Medical Futility in Paediatrics -

Medical Futility in Paediatrics

Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives

Kartina A. Choong (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
329 Seiten
2019
Trivent Publishing (Verlag)
978-615-81353-0-6 (ISBN)
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This book addresses the issues and challenges raised by the high-profile cases of Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans through studies by scholars with expertise in Law, Medicine, Medical Ethics, Theology, Health Policy and Management, English Literature, Nursing and History.
This book addresses the issues and challenges raised by the high-profile cases of Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans. The individual chapters, which complement one other, were written by scholars with expertise in Law, Medicine, Medical Ethics, Theology, Health Policy and Management, English Literature, Nursing and History, from the UK, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Spain, Turkey and the USA.
The following are among the key questions explored in the book. Is the courtroom an appropriate forum for resolving conflicts relating to medical futility in paediatrics? If so, should parental rights be protected by confining judicial powers only to cases where there is a risk of significant harm to the infant; or should the “best interests” test continue to be recognised as the “gold standard” for paediatric cases? If not, should mediation be used instead, but how well would this alternative method of dispute resolution work for medical futility conflicts? Further, should social media be deployed to garner support, and should outsiders who are not fully acquainted with the medical facts refrain from intervening? And, how are comparable situations likely to be managed in different countries? What lessons can be learned from them as well as from religious perspectives?

Kartina A. Choong is a Reader in Medical Law and Ethics at the University of Central Lancashire, having previously held academic appointments at the Universities of Durham, Reading and Leeds Metropolitan. She obtained her Law degree from the University of Cardiff before qualifying as a Barrister (Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London). She holds Masters degrees in Healthcare Ethics and Applied Social Research from the University of Manchester, and in Islamic Studies from the University of Leeds. Her PhD in Medical Law was awarded by the University of Manchester. Her main areas of research interests, on which she has published widely, include medical futility, religiously- and culturally-sensitive end-of-life care, palliative care, medical mediation, professional liability, access to health records, consent and confidentiality. She is an Accredited Mediator and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

INTRODUCTION
Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans: Their Medico-Legal Journeys
Author(s): Kartina A. Choong

PART I. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

CHAPTER 1. The Vexed Question of Best Interests in Decisions Relating to Infants and Medical Futility
Author(s): Jo Samanta

CHAPTER 2. Best Interests: The “Gold Standard” or a Gold Plating? Should Significant Harm be a Threshold Criterion in Paediatric Cases?
Author(s): William Seagrim

CHAPTER 3. Charlie’s Law: Clarifying the Legal Standard to be Used in Medical Decision-Making for Children
Author(s): Sarah Sargent

CHAPTER 4. Media Framing of “Medical Futility”: Flaming the Debate?
Author(s): Kim McGuire

CHAPTER 5. Resource-intense Treatments in a Resource-finite Environment
Author(s): Richard Wai Ming Law

CHAPTER 6. Citizenship at the Discretion of the State: Public Law Issues Regarding Evans’ Naturalisation
Author(s): Alejandra Boto

CHAPTER 7. Contested Paediatric Palliative Care: A Church of England Perspective
Author(s): Brendan McCarthy

CHAPTER 8. The Dynamics of Clinical Judgment, Religious Conventions and Parental Responsibilities: An Islamic Perspective
Author(s): Mahmood Chandia, Abdulla al-Shami

CHAPTER 9. Do Parents Have a Right to Determine Where a Child Patient Dies?
Author(s): Lisa Cherkassky

PART II. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

CHAPTER 10. Serving the Child’s “Best Interests” in Australia
Author(s): Roslyn Jones

CHAPTER 11. Medical Futility in Czech Paediatrics: At the Edge of Law, Bioethics, and Medicine
Author(s): Helena Krejčíková

CHAPTER 12. The Application of End-of-Life Legislation to Minors in France
Author(s): Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux

CHAPTER 13. Patient Autonomy and Best Interests in End-of-Life Cases: A German Perspective
Author(s): Peter Elsner

CHAPTER 14. Gard and Evans: A Reflection on What Might Happen in India
Author(s): Abhay Vaidya, Sourabhi Sahakari

CHAPTER 15. Medical Futility and Parental Paternalism in Turkey
Author(s): Banu Buruk, Berna Arda

CHAPTER 16. If We Can, Must We? Just Whose Best Interests Are We Talking About? Perspectives from the USA
Author(s): Vincent F. Maher

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Applied Ethics: From Bioethics to Environmental Ethics ; 3
Vorwort Michael Redfern QC
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 615-81353-0-5 / 6158135305
ISBN-13 978-615-81353-0-6 / 9786158135306
Zustand Neuware
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