TY - BOOK ID - 2747551 TI - The goals of medicine : the forgotten issue in health care reform AU - Hanson, Mark J AU - Callahan, Daniel PY - 1999 VL - *1 SN - 0878407073 PB - Washington, D. C. Georgetown University Press DB - UniCat KW - Biologie humaine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Biomedische ethiek KW - Biomédecine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Deontologie [Medische ] KW - Deontology [Medical ] KW - Déontologie médicale KW - Ethics [Medical ] KW - Ethiek [Medische ] KW - Ethique médicale KW - Medical care -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - Medical deontology KW - Medical ethics KW - Medicine -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - Medische deontologie KW - Medische ethiek KW - Morale et médecine KW - Morale médicale KW - Médecine -- Innovations -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Médecine -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Médecine et morale KW - Politique sanitaire -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Soins médicaux -- Morale et aspects éthiques KW - Éthique clinique KW - #GBIB:CBMER KW - gezondheidszorgbeleid (gezondheidszorghervorming, gezondheidszorgsysteem) KW - gezondheidszorg KW - ethiek (ethische aspecten) KW - politique des soins de santé (réforme des soins de santé, système des soins de santé) KW - soins de santé KW - ethique (aspects ethiques) KW - Health care reform KW - Health planning KW - Medical ethics. KW - Medicine KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Philosophy. KW - Philosophy KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Health reform KW - Health system reform KW - Healthcare reform KW - Medical care reform KW - Reform of health care delivery KW - Reform of medical care delivery KW - Clinical ethics KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Health care ethics KW - Medical care KW - Comprehensive health planning KW - Health care planning KW - Health services planning KW - Medical care planning KW - Public health KW - Planning KW - Medical policy KW - Health insurance KW - Health Workforce KW - Bioethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Nursing ethics KW - Social medicine KW - Health services administration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2747551 AB - Debates over health care have focused for so long on economics that the proper goals for medicine seem to be taken for granted; yet problems in health care stem as much from a lack of agreement about the goals and priorities of medicine as from the way systems function. This book asks basic questions about the purposes and ends of medicine and shows that the answers have practical implications for future health care delivery, medical research, and the education of medical students. The Hastings Center coordinated teams of physicians, nurses, public health experts, philosophers, theologians, politicians, health care administrators, social workers, and lawyers in fourteen countries to explore these issues. In this volume, they articulate four basic goals of medicine -- prevention of disease, relief of suffering, care of the ill, and avoidance of premature death -- and examine them in light of the cultural, political, and economic pressures under which medicine functions. In reporting these findings, the contributors touch on a wide range of diverse issues such as genetic technology, Chinese medicine, care of the elderly, and prevention and public health. "The Goals Of Medicine" clearly demonstrates the importance of clarifying the purposes of medicine before attempting to change the economic and organizational systems. It warns that without such examination, any reform efforts may be fruitless. ER -