This book presents a collection of exclusively selected manuscripts on current ethical controversies related to professional practices from an interprofessional perspective. Insights are provided into the diversity of practices and viewpoints from different countries are merged in a unique way. The book contributes to the debate on social and legal issues regarding end-of-life practices such as organ donation, medically assisted dying and advance care planning. In addition, joint international author groups contributed exclusive chapters about European comparisons on end-of-life topics. The focus on country- and culture-specific aspects broadens the view on key issues and makes the book attractive for an international readership. The variety of approaches and methods used informs and inspires the development of new research and best-practice projects.
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Part I Contexts of Professional Practice at the End of Life |
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2 Palliative Care Between Certainty and Uncertainty. Which Philosophy of Death at the End of Life? |
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3 An Ethical Discussion of (Un-)Certainty at the End of Life: Exemplification by Means of Continuous Deep Sedation and Advance Directives |
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4 Why Me? - The Concept of Physicians' Spiritual Self-Care: A Contribution to Professional and Organisational Ethics |
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Part II Professional Standards at the End of Life |
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5 The Role of Time in End-of-Life Decision-Making at the Intensive Care Unit in France and Germany: Qualitative-Empirical Data and Ethical Reflection |
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6 Brazilian Medical Professional Ethics in Palliative and End-of-Life Care - Advances and Expectancies |
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7 Should the Family Be Allowed to Override a Patient's Decision to Become an Organ Donor after Death? |
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8 Comparison of Self-Assessed Competencies Regarding End-of-Life Ethics between Physicians and Nursing Staff |
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9 Blurring Boundaries at the End of Life in Home Care: A Look at Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in the Light of Care Ethics |
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Part III Treatment Preferences and Professional Companionship at the End of Life |
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10 Maltese Perspectives on Breaking Bad News in Cancer: An Assessment of Patients' Preferences |
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11 Socio-economic Position and Access to Specialist Palliative Care: Evidence from the UK |
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12 Professional Nurses' Role in End-of-Life Care. Ethical Reflections on Patient-Nurse Interaction and Nurses' Decision-Making in Breathlessness Situations |
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Part IV Joint Discussion Paper |
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13 Ethics and (Inter-)Professionalism in Health Care at the End of Life: A Position Paper |
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Anna-Henrikje Seidlein is a research fellow at the Institute of Ethics and History of Medicine at University Medicine Greifswald (Germany). She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Nursing Science and obtained her doctoral degree in Medical Ethics. She has a background in intensive care nursing and clinical ethics consultation. Her main research focus lies on socio-empirical research regarding ethical questions associated with health-care practices.
Sabine Salloch is a professor and head of the Institute of Ethics, History and Philosophy of Medicine, Hannover Medical School (Germany). She has a background in medicine and philosophy and specialises in bioethical theory, empirical-ethical research and medical professionalism.
