Ethics and Error in Medicine

<p>This book is a collection of original interdisciplinary essays on the topic of medical error. Given the complexities of understanding preventing and responding to medical error in ethically responsible ways the scope of the book is fairly broad. The contributors include top scholars and practitioners working in bioethics communication law medicine and philosophy. Their contributions examine preventable causes of medical error disproportionate impacts of errors on vulnerable populations disclosure and apology after discovering medical errors and ethical issues arising in specific medical contexts such as radiation oncology psychopathy and palliative care. They also offer practical recommendations for respecting autonomy distributing burdens and benefits justly and minimizing injury to patients and other stakeholders. <em>Ethics and Error in Medicine</em> will be of interest to a wide range of researchers students and practitioners in bioethics philosophy communication studies law and medicine who are interested in the ethics of medical error.</p>