Practical Ethics for the Surgeon.

Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Prologue -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Theory -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Foundations -- Chapter 3. Deontological Ethics in a Postfoundational World -- Chapter 4. Beneficence Versus Egoism -- Chapter 5. Hedonism -- Chapter 6. Autonomy: Concepts -- Chapter 7. Distributive Justice: Concepts -- Chapter 8. Distributive Justice: Proximity -- Chapter 9. Autonomy: The Good Death -- Chapter 10. Distributive Justice: Changed Expectations -- Chapter 11. Epistemology -- Chapter 12. The Surgeon-Patient Covenant -- Part II Practice -- Chapter 13. Ethical Decision Making in Neurologic Surgery -- Chapter 14. Ethics in Congenital Heart Surgery -- Chapter 15. The Spectrum of Pediatric Surgical Ethics -- Chapter 16. Clinical Research: Conflict of Personal and Systemic Ethics -- Chapter 17. Ethical Considerations on the Trauma Service -- Chapter 18. Ethical Decision Making in Vascular Surgery -- Chapter 19. Ethics of Surgery in the Elderly -- Chapter 20. The Frail Elderly Surgical Candidate -- Chapter 21. Ethical Issues for Global Surgical Engagement: The Case of Obstetric Surgery -- Chapter 22. Evidence-Based Surgery and Decision Analysis -- Chapter 23. The Millennial Surgeon -- Chapter 24. The Surgeon-Chaplain Relationship -- Chapter 25. Palliative Care for the Surgeon -- Chapter 26. Fee-Splitting and Modern Look-alikes -- Chapter 27. Delivering Bad News-Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 28. Fundamental Principles of Leadership Training in Surgery and the Moral Imperative -- Chapter 29. Ethical Considerations for Surgeons: Financial Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 30. The Unspoken Surgical Curriculum -- Chapter 31. Resident Supervision -- Chapter 32. Team Building and the Role of the Team in Surgery.

Chapter 33. The Relationship to the Nursing Profession -- Chapter 34. The Surgeon as Consultant -- Chapter 35. Regret and Apology -- Chapter 36. End-of-Life Decisions in the Perioperative Period -- Chapter 37. Medical Litigation -- Chapter 38. E-mail: The EMR -- Chapter 39. Social Media -- Chapter 40. Ethical Obligations to the Patient Versus the Profession -- Chapter 41. Ethics of Introducing Innovative Procedures -- Chapter 42. Health Care Disparities -- Chapter 43. Gender Inclusion and Equity in Surgery -- Chapter 44. Autonomy in Excess -- Chapter 45. The Ethical Obligations and Opportunities to Participate in Peer Review -- Chapter 46. Burnout, Substance Abuse, and Suicide: A Surgical Perspective -- Prologue -- Index.

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