Medical ethics today : the BMA's handbook of ethics and law / project managers, Veronica English, Gillian Romano-Critchley ; head of medical ethics, Ann Sommerville ; written by Veronica English [and others].

London : BMJ Books, [2004], ©2004.

xxv, 822 pages ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

2nd ed.

Rev. ed. of: Medical ethics today / written and researched by Ann Sommerville. 1993.

The doctor-patient relationship -- Consent and refusal: competent adults -- Treatment without consent: incapacitated adults and compulsory treatment -- Consent and refusal: children and young people -- Confidentiality -- Health records -- Contraception, abortion, and birth -- Assisted reproduction -- Genetics -- Caring for patients at the end of life -- Euthanasia and physician assisted suicide -- Responsibilities after a patient's death -- Prescribing and administering medication -- Research and innovative treatment -- Emergency care -- Doctors with dual obligations -- Doctors working in custodial settings -- Education and training -- Multidisciplinary teams and relationships with colleagues -- Public health dimensions of medical practice -- Reducing risk, clinical error, and poor performance.

Includes bibliographical references and index.