Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions

5th Edition

By Ruth B. Purtilo, PhD, FAPTA, Professor Emerita of Ethics, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA; John Marsh Visiting Professor, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT and Regina Doherty, OTD, MS, OTR/L, Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA; Senior Occupational Therapist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Section I: Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions
1. Morality and Ethics: What are They and Why do They Matter?
2. The Ethical Goal of Professional Practice: A Caring Response
3. Prototypes of Ethical Problems
4. Ethics Theories and Approaches: Conceptual Tools for Ethical Decision-Making
5. A Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making in Arriving at a Caring Response
Section II: Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles
6. Surviving Student Life Ethically
7. Surviving Professional Life Ethically
8. Living Ethically within Health Care Organizations
9. Living Ethically as a Member of the Health Care Team
Section III: Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship
10. Why Honor Confidentiality
11. Communication and Information Sharing
12. Informed Consent in Treatment and Clinical Research
Section IV: Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End of Life Care
13. Ethical Issues in Chronic Care
14. Ethical Issues in End of Life Care
Section V: Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Health Care
15. Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Health Care
16. Compensatory and Social Justice: Societal Sources of Claims for Health Care
17. Professionals as Good Citizens: Responsibility and Opportunity