Medical Futility in Paediatrics
Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives
Edited by Kartina A. Choong
Paperback (No longer our product)
(December 2019)
ISBN: 9786158135306
Price: $60.00
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This book addresses the issues and challenges raised by the high-profile cases of Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans. The individual chapters, which complement one other, were written by scholars with expertise in Law, Medicine, Medical Ethics, Theology, Health Policy and Management, English Literature, Nursing and History, from the UK, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Spain, Turkey and the USA. The following are among the key questions explored in the book. Is the courtroom an appropriate forum for resolving conflicts relating to medical futility in paediatrics? If so, should parental rights be protected by confining judicial powers only to cases where there is a risk of significant harm to the infant; or should the “best interests” test continue to be recognised as the “gold standard” for paediatric cases? If not, should mediation be used instead, but how well would this alternative method of dispute resolution work for medical futility conflicts? Further, should social media be deployed to garner support, and should outsiders who are not fully acquainted with the medical facts refrain from intervening? And, how are comparable situations likely to be managed in different countries? What lessons can be learned from them as well as from religious perspectives?
Kartina A. Choong is a Reader in Medical Law and Ethics at the University of Central Lancashire, having previously held academic appointments at the Universities of Durham, Reading and Leeds Metropolitan. She obtained her Law degree from the University of Cardiff before qualifying as a Barrister (Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London). She holds Masters degrees in Healthcare Ethics and Applied Social Research from the University of Manchester, and in Islamic Studies from the University of Leeds. Her PhD in Medical Law was awarded by the University of Manchester. Her main areas of research interests, on which she has published widely, include medical futility, religiously- and culturally-sensitive end-of-life care, palliative care, medical mediation, professional liability, access to health records, consent and confidentiality. She is an Accredited Mediator and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
- Edited by Kartina A. Choong
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