Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine

9th Edition

Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, William J. Winslade

Now in its 9th edition, Clinical Ethics is a foundational book in the area of clinical ethics. Designed to be a practical guide to physicians and other caregivers, the book has been used by thousands of medical professionals as a resource to help solve challenging ethical dilemmas. The book is currently in its ninth edition and has been translated into 11 languages.

“The authors articulate a systematic method of case analysis for facing challenges in clinical ethics built upon what they refer to as the ‘four topics approach,’ neatly summarized on a single-page pullout reference card, providing easy portability of the method to the bedside… the authors provide numerous realistic case examples throughout, which help illustrate a number of the key concepts in the text…The authors have admirably updated their text with newer ethical concerns.”–Journal of the American Medical Association

Clinical Ethics introduces the “four-box” method of approaching ethical problems (i.e., medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, and contextual features). The four-box method is an organizational process by which clinicians can begin to understand the complexities involved in ethical cases and can proceed to find solutions for challenging cases.