Surgical Ethics: Principles and Practice

Description:

This book encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of surgical ethics, with a focus on the application of ethical standards to everyday surgical practice and the resolution of ethical conflicts in the surgical arena.  It provides surgeons (both prospective and practicing) in the different surgical fields with deep, practical insights into the topic.  A 21st century surgeon requires complete competence (superb clinical skills, expert surgical decision-making and outstanding performance and technical skills) as well as solid ethical values. Ethics are placed at the core of surgical professionalism, so  surgeons must be not only proficient and expert but also ethically and morally reliable. Surgical decision-making can be considered as a two-step process: the “how to treat” aspect is a matter of surgical science, while “why to treat” issues are a matter of surgical ethics and are based on ethical principles. As such, every surgeon should have a moral compass to guide his or her actions, always placing the welfare and rights of the patients above their own. The book provides invaluable background and insights for solving the ethical conflicts surgeons around the globe encounter in their daily practice. Each chapter will also include features such as key point summaries in the beginning of the chapters, explanatory boxes, a glossary and suggested readings. Surgical Ethics - Principles and Practice is an authoritative work in the field designed for experienced surgeons, surgical residents, and fellows, all of whom are  confronted with ethics issues and conflicts in practice.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Principles and Foundations of Surgical Ethics

History and Development of Medical Ethics In the West

The History of Surgical Ethics

Surgical Ethics: Theory and Practice Background

Foundations and Principles of Surgical Ethics

The Ethical Challenges of Surgical Leadership

What Is Surgical Professionalism?

Ethics in Academic Surgery

Ethical Issues of the Mentor-Mentee Relationship

Surgical Ethics and the Surgical Societies: What Are We Doing?

Ethical Issues in Surgical Research

Surgical Ethics and Diversity

Why and How to Teach Surgical Ethics?

The Surgeon, the Patient, and the Healthcare System: Access, Equity, and Fairness

Ethics in Global Surgery

The Anesthesiologist and the Surgeon: Two Professionals Sharing the Command of the Patient in the Operating Room

Part II. Surgical Ethics in Everyday Surgical Practice

The Surgeon-Patient Relationship: Built Upon Trust

The Transformation and Challenges of the Surgeon–Patient Relationship

The Surgical Decision-Making Process: Different Ethical Approaches

The Surgical Informed Consent Process: Myth or Reality?

Informed Consent and Disclosure of Surgeon Experience

The Pediatric Patient as a Self-Individual and Decision-Maker

End of Life Issues

Ethics and Surgical Innovation

Ethics and Breast Cancer

Ethical Issues in Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Ethical Issues in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Ethics of Surgical Intervention in Jehovah’s Witness Patients

Ethical Issues in Bariatric Surgery

How to Solve Ethical Conflicts in Everyday Surgical Practice: A Toolbox

Back Matter