Speaking from and to the growing movement among academics to become involved with 'socially-engaged' work, this volume presents first-person case studies of attempts to fix serious ethical problems in medical practice and research. It highlights the critical difference between the pundit a...

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Other Authors:	Baylis, Françoise 1961- (Editor), Dreger, Alice Domurat (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
Series:	Cambridge bioethics and law
Subjects:	Bioethics Medical laws and legislation Human experimentation in medicine / Law and legislation Human experimentation in medicine / Moral and ethical aspects Human body / Law and legislation
Online Access:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Summary:	Speaking from and to the growing movement among academics to become involved with 'socially-engaged' work, this volume presents first-person case studies of attempts to fix serious ethical problems in medical practice and research. It highlights the critical difference between the pundit approach to bioethics and the interventional approach - the talkers and the doers - and points to how abused and damaged the doers often end up. Chapters cover a diverse set of topics, including the troubling influence of for-profit businesses on public health policy, the politics of exposing histories of unjust medical research, the challenges of patient rights' work in sexuality and reproduction, collaborations between NGOs and academics, methods for changing entrenched yet harmful medical practices, engaging public policy through educating governmental leaders, and whistleblowing. The trending interest in the interplay of academia and advocacy and the growing importance of 'socially-engaged' work by academics make this a timely and much-needed resource
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2018)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 177 pages)
ISBN:	9781316343197
DOI:	10.1017/9781316343197