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Clinical Ethics for Consultation Practice

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  1. Joseph T. Bertino

    1. UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Analysis of clinical ethics history, theories, and the institutional criteria needed to become a clinical ethicist
  • Adaptable instructional text for educating multiple disciplines in health care
  • Uses cases, and a step-by-step mechanism to enhance clinical ethics consultation practice

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This book provides a robust analysis of the history of clinical ethics, the philosophical theories that support its practice, and the practical institutional criteria needed to become a practicing clinical ethicist.

Featuring cases and a step-by-step approach, this book combines knowledge points associated with moral philosophy and medicine with general skill objectives for ethics consultants. The book aids in developing analytic moral reasoning skills for clinical ethicists, fostering the comprehensive education and professional development of clinical ethics consultants. In addition, it offers key components of how an ethics consultation curriculum manifest in an educational venue for clinical ethicists are illustrated. 

Adaptable and relevant for educating multiple disciplines in health care, this resource enables ethicists to understand the philosophical foundations and practical application of clinical ethics.

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. A Philosophical Justification for Normative Ethics in Clinical Ethics and Medicine

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    Pages 1-35

  3. Methods and Standards of Clinical Ethics Consultation

    • Joseph T. Bertino
    Pages 37-74

  4. Moral Reasoning, Ethics Facilitation and Virtue

    • Joseph T. Bertino
    Pages 75-109

  5. Organizational Ethics and Residency Requirements for Clinical Ethics Consultation

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    Pages 111-153

  6. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 155-159

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 161-162
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Authors and Affiliations

  • UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, USA

    Joseph T. Bertino

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Joseph T. Bertino, Ph.D., HEC-C.

UPMC Health System

Director of Ethics

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

 

Joseph Bertino attended the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA where he received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. He then attended Duquesne University where he received both his Master’s in philosophy and Doctorate in health care ethics. Joe has worked as a clinical ethics consultant for Wellstar Health System in Atlanta, GA and professor of ethics and philosophy for Georgia State University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Joe currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA and holds the position of director of clinical ethics for UPMC Presbyterian, Shadyside, and Western Psychiatric campuses. In his short career, Joe has performed hundreds of ethics consultations for some of the country’s largest health care systems.

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Clinical Ethics for Consultation Practice

  • Authors: Joseph T. Bertino

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90182-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90181-3Published: 27 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90182-0Published: 26 November 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 162

  • Topics: Nursing Ethics, Medical Education, Bioethics, Medical Law

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