Sunday, 1 September 2013

Ethics-The Heart of Healthcare-David Seedhouse

The hospital librarian recommended this book for reading which covers different areas of health when it comes to ethics. The book hasn't dissapointed and identifies ethicals situations, provides analysis and is a sound basis for practical ethical decision making. I would recommend fellow course participants to read this if they have an opportunity Cheers Arish
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  1. Ruth Crawford3 September 2013 at 16:36

    Hi Arish
    I am so glad you have recommended Seedhouse - I found him many years ago and have found his writing very useful. Thanks for reminding us!

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  2. Unknown6 September 2013 at 21:42

    I have been also reading David Seedhouse. He is a NZer and his model of the rings of uncertainty to assess how to respond to an ethical dilemma makes a lot of sense to me; using resources, competence, law and ethics and how far each issue is from the centre determines a person's weighting the reasons for a wise decision. I also like his supposition to "create autonomy" over "respecting autonomy". The former encourages fully flourishing individuals who have come to their own decision for care through informed choice through the education of the health worker. This was demonstrated in the story of the young doctor in your posting about Drs spending less time on their patients. the medical student used "patience, curiosity and compassion" to elicit the patient's real concerns and helped him "create " his autonomy by giving him information about the antidepressant and referring him to the mental health team for more appropriate care. Yes, recommend the book, got it from EIT library

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