Table of Contents

Ethics and aims in palliative care
The patient-carer relationship
The relative-professional relationship
Teamwork
Process of clinical decision making
Giving information
Confidentiality
Clinical treatment decisions
Other management decisions
Emotional care
Research
Resource allocation
Reply to critics
Quality of Life and value of life

Reviews

`'..the definitive palliative care ethics textbook....an excellent book helping to extend an understanding of ethics into everyday clinical practice.''
Dr Lynne Russon, Palliative Medicine
`' Overall, this book is a practical, easy-to-read introduction to the field of bioethics and will provide a good resource for any health care provider in the field of palliative care- whatever the speciality.''
Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal