End-of-life choices 生死的抉擇
... balancing the burdens and benefits of the treatment towards the patient, and asking whether the treatment is in the best interests of the patient. involves quality of life considerations and can be value-laden. ...
... balancing the burdens and benefits of the treatment towards the patient, and asking whether the treatment is in the best interests of the patient. involves quality of life considerations and can be value-laden. ...
Principles of Balanced Anesthesia
... safety. The objectives of balanced anesthesia are to calm the patient, minimize pain, and reduce the potential for adverse effects associated with analgesic and anesthetic agents. Calming the patient is important to allow for ease in handling and to decrease the amount of stress in the patient. As w ...
... safety. The objectives of balanced anesthesia are to calm the patient, minimize pain, and reduce the potential for adverse effects associated with analgesic and anesthetic agents. Calming the patient is important to allow for ease in handling and to decrease the amount of stress in the patient. As w ...
A Behavioral Medicine Update for the Primary Care Physician
... To describe the importance of monitoring patients on anti-psychotics for side effects; To identify available medications to help patients maintain alcohol and drug abstinence; To describe current trends of substance abuse; To improve management of adult patients with ADHD; To understand ways to acce ...
... To describe the importance of monitoring patients on anti-psychotics for side effects; To identify available medications to help patients maintain alcohol and drug abstinence; To describe current trends of substance abuse; To improve management of adult patients with ADHD; To understand ways to acce ...
Patient Registration Form
... opinion of AllSouth Urgent Care and/or for assisting in any reimbursement or medical benefits to which patient may be entitled. I allow fax transmittal of my medical records, if necessary. I further authorize and request that insurance payments be made directly to AllSouth Urgent Care should they el ...
... opinion of AllSouth Urgent Care and/or for assisting in any reimbursement or medical benefits to which patient may be entitled. I allow fax transmittal of my medical records, if necessary. I further authorize and request that insurance payments be made directly to AllSouth Urgent Care should they el ...
Interdisciplinary Approaches Reflection Paper
... placement at a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation. To me, this seemed overkill and a poor use of hospital resources. The social work department was instrumental in orchestrating her discharge to this facility. It is very apparent that effective, timely communication with all the disciplines ...
... placement at a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation. To me, this seemed overkill and a poor use of hospital resources. The social work department was instrumental in orchestrating her discharge to this facility. It is very apparent that effective, timely communication with all the disciplines ...
Simulating Patient - Pushpa Raj Sharma
... and surgery it is a safe rule to have no teaching without a patient for a text, and the best teaching is that taught by patient himself” William Osler, 1905 Osler W. The hospital as a college. ChapterXVI In: Acquaminates, and Other Addresses. London: HK Lewis, 1905 ...
... and surgery it is a safe rule to have no teaching without a patient for a text, and the best teaching is that taught by patient himself” William Osler, 1905 Osler W. The hospital as a college. ChapterXVI In: Acquaminates, and Other Addresses. London: HK Lewis, 1905 ...
job announcement – readvertisement
... Only those applications properly completed and received on or before the closing date will be considered for the position advertised. Applicants who meet the required qualifications described above will be further evaluated to determine the extent to which their education, work related experience, t ...
... Only those applications properly completed and received on or before the closing date will be considered for the position advertised. Applicants who meet the required qualifications described above will be further evaluated to determine the extent to which their education, work related experience, t ...
Ethical Arguments in Re-studying the Human Remains: the dead vs
... Convention (skulls from Saipan at UC Berkeley) ...
... Convention (skulls from Saipan at UC Berkeley) ...
document
... Anaphylactic shock is a potentially life threatening emergency This condition has a high mortality rate when not recognized and treated early With allergies increasing, mortality has also increased We don’t know why allergies are increasing ...
... Anaphylactic shock is a potentially life threatening emergency This condition has a high mortality rate when not recognized and treated early With allergies increasing, mortality has also increased We don’t know why allergies are increasing ...
GP care – there`s definitely no free lunch
... in deciding who should get free GP care? Should a patient with mild ankylosing spondylitis be entitled to free care over a child with congenital heart disease? What effect will ‘free’ GP care have on individuals? As my earlier point suggests, some will be paying far in excess of their normal medical ...
... in deciding who should get free GP care? Should a patient with mild ankylosing spondylitis be entitled to free care over a child with congenital heart disease? What effect will ‘free’ GP care have on individuals? As my earlier point suggests, some will be paying far in excess of their normal medical ...
End-of-Life-Issues
... Difficulties may arise for clinicians treating patients at the end of their lives, whether children or seriously ill adults, who are unable to make decisions about continuation of treatment – is it in the patient’s best interests? Where the patient is an adult who lacks competence it is best practic ...
... Difficulties may arise for clinicians treating patients at the end of their lives, whether children or seriously ill adults, who are unable to make decisions about continuation of treatment – is it in the patient’s best interests? Where the patient is an adult who lacks competence it is best practic ...
Project Team Development
... generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilitarianism is applying rules in order to produce the most good for the most people involved in the particular situation (rules become at most rules of ...
... generally adopted would produce the most good for the most people – Act-Utilitarianism is applying rules in order to produce the most good for the most people involved in the particular situation (rules become at most rules of ...
