Ethical Issues in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy - digital

On your own to manage ethical dilemmas? Learn from those who have faced similar issues.

Since this book’s predecessor was first published in 2000, the medical field has continued to change and advance in both the research and clinical realms. The intervening years have spawned challenging new ethical dilemmas in blood collection, transfusion medicine, and cellular therapy. Ethical Issues in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy captures the essence of today’s issues and provides thought-provoking discussions from multiple perspectives. In addition, the book contains several case studies—short vignettes pulled from real life experiences with little or no modification—that can stimulate consideration not only by physicians, but also by other professionals working in all areas of patient care.

Topics include:

• Moral Method in Medical Ethics
• The Jehovah’s Witness Patient
• Research Ethics in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy
• Ethical Issues in Massive Transfusion
• Policies about Male Donors Who Have Sex with Men
• Donor Incentives
• Ethical Issues in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization and Collection
• Building and Promoting a Culture of Ethics and Professionalism in the Workplace
• Ethical Issues Related to the Collection, Storage, and Use of Umbilical Cord Blood
• Use of Hematopoiesis-Enhancing Drugs in Donors
• Informed Consent

Edited by Ronald E. Domen, MD, FACP, FCAP

(AABB Press, 2015, digital, 192 pages)

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