Law and ethics for the eye care professional. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barbara K. Pierscionek.
• Other Names: Pierscionek, Barbara K (Barbara Krystyna)
• Contents: Introduction to ethics: what they are and what they are not; history of ethics in healthcare. The concept of professionalism: what it means to be a professional, obligations and expectations, development of professionals in health and eyecare. The professional Code of Ethics/Healthcare Ethics and ethical concepts. Beneficence and non-maleficence in eye care practice; requirements to keep abreast of new developments. Negligence (law): what constitutes negligence. Autonomy: respect for patients decisions/ duty to inform patients. Confidentiality/ Data Protection (legal). Equality and Justice; distributive healthcare. Collegiality; fair work practice; dealing with peers, colleagues, other professionals, non-professional employees. Business ethics: the ethics of running a practice, the ethics of competition; accountability. Ethical dilemmas. Ethical theory: deeper concepts: consequentialism, deontology, Kantian theory.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Butterworth Heinemann/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 214 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 174.2977; 617.7522; Ophthalmologists -- Professional ethics; Ophthalmology -- ethics; Ethics, Professional; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702039386; 0702039381
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.