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This supplement of Acta Neurochirurgica contains the proceedings of the Ninth Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica held in Chateau St. Gerlach, Houthem, The Netherlands, 29 July - 1 August 1998. During this convention a three-day symposium on Neurosurgery and Medical Ethics was held. In this time of tremendous technical advancement in medicine in general and neurosurgery in particular, we are liable to lose sight of the sick patient as a human being, and the odds are that he will be the object rather than the subject of our action in the near future. It is a purpose and a task of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica to recognize this thread and to pay attention to tradition, morality and ethics in neurological surgery. The theme of this convention and the subject of the symposium met this purpose as no other. In the scientific sessions during the first day, the moral backgrounds of medical ethics in the most important cultures and religions in east and west were elucidated by invited experts in this field. A mutual respectful understanding of each other's conception of and belief in ethical principles is a growing necessity in our multicultural societies in both continents. On the second day, the ethical aspects of different fields of neurological surgery were discussed by members of the Academia. In this context, also the internationally much-discussed and much-criticized regulations on euthanasia in The Netherlands were explained.

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Author:   H. August van Alphen
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Volume:   74
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.296kg
ISBN:  

9783709173107

ISBN 10:   3709173108
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   24 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Opening Ceremony Ninth Convention of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica.- Presidential Welcome Address.- Opening Address to the 9th Convention.- The Twain have met!.- Welcome Address on Behalf of the Netherlands Society of Neurosurgeons.- Symposium Neurosurgery and Medical Ethics.- Medical Ethics from the Muslim Perspective.- Islam and Medical Ethics.- Medical Ethics in India: Then and Now.- Biblical Moral and Religious Principles in Medical Practice.- Carrying on the Healing Mission of Christ: Medical Ethics in the Christian Tradition.- Traditional Ethical Ideas on Life and Organ Transplantation in Japan.- Principles and Concepts of Brain Death and Organ Donation: The Jewish Perspective.- Brain Death in Practice — A Retrospective View.- Criteria for Selection of ‘Death with Dignity’ — From Clinical Cases of Malignant Brain Tumours.- Death with Dignity — On the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Measures.- Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Transparency and Accountability.- New Technologies and Methods in Neurosurgery — Ethical Dilemmas.- Professional Integrity: On Moral Education in Medicine.- Ethical Requisites of Basic Knowledge, Diagnostic Procedures and Operative Techniques in Neurosurgical Training and Practice.- Author Index.

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... The approach is refreshingly broadly based with contributions on the approaches to medical ethics from Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Indian and Japanese perspectives, paying particular attention to the issues that are current in neurosurgery ... a very useful addition to libraries used by those who both train for and practice neurosurgery. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2000/14 (6)

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