Bioethical Collection and Health Rights
Through specific monographs we study in greater depth the ethical problems arising from the application of advances in science and medicine. Aspects as relevant as patient autonomy, informed consent, doctor's rights and data protection, amongst others, have been the subject of these very practical monographs.
Titles in the Collection
Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2010
The work has two distinct parts. The first contains a tour of the state of the science and future prospects in each of the different phases of life that can occur in genetic medicine clinic (preconception, embryonic, prenatal and postnatal care, the latter both children and adults) as well as about the situation and expectations of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, all so informative and exposed by the best clinicians working this field in Spain.
The second part addresses the legal perspective of bioethics and genetic medicine clinic, with special emphasis on the scope of autonomy of the citizen and the responsibility as the key ethical imperative that has to preside over this medical specialty. This section of the work includes a final chapter on the horizon of human genetic enhancement and eugenics problem, which we review the trends of thought and most important ethical theories of our day, from the position of so-called "bioconservadores" to the known as the "transhumanist" or supporters of improvement, including also the religious vision.
In short, this is an indispensable work for anyone who wants to know the true extent today of genetic medicine clinic and know where we are going in this exciting field of science.
Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2008
La obra aborda la problemática de las instrucciones previas, voluntades anticipadas o testamento vital y está elaborada con un propósito científico pero, al mismo tiempo, didáctico, pues sin desatender un estudio a fondo de los problemas bioéticos y jurídicos en este terreno, trata de captar el interés de lectores más allá del mundo sanitario con un lenguaje divulgativo. Precisamente, ésta es una novedad del libro respecto a los títulos anteriores de la Colección, porque no sólo se dirige a los profesionales sanitarios, sino también a los ciudadanos interesados en estas cuestiones.
La obra se estructura en 5 capítulos en los que se realiza un análisis detallado de las diferentes corrