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After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness
Nancy Berlinger
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Description for After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness
Paperback. After Harm adds important human dimensions to an issue that has profound consequences for patients and health care providers. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
States the author, "Each year up to 98,000 patients die as a result of [medical] mistakes, more than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS." Her book looks at what should happen after the damage--the injury or death of a patient--has occurred. Berlinger brings to bear on the issues the perspectives of Christian (and some Jewish) social ethics. Her focus is on the physical, financial, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and families affected by medical error, and she concludes with a theory of forgiveness after harm. This book will be read by professionals ... Read more
States the author, "Each year up to 98,000 patients die as a result of [medical] mistakes, more than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS." Her book looks at what should happen after the damage--the injury or death of a patient--has occurred. Berlinger brings to bear on the issues the perspectives of Christian (and some Jewish) social ethics. Her focus is on the physical, financial, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and families affected by medical error, and she concludes with a theory of forgiveness after harm. This book will be read by professionals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801887697
SKU
V9780801887697
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About Nancy Berlinger
Nancy Berlinger is the deputy director and associate for religious studies at the Hastings Center.
Reviews for After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness
In an environment in which the aftermath of medical harm is characterized by adversarial relationships and self-protective maneuvering, Berlinger's proposals offer an alternative that ultimately better serves patients, families, clinicians, and health-care institutions. After Harm has much to offer students, educators, administrators, and policymakers.
Gregg VandeKieft Literature and Medicine 2006 Forgiveness on the part of an injured patient, or ... Read more
Gregg VandeKieft Literature and Medicine 2006 Forgiveness on the part of an injured patient, or ... Read more