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• Title:20 common problems : ethics in primary care / Jeremy Sugarman ; series editor, Barry D. Weiss.
  
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• Variant Title:Ethics in primary care
  Twenty common problems
  Twenty common problems ethics in primary care
  
• Author/Creator:Sugarman, Jeremy.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Weiss, Barry D.
  
• Published/Created:New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2000.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: W50 .S833 2000
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects: Medical ethics.
  Primary care (Medicine)--Practice.
  
• Medical Subjects:Ethics, Medical.
  Primary Health Care.
  
• Description:xvi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:20 common problems.
  
• Summary:"This practical manual offers guidance on ethical issues regularly encountered in primary care." "Ethics in Primary Care provides easy access to information - definitions, accessible information about relevant ethical theories, and recommendations for resolving issues that arise in primary care." "Inside, you'll find chapters that help you resolve ethical issues related to compliance, alternative medicine, confidentiality, genetic testing, suspected abuse, treatment of minors, as well as other challenging areas."--Jacket.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:007063369X (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Pt. 1. Problems in Practice That May Be Inconspicuous
  1. Inappropriate Requests for Treatments and Tests
  2. Inappropriate Requests for Medical Exemptions and Privileges
  3. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  4. Compliance and Adherence
  5. Preventive Medicine
  6. Genetic Testing
  Pt. 2. Problems Related to Systems of Care
  7. Managed Care
  8. Conflicts of Interest and Obligation
  9. Consultation and Referral
  Pt. 3. Problems Related to the Process of Care
  11. Truth Telling
  12. Confidentiality
  13. Suspected Abuse and Neglect
  14. Treating Minors
  15. Refusal of Treatment
  16. Pain Control
  17. Treatment at the End of Life
  Pt. 4. Preventive Ethics
  18. Competency and Decision-Making Capacity
  19. Informed Consent
  20. Advance Care Planning.