dr. Ames, a psychiatrist in private practice in a medium-sized California city, is caring for Ms. Warren,…
A brief history of health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation in the United States
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 2 A brief history of health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation in the United States Case example On April 15, 1975, 21-year-old Karen Ann Quinlan…
Methods of health care ethics
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 3 Methods of health care ethics Case example Ms. Carlson is a 45-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as…
Organ transplantation
Figure 1 Chart summarizing OPTN algorithm for allocation of adult donor hearts Available at: www.srtr.org/allocationcharts/files/Heart_adult_donor.pdf Figure 2 Chart summarizing OPTN algorithm for allocation of kidneys from standard criteria donors aged…
The genetic revolution
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 20 The genetic revolution Case example Twenty-three-year-old Ms. Alice Kemper seeks treatment in the ED of University Hospital for abdominal pain and bloating that has gotten…
Research on human subjects
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 19 Research on human subjects Case example Mr. Simpson, a high school biology teacher, is a community member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at University…
