End of Life Choices Consensus and Controversy |
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| Author:
| Randall, Fiona
Downie, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954733-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $127.23AUD $164.95 |
Book Description:
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Palliative care is undergoing a period of rapid change in perceptible ways through legislation, policy, and clinical guidelines, but also in philosophy and ethics. End of Life Choices: Consensus and Controversies examines a wide range of issues, themes, and contradictions prevalent in modern palliative/end of life care. These include: choice, assisted suicide, roles and values, responsibility, rights, Advance Care Plans, withdrawal and withholding of treatment, advocacy, the Mental...
More DescriptionPalliative care is undergoing a period of rapid change in perceptible ways through legislation, policy, and clinical guidelines, but also in philosophy and ethics. End of Life Choices: Consensus and Controversies examines a wide range of issues, themes, and contradictions prevalent in modern palliative/end of life care. These include: choice, assisted suicide, roles and values, responsibility, rights, Advance Care Plans, withdrawal and withholding of treatment, advocacy, the Mental Capacity Act, best interests, definitions, and the new Department of Health End of Life Care Strategy.