Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology (A Case-Based Learning Approach)

Almost every neurologist encounters ethical issues daily. This exemplary ethics text meets the needs of students, residents, fellows, and practicing neurologists who want an accessible case-based text for learning, and it meets the needs of directors of medical student clerkships and residency programs in neurology who want an accessible case-based text for teaching. The book’s case-based approach places key ethical principles into a practical, real-world context to aid in decision-making. Each chapter includes an outstanding array of learning features includes Learning Objectives, Clinical Vignettes, Questions to guide self-study and group discussions, Key Points, Key Words, Suggestions for Further Reading, and more. Clinical Pragmatism model helps readers analyze ethical issues in a clinical context. Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology is a companion to the most highly respected ethics text in neurology and neurosurgery, Bernat's Ethical Issues in Neurology, 3rd edition.

"Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology: A Case-Based Learning Approach Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology" (PECN) is a case-based ethics textbook designed for readers who want a concise, accessible book to help them assess and resolve ethical challenges in everyday practice. With chapter topics and case content that reflect commonly encountered issues in adult and pediatric neurology, "PECN" meets the needs of students, residents, fellows, and practicing neurologists who can read a chapter from beginning to end for a complete and coherent discussion of the chapter's topic. With easy, web-based access to key guidance documents from the American Academy of Neurology, and references to key sections to Bernat's "Ethical Issues in Neurology, 3rd edition", the most highly espected ethics textbook in neurology, "PECN" helps readers focus on the essential ethical and professional considerations in each case. Directors of medical student clerkships and residency programs in neurology will find that "PECN" helps them meet the learning objectives of the AAMC, ACGME, and ABPN. Look inside and explore: case-based approach places key ethical principles into a practical, real-world context to aid in decision-making; an outstanding array of learning features includes Learning Objectives, Clinical Vignettes, Questions to guide self-study and group discussions, Key Points, Key Words, Suggestions for Further Reading, and more; and clinical Pragmatism model helps readers analyze ethical issues in a clinical context.