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Conflicts of Care: Hospital Ethics Committees in the USA and Germany
Helen Kohlen
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Description for Conflicts of Care: Hospital Ethics Committees in the USA and Germany
paperback. Looks at the origin and function of internal ethics committees in German hospitals. Using a mix of archival research, participant observation, and interviews, this book explores the debates that surrounded their formation and the functions they have taken on since their creation. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Since the 1980s, increasing numbers of hospitals in the United States have formed internal ethics committees to help doctors and other health care professionals deal with complicated ethical questions, especially those regarding the end of a life. But it is only in recent years that German hospitals have followed suit. In "Conflicts of Care", Helen Kohlen offers the first comprehensive look at the origin and function of these committees in German hospitals. Using a mix of archival research, participant observation, and interviews, Kohlen explores the debates that surrounded their formation and the functions they have taken on since their creation. ... Read more
Since the 1980s, increasing numbers of hospitals in the United States have formed internal ethics committees to help doctors and other health care professionals deal with complicated ethical questions, especially those regarding the end of a life. But it is only in recent years that German hospitals have followed suit. In "Conflicts of Care", Helen Kohlen offers the first comprehensive look at the origin and function of these committees in German hospitals. Using a mix of archival research, participant observation, and interviews, Kohlen explores the debates that surrounded their formation and the functions they have taken on since their creation. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Frankfurt, Germany
ISBN
9783593388144
SKU
V9783593388144
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99-15
About Helen Kohlen
Helen Kohlen is junior professor for care policy, ethics, and community nursing at the Theological-Philosophical University of Vallendar, Germany.
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