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  • End-of-Life Care: : Ethics and Law
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  • Edited by Joan McCarthy, Mary Donnelly, Dolores Dooley, Louise Campbell and David Smith
  • 2011
  • Published by: Cork University Press
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This book offers an Ethical Framework for end-of-life decision making in healthcare settings. The Framework, consisting of eight Modules of Learning, is a set of educational resources for health professionals, allied professionals, healthcare ethics and law lecturers and students. It aims to foster and support ethically and legally sound clinical practice in end-of-life treatment and care in Ireland.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
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  1. Foreword
  2. pp. 4-5
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 7-20
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  1. Module 1: Explaining Ethics
  2. pp. 21-67
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  1. Module 2: The Ethics of Breaking Bad News
  2. pp. 69-114
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  1. Module 3: Healthcare Decision-making and the Role of Rights
  2. pp. 115-157
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  1. Module 4: Patient Autonomy in Law and Practice
  2. pp. 159-210
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  1. Module 5: The Ethics of Managing Pain
  2. pp. 211-264
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  1. Module 6: The Ethics of Life-Prolonging Treatments (LPTs)
  2. pp. 265-338
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  1. Module 7: The Ethics of Confidentiality and Privacy
  2. pp. 339-385
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  1. Module 8: Ethical Governance in Clinical Care and Research
  2. pp. 387-460
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 461-468
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