Overview

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has introduced a new medical curriculum which includes a one-month foundation course at entry level to medical school. The MCI has laid emphasis on 'AETCOM' (Attitude, Ethics, and Communication) module which is a welcome step. Medical ethics will help medical students acquire knowledge of medicolegal, societal, ethical and humanitarian principles that enable them to grow in their profession and serve patients and society in a better way. Complete handbook on ethics in medicine. Includes the latest MCI Regulations on professional conduct, etiquettes and ethics. Follows the new Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2018. All the chapters have been updated and expanded. Invaluble for the teaching and learning of medical ethics. Enables healthcare professionals to serve their patients and the society in a better way.

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Author:   Rimpi Gupta
Publisher:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Imprint:   Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9789389188622

ISBN 10:   9389188628
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   25 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Medical Ethics: Some Basic Issues 2. Teaching/Learning Medical Ethics 3. Codes of Conduct SECTION 2 BIOETHICS 4. Malpractice and Negligence 5. Confidentiality (Professional Secrecy) 6. Autonomy and Informed Consent 7. Rights of Patients SECTION 3 PROFESSIONAL AND PERSIONAL 8. Irrational Drug Therapy SECTION 4 BEGINNING OF LIFE 9. Right to Life 10. Sex Preselection and Female Feticide 11. Assisted Reproductive Technologies SECTION 5 END OF LIFE 12. Care of the Terminally Ill 13. Euthanasia SECTION 6 HEALTH POLICY AND HEALTH CARE 14. Health Policy 15. Distributive Justice in Health Care 16. Technology SECTION 7 EMERGING ISSUES 17. Alternate Medicine 18. Organ Transplantation 19. HIV/AIDS 20. Genetics SECTION 8 HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH 21. Human Experimentation 22. Clinical Trials Annexure: Indian Medical Council (Profession Conduct, Etiquettes and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 Index

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