{"product_id":"9781908977007","title":"MEDICAL FUTILITY: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY: A Cross-National Study","description":"\u003cp\u003e Medical futility is a controversial issue not only in its definition but also in its application. There are few books on the subject, and those in existence mostly focus on the situation in the United States. This title, however, provides extensive international perspectives on medical futility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will benefit healthcare professionals as well as health policy makers around the world. It allows them to see how different countries approach the issue of medical futility and their experiences in dealing with this issue. The complexity of the issue, and in particular how some countries innovatively address it in an ethically sound manner, is clearly presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Chapter(s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eforeword (48 KB)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Introduction (58 KB)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo-Called Futile Care: The Experience of the United States \u003ci\u003e(Robert M Veatch)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Reality of Medical Futility (Dysthanasia) in Brazil \u003ci\u003e(Leo Pessini and William Saad Hossne)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility and End-of-Life Issues in Belgium \u003ci\u003e(Jan L Bernheim, Thierry Vansweevelt and Lieven Annemans)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Concept of Medical Futility in Venezuela \u003ci\u003e(Gabriel d'Empaire)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in the Russian Federation \u003ci\u003e(Olga I Kubar, Galina L Mikirtichian and Marina I Petrova)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in Australia \u003ci\u003e(Dominique Martin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in Japan \u003ci\u003e(Yasuhiro Kadooka and Atsushi Asai)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in China: Ethical Issues and Policy \u003ci\u003e(Yongxing Shi, Mingjie Zhao, Yang Yang, Cunfang Mao, Hui Zhu and Qingli Hu)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in Korea \u003ci\u003e(Ivo Kwon)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility from the Swiss Perspective \u003ci\u003e(Tanja Krones and Settimio Monteverde)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in Turkey \u003ci\u003e(Berna Arda and Ahmet Aciduman)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in the United Arab Emirates \u003ci\u003e(Said Abuhasna and Ali Abdulkareem Al Obaidli)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical Futility in Iran \u003ci\u003e(Alireza Bagheri)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Healthcare professionals, health policy makers, physicians and nurses, lawyers academics, researchers, graduate students and lay public.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Imperial College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116115902704,"sku":"9781908977007","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908977007_p0.jpg?v=1763624405","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908977007","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}