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This volume is the result of a conference sponsored by the Medical Alumni Association of the University of California, Davis and held in Sacramento, California, in January, 2000, The purpose of this conference was to examine the impact ofvarious health care structures on the ability of health care professionals to practice in an ethically acceptable manner. One of the ground assumptions made is that ethical practice in medicine and its related fields is difficult in a setting that pays only lip service to ethical principles. The limits of ethical possibility are created by the system within which health care professionals must practice. When, for example, ethical practice necessitates—as i...
This practical work has clinical guidelines, and advice on controlling symptoms, as well as showing doctors and carers how to provide physical and psychological comfort. It helps the clinician to develop a scientific approach to managing symptoms.
In this volume the authors examine some of the medical social and psychological conditions which affect the way we die. Important topics covered include attitudes toward death; suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia; hospice and pain management. This volume will be of interest to all who work with terminally ill patients.
Perry Firekeeper-Birch, sedici anni, sa da sempre di essere la gemella imperfetta, la combinaguai, ma anche quella spensierata, e il miglior pescatore di Sugar Island. La sua vita le piace così com'è e non ha alcun desiderio di allontanarsi da casa per studiare in una prestigiosa università. Ma mentre cresce il numero di donne indigene scomparse e la sua famiglia viene coinvolta in un'indagine per omicidio, Perry inizia a mettere in discussione quello che accade attorno a lei, soprattutto quando scopre che ci sono persone senza scrupoli che profanano le tombe dei suoi antenati e cercano di trarre profitto da antichi manufatti che dovrebbero appartenere di diritto alla sua tribù. Spinta d...
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