Resident: Faculty: Date: Patient Care (2) Pharmacotherapy Selects
... Selects and prescribes, appropriate pharmaceutical agents based upon relevant considerations such as mechanism of action, intended effect, financial considerations, possible adverse effects, patient preferences, allergies, potential drug-food and drug-drug interactions, institutional policies, and c ...
... Selects and prescribes, appropriate pharmaceutical agents based upon relevant considerations such as mechanism of action, intended effect, financial considerations, possible adverse effects, patient preferences, allergies, potential drug-food and drug-drug interactions, institutional policies, and c ...
Report of the Heroic Measures Committee of the Presbyterian
... example, less than fifty years ago the options for the medical treatment of the critically ill were really quite limited, and consequently, so was the moral debate concerning treatment of the critically ill. But now, with the considerable medical and technological advances presently available, there ...
... example, less than fifty years ago the options for the medical treatment of the critically ill were really quite limited, and consequently, so was the moral debate concerning treatment of the critically ill. But now, with the considerable medical and technological advances presently available, there ...
Ethics roundtable debate: Patients and surrogates want `everything
... In order to maintain a healthy doctor-patient relationship, patients and their surrogates need to know that the recommendations that they receive will be reasonable and responsible. This case implies that the patient’s surrogate desires a therapy that the medical team does not think is indicated. Si ...
... In order to maintain a healthy doctor-patient relationship, patients and their surrogates need to know that the recommendations that they receive will be reasonable and responsible. This case implies that the patient’s surrogate desires a therapy that the medical team does not think is indicated. Si ...
Ethical issues in palliative care
... to a dying patient for fear of “killing them” but it is imperative good symptom management is maintained Medications for symptom management that cannot be taken orally need to be continued subcutaneously and extra medication charted for breakthrough symptoms Anticipatory prescribing when patients ar ...
... to a dying patient for fear of “killing them” but it is imperative good symptom management is maintained Medications for symptom management that cannot be taken orally need to be continued subcutaneously and extra medication charted for breakthrough symptoms Anticipatory prescribing when patients ar ...
CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY Informed Consent
... 1. Because of the severity of your disease your physician, Dr. Patrick Keehan, feels that corticosteroids are indicated as part of your treatment. 2. ALTERNATIVES ARE: continuing to try to manage your disease with non-steroidal medications. 3. RISKS: Corticosteroids (also known as “cortisone,” “ster ...
... 1. Because of the severity of your disease your physician, Dr. Patrick Keehan, feels that corticosteroids are indicated as part of your treatment. 2. ALTERNATIVES ARE: continuing to try to manage your disease with non-steroidal medications. 3. RISKS: Corticosteroids (also known as “cortisone,” “ster ...
Slide 1
... Automatic excuse-making or defensiveness. Rationalizing “it’s okay to cheat the music industry because…” An absent of “critical thinking” Avoiding Offhand Self-Justification Self-confidence, honesty and maturity that develops over time Excuses are self-defeating and can get us into deeper trouble Wa ...
... Automatic excuse-making or defensiveness. Rationalizing “it’s okay to cheat the music industry because…” An absent of “critical thinking” Avoiding Offhand Self-Justification Self-confidence, honesty and maturity that develops over time Excuses are self-defeating and can get us into deeper trouble Wa ...
Process for assessment to determine if patient is high risk for
... Patients who are identified as High Risk or those for whom a more comprehensive assessment is indicated should be evaluated using the following criteria The screening process is dynamic and may include other information not listed below. Functional assessment (the patients ability to perform ADL's a ...
... Patients who are identified as High Risk or those for whom a more comprehensive assessment is indicated should be evaluated using the following criteria The screening process is dynamic and may include other information not listed below. Functional assessment (the patients ability to perform ADL's a ...
Russian
... patients may complain about the quality of medical treatment they receive and question the physician’s ability to understand their problems. ...
... patients may complain about the quality of medical treatment they receive and question the physician’s ability to understand their problems. ...
Statement of Purpose
... essential to the way we work. This is especially so in the management of ongoing problems or longterm illness. In these circumstances we would encourage you to continue seeing the same health professional and wherever possible we will facilitate this through our appointments system. However, if you ...
... essential to the way we work. This is especially so in the management of ongoing problems or longterm illness. In these circumstances we would encourage you to continue seeing the same health professional and wherever possible we will facilitate this through our appointments system. However, if you ...
A Framework For Thinking Ethically
... To protect the company Everybody else is doing it I’m looking out for those who work for me To be a team player I have to, just to keep up No one will ever know ...
... To protect the company Everybody else is doing it I’m looking out for those who work for me To be a team player I have to, just to keep up No one will ever know ...
We Are …your neighbors advancing medicine and healthcare.
... We are championing healthcare efficiency in hospitals, healthcare companies and emergency response units. With partners like Cornell Medical Center and the Fire Department of New York, we’re designing and optimizing home care and nursing delivery systems for non-hospitalized patients, improving disp ...
... We are championing healthcare efficiency in hospitals, healthcare companies and emergency response units. With partners like Cornell Medical Center and the Fire Department of New York, we’re designing and optimizing home care and nursing delivery systems for non-hospitalized patients, improving disp ...
Medical ethics
Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, and sociology.