Healthy Thoughts

This book edited by a team of leading European bioethicists is in allrespects an innovative publication. As part of the core materials project ofthe European Et... » 

This book edited by a team of leading European bioethicists is in allrespects an innovative publication. As part of the core materials project ofthe European Ethics Network this book collects European perspectives on healthcare ethics reflecting both the rich philosophical tradition and the broadinterdisciplinary network in the field of European health care ethics.relationship the authors present different views on the integration of patientautonomy in the relational structure of the medical profession. Here the focusis on the reception of patient autonomy in the European context and on Europeanalternatives for the radical understanding of patient autonomy. In the secondpart of this book the contributions deal with the ethical problems of clinicalresearch with patients and with the ethical values involved in humanexperimentation. In the third part of the book the just organisation of thehealth care system and the consequent resource allocation are criticallyexamined. background the authors want to enrich and encourage the ongoingdiscussion on the physicianpatient relationship human experimentation andjustice in health care from various perspectives and different points ofdeparture. Therefore this volume is suitable for the interested reader as wellas for educational purposes Peeters 2002 «