Medical Ethics, Law and Communication at a Glance

Editors vii
Contributors vii
Preface ix
Part I Medical ethics and law 1
1 What is medical ethics? 2
2 Ethical theories and principles 4
3 Ethical reasoning 7
4 What is medical law? 10
5 The English legal system 13
6 Relationship between ethics, law and professionalism 16
7 Ethical decisions in practice 18
8 Negligence 20
9 Battery and assault 24
10 Confidentiality 26
11 Consent 28
12 Reproduction 34
13 Termination of pregnancy 37
14 Organ donation and transplantation 40
15 Mental health 43
16 Safeguarding children and adults 46
17 Public health 48
18 Allocation of resources 50
19 Clinical genetics 53
20 Human research 56
21 Care of older adults 58
22 End of life care 61
23 Health management 65
24 Primary care 68
Part II Communication 71
25 The importance of good communication 72
26 The patient-centred consultation 74
27 Building the relationship 75
28 Listening and questioning 76
29 Explanations 78
30 Explaining procedures 80
31 The computer in the consultation 81
32 Shared decision making 82
33 Communication of risk 84
34 Talking about lifestyle changes 86
35 Breaking bad news 88
36 Bad news: patients' reactions 90
37 Dealing with anger and aggression 92
38 Talking about sex 94
39 Communicating across cultures 96
40 Communicating with people with disabilities 98
41 Communicating with colleagues 100
42 Professionalism 102
43 Feedback 104
44 Looking after yourself 106
45 Kindness 108
Index 109