background and perspective from the US Jane C. Ballantyne and Joseph Klein The three cases Please refer to the previous chapter’s cases for discussion. Opium addiction as a social problem…
* Adapted by Medical Triage Policy, Yale–New Haven Hospital. example, when the demand for ICU beds exceeds capacity, physicians may have to deny admission to patients who might benefit.3 Similarly,…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 4 8 Physician facilitation of torture and coercive interrogation David B. Waisel The Case A suspect informs police that he has buried a 5 year-old girl in a…
number rather than the particular good of the patients at hand. This rule is justified only because of the clear necessity of general public welfare in a crisis.2 Justice Patients’…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 45 Ethical principles regarding physician response to disasters: pandemics, natural disasters, and terrorism Susan K. Palmer The Case During morning rush hour, a subway station in a major…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 44 The ethics of expert testimony Louise B. Andrew The Case Dr. X is contacted by an attorney in a plaintiff’s firm with which he has worked frequently…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 43 Physician conscientious objection in anesthesiology practice Cynthiane J. Morgenweck and Stephen Jackson The Case An anesthesiologist learns of an assignment in an isolated, off-campus location on the…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 42 Disclosure of medical errors in anesthesiology practice Karen Souter The Case A 45-year-old woman presents for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She is healthy apart from symptoms related to her…
Physician obligations to the profession Voluntary guidelines and policy statements published over the last 15 years have had some effect in curbing some of the practices, such as all-expenses paid…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 39 The abusive and disruptive physician Stephen Jackson A hospital’s busiest surgeon is universally disliked because of his persistent negative demeanor, punctuated by harsh and abusive outbursts that…
