Medical Law & Legislation

Ethics, Legal Issues and Professionalism for Surgical Technology introduces you to key, non-technical aspects of professional practice. Understanding and applying the proper concepts regarding ethics, legal issues, and professionalism is vital for a surgical technologist. This book offers you a foun... More

This book offers a radically new and definitive reappraisal of Allied responses to Nazi human experiments and the origins of informed consent. It places the victims and Allied Medical Intelligence officers at centre stage, while providing a full reconstruction of policies on war crimes and trials re... More

Medical malpractice lawsuits are common and controversial in the United States. Since early 2002, doctors' insurance premiums for malpractice coverage have soared. As Congress and state governments debate laws intended to stabilize the cost of insurance, doctors continue to blame lawyers and lawyers... More

The economic impact of society's efforts to rehabilitate and contain psychopathically disordered individuals can be enormous. Understanding these disorders, developing valid assessment methods and providing safe, effective treatments is therefore of paramount importance. Reflecting the work of a tru... More

Phil Fennell's tightly argued study traces the history of the treatment of mental illness in Britain over the last 150 years. He focuses specifically on treatment without consent within psychiatric practice, and on the legal position, which, throughout the period, has tended to endorse it. "Treatmen... More

Clarifies the controversies that arise regarding the causal connections between a specific trauma and a patient's clinical condition and facilitates communication between the legal and medical communities. The book provides access to current opinions and gives viewpoints on causation and prognosis.C... More

Assisted Dying explores the law relating to euthanasia and assisted suicide, tracing its development from prohibition through to the laissez faire attitude adopted in a number of countries in the 21st Century. This book provides an in-depth critique of the arguments surrounding legislative control o... More

Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better unders... More

Offering a contemporary view of organ and tissue supply and demand, Goodwin explores the legal, racial, and social nuances of black market procurement.In direct response to indefinite delays on the national transplantation waitlists and an inadequate supply of organs, a growing number of terminally ... More

This reference text is offered as a medical legal resource of the physician assistant profession. It is intended for the use through all phases of the professional development of the physician assistant, from the high school student sorting through options in career choices, to the physician assista... More

Merry and McCall-Smith question the understandable, but often inappropriate, tendency to blame individuals for medical errors. They point out that the goal of safety is far better served by a sophisticated understanding of the difference between negligence and inevitable error, and by a frank recogn... More

This book focuses specifically and in-depth on the legal and business issues that NPs face, and provides state by state coverage of Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice and state regulations.... More

* Focuses on clinical issues of professionalism and understanding in midwifery practice * Encourages midwives to be reflective practitioners * Explores ethical questions, such as the competing interests of mother and baby* Focuses on clinical issues of professionalism and understanding in midwifery ... More