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Increasingly globalization has meant that decisions made regarding
medical care and health in one country may influence health and
disease outcomes in other parts of the world. Recognizing that
medical law should not be confined to national silos this handbook
approaches medical law and ethics from a global perspective. Whilst
respecting and analyzing national developments the chapters take a
concerted international approach, looking comparatively at
developments within each area. The book brings together leading
scholars from both medical law and ethics backgrounds who have
contributed specially commissioned pieces in order to present a
critical overview and analysis of the current state of the field.
The Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of longstanding and
traditional topics in medical law and ethics, as well as providing
dynamic insights into contemporary and emerging issues in this
heavily debated field.Topics covered include: Human-animal medicine
and medical research Public Health Access to resources and
medicines Traditional, complementary and alternative medicines
Regenerative Medicine This advanced level reference work will prove
invaluable to scholars, students and researchers in the disciplines
of law, medicine, dentistry, nursing, ethics and theology .
This book explores the scope, application and role of medical law,
regulatory norms and ethics, and addresses key challenges
introduced by contemporary advances in biomedical research and
healthcare. While mindful of national developments, the handbook
supports a global perspective in its approach to medical law.
Contributors include leading scholars in both medical law and
ethics, who have developed specially commissioned pieces in order
to present a critical overview and analysis of the current state of
medical law and ethics. Each chapter offers comprehensive coverage
of longstanding and traditional topics in medical law and ethics,
and provides dynamic insights into contemporary and emerging issues
in this heavily debated field. Topics covered include: Bioethics,
health and human rights Medical liability Law and emerging health
technologies Public health law Personalized medicine The law and
ethics of access to medicines in developing countries Medical
research in the genome era Emerging legal and ethical issues in
reproductive technologies This advanced level reference work will
prove invaluable to legal practitioners, scholars, students and
researchers in the disciplines of law, medicine, genetics,
dentistry, theology, and medical ethics.
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BioIndustry Ethics (Paperback)
david l Finegold, Cecile M. Bensimon, Abdallah S. Daar, Margaret L. Eaton, Beatrice Godard, …
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This book is the first systematic, detailed treatment of the
approaches to ethical issues taken by biotech and pharmaceutical
companies. The application of genetic/genomic technologies raises a
whole spectrum of ethical questions affecting global health that
must be addressed. Topics covered in this comprehensive survey
include considerations for bioprospecting in transgenics, genomics,
drug discovery, and nutrigenomics, as well as how to improve
stakeholder relations, design ethical clinical trials, avoid
conflicts of interest, and establish ethics advisory boards. The
expert authors represent multiple disciplines including law,
medicine, bioinformatics, pharmaceutics, business, and ethics.
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