GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
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…
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…
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,…
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…
