Although the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from a dead person have successfully been procured and transplanted into a living person. This book offers a critical work on transplantation policies.
Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics explores the range of ethics situations faced by pharmacists in daily practice, from direct patient care to broad systemic issues. Using cases and commentaries, the book provides tools to assist pharmacists in understanding and resolving ethical issues.
New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This boo is suitable for professionals in medicine, law, insurance and more.