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Cancer Confidential

Cancer Confidential

Backstage Dramas in the Radiation Clinic

by Charles Hayter, MD

Price: $32.95

ISBN: 9781487528157

Pub Date: October 2022

Weaving the personal story of an oncologist dealing with his father’s terminal cancer with stories inspired by encounters in his practice, Cancer Confidential uncovers the emotional responses of people living with cancer and those who care for them.

When Medicine Goes Awry

When Medicine Goes Awry

Case Studies in Medically Caused Suffering and Death

by Juanne Nancarrow Clarke

Price: $29.95

ISBN: 9781487525811

Pub Date: January 2022

Examining high profile case studies of medically caused suffering and death, When Medicine Goes Awry critiques the present functioning of the medical care system and the pharmaceutical industry.

Dying and Death in Canada, Fourth Edition

Dying and Death in Canada, Fourth Edition

by Herbert C. Northcott and Donna M. Wilson

Price: $45.95

ISBN: 9781487509279

Pub Date: November 2021

The fourth edition of Dying and Death in Canada explores how the intensely personal experience of dying and death is shaped by society and culture, with new discussions of MAID and COVID-19.

Organs for Sale

Organs for Sale

Bioethics, Neoliberalism, and Public Moral Deliberation

by Ryan Gillespie

Price: $37.95

ISBN: 9781487524050

Pub Date: November 2020

Organs for Sale is an extended case study of a lively public moral debate that delves into how a society assigns worth as well as what ought to be for sale and why.

Breathe, Baby, Breathe!

Breathe, Baby, Breathe!

Neonatal Intensive Care, Prematurity, and Complicated Pregnancies

by Annie Janvier

Translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott

Price: $35.95

ISBN: 9781487523060

Pub Date: January 2020

These interwoven stories and articles provide essential insights into the medical world of premature birth, and into what happens to these babies and their families when things don’t go as planned.

Public Health in the Age of Anxiety

Public Health in the Age of Anxiety

Religious and Cultural Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy in Canada

Edited by Paul Bramadat, Maryse Guay, Julie Bettinger and Rêal Roy

by Centre for Studies in Religion & Society

Price: $51.00

ISBN: 9781487520120

Pub Date: June 2017

Public Health in the Age of Anxiety enhances both the public and scholarly understanding of the motivations behind vaccine hesitancy in Canada.

Regulating Creation

Regulating Creation

The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Assisted Human Reproduction

Edited by Trudo Lemmens, Andrew Flavell Martin, Cheryl Milne and Ian B. Lee

Price: $53.00

ISBN: 9781442614574

Pub Date: January 2017

Regulating Creation is a collection of essays featuring contributions by Canadian and international scholars. It offers a variety of perspectives on the role of law in dealing with the legal, ethical, and policy issues surrounding changing reproductive technologies.

Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research

Law and Ethics in Biomedical Research

Regulation, Conflict of Interest and Liability

Edited by Trudo Lemmens and Duff Waring

Price: $56.00

ISBN: 9780802086433

Pub Date: April 2006

Legal liability is a growing concern in medical research and this fascinating study is, in the international context, one of the first to explore the liability of various parties involved in the research enterprise.

Dying Justice

Dying Justice

A Case for Decriminalizing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada

by Jocelyn Downie

Price: $77.00

ISBN: 9780802037602

Pub Date: June 2004

In Dying Justice, Jocelyn Downie provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of significant developments in the current legal status of assisted death in Canada.

Science and Ethics / La Science et l’Éthique

Science and Ethics / La Science et l'Éthique

Edited by Patricia A. Demers

Price: $31.95

ISBN: 9780802084767

Pub Date: November 2001

The papers from the 2000 symposium of the Royal Society of Canada explore the crucial relationship between science and ethics.

Sexual Abuse by Health Professionals

Sexual Abuse by Health Professionals

A Personal Search for Meaning and Healing

by Susan Penfold

Price: $37.95

ISBN: 9780802081063

Pub Date: July 1998

A powerful blend of the personal and the professional that penetrates the ‘conspiracy of silence’ that still holds sway and prevents victims of abuse by health professionals from getting the compassion, understanding, support, and aid that they deserve.

Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

Philosophical Perspectives on Bioethics

Edited by Joseph Boyle and Leonard W. Sumner

Price: $38.95

ISBN: 9780802071392

Pub Date: December 1996

The contributors to the volume discuss various approaches to bioethical thinking and the political and institutional contexts of bioethics, addressing underlying concerns about the purposes of its practice.

How To Break Bad News

How To Break Bad News

A Guide for Health Care Professionals

by Robert Buckman

Price: $36.95

ISBN: 9780802067906

Pub Date: August 1992

Based on Buckman's award-winning training videos and Kason's courses on interviewing skills for medical students, this volume is an indispensable aid for doctors, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers, and all those in related fields.

Mechanical Misadventures in Anaesthesia

Mechanical Misadventures in Anaesthesia

by Gordon M. Wyant

Price: $27.95

ISBN: 9781487575670

Pub Date: December 1978

The subject is discussed in a gas flow sequence, starting with the source of anaesthetic gases as they are conveyed by pipelines to the anaesthetic machine and ending at the patient's trachea.
Doctors and Doctrines

Doctors and Doctrines

The Ideology of Medical Care in Canada

by Bernard R. Blishen

Price: $29.95

ISBN: 9780802061058

Pub Date: December 1969

Professor Blishen here examines the position of the medical profession in the debate in Canada over the various developments in insurance for medical care as part of an ideological reaction to a rapidly changing society. 

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