End-of-life ethics resources available
End-of-life ethics resources available
American Health Consultants, publisher of Medical Ethics Advisor, has compiled two valuable resources for hospital ethics committees.
Physician-Assisted Suicide is a compilation of articles, policies, and suggestions from colleagues in the hospital and home health setting outlining the health care community's response to this controversial subject. Judicial decisions and voter ultimatums have brought assisted suicide to the forefront, and the ramifications are affecting providers across the health care continuum. This resource provides strategies and solutions for providers faced with the dilemma of patients who request assisted suicide.
End-of-life care planning is never an easy subject, but developing policies for pediatric patients is especially difficult. Withdrawing Life Support from Children is a vital resource for ethics committees dealing with policy development for life-sustaining procedures for pediatric patients. Helping patients and family members cope with the wrenching decision to discontinue life support is never easy, and when the patient is a child, the issue takes on even more meaning. This report offers real-world examples of the ethical issues surrounding pediatric life support - and how they were resolved.
Both resources are now available and cost $49 each. To order, call American Health Consultant's customer service department toll-free at (800) 688-2421 or locally at (404) 262-7436. Fax: (800) 284-3291. Or write: American Health Consultants, P.O. Box 740036, Atlanta, GA 30374. E-mail: [email protected].
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