Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Catic, Angela Georgia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Public health.; Geriatrics.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.

This book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics ethical issues that arise during patient care and research activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care. Coverage includes a brief overview of geriatric epid...

Table of Contents:

• Geriatric Epidemiology
• Evaluating Capacity for Safe and Independent Living among Vulnerable Older Adults
• Surrogate decision making and advance care planning
• End of Life Care of Older Adults
• Special Considerations in Older Surgical Patients
• Ethical Issues of Renal Replacement Therapy in the Elderly
• Ethical Considerations for the Driver with Dementia
• Medical Futility
• Feeding Issues in Advanced Dementia
• Intimacy in the Long-Term Care Setting
• Elder Abuse and Neglect
• Hospital and Physician Rating Web Sites: Ethical Challenges without Context
• Considerations and Challenges in Information and Communication Technology
• Ethical Issues in Geriatric Research.