Biomedical Ethics and Decision-Making by Matthew A. Butkus

Biomedical Ethics
and Decision-Making
by Matthew A. Butkus

Drawing from clinical experience, philosophy, psychology,
and current health law and policy, Biomedical Ethics and
Decision-Making is a detailed survey of persistent issues
in health care ethics, emphasizing the complexities and
nuances of practical decision-making and yielding a
multifaceted and systematic approach to solving problems.
As a useful resource for both students and clinicians, it
includes references for further exploration of ethical
issues as well as provocative questions for discussion
in classroom and clinical settings. As a textbook, it stands
alongside such standard works as Beauchamp's and
Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics; DeGrazia's,
Mappes's, and Ballard's Biomedical Ethics; Munson's
Intervention and Reflection; and Vaughn's Bioethics.
Besides presenting current dilemmas in health care,
it reviews elements of cognitive psychology, describes
common errors in critical thinking, offers techniques
for evaluating and integrating evidence into ethical
reasoning, assesses professionals and professionalism,
invites readers to dissect philosophical analyses to
bolster their critical thinking skills, and provides
opportunities to engage in self-reflection on
contemporary challenges in health care
policy and delivery.