"Based on the IOM's estimate of 44,000 deaths annually, medical errors rank as the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. Clearly medical errors are an epidemic that needs to be contained. Despite these numbers, patient safety and medical errors remain an issue for physicians…
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This edited collection is designed to explore the ethical nature of judicial decision-making, particularly relating to cases in the health/medical sphere, where judges are often called upon to issue rulings on questions containing an explicit ethical component. However, judges d…
"In the wake of the Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans cases, a wide-ranging international conversation was started regarding alternative thresholds for intervention and the different balances that can be made in weighing up the rights and interests of the child, the parent's rights a…
"The question of whether and how decisions are made in respect of a child's medical treatment has become a matter of significant public controversy following the highly publicised cases of Charlie Gard (Great Ormond Street Hospital v Yates [2017]) and Alfie Evans (Alder Hey Chil…
"Drawing upon a range of disciplinary perspectives, Health Law: Frameworks and Context adopts a theoretically informed and principles-based approach to examining health law. Appealing to students and academic scholars alike, the text moves beyond traditional medical law framewor…
As the nature of medical devices is rapidly changing, the legal and ethical questions around medical devices are becoming ever more complex. This volume analyses the current issues and controversies around patient privacy, innovation, and new regulatory laws in the US and EU.
There have been extraordinary developments in the field of neuroscience in recent years, sparking a number of discussions within the legal field. This book studies the various interactions between neuroscience and the world of law, and explores how neuroscientific findings could…
This open access book presents a unique collection of practical examples from the field of pharma business management and research. It covers a wide range of topics such as: 'Brexit and its Impact on pharmaceutical Law - Implications for Global Pharma Companies', 'Implementation…
"This book investigates the limits of the legitimate role of the state in regulating the human body. It questions whether there is a public interest in issues of bodily autonomy, with particular focus on reproductive choices, end of life choices, sexual autonomy, body modificati…
This title is written by experts in the field and includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers, and ethicists. The book provides an overview of the legal, ethical, and professional dimensions of nursing, followed by an exploration of key issues.
Dieser Sammelband analysiert die klinische Anwendung von humanen induzierten pluripotenten Stammzellen (hiPS-Zellen) aus naturwissenschaftlicher, unternehmerischer, patientenorientierter, ethischer und rechtsvergleichender Perspektive. Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes sind s…
Pierre Pfütsch zeigt, dass mit dem Notfallsanitätergesetz aus dem Jahr 2014 die berufliche Tätigkeit im Rettungsdienst stark aufgewertet wurde. Den Berufsangehörigen wurde eine dreijährige Ausbildung, die Möglichkeit zur akademischen Bildung und sogar die Ausübung bestimmter hei…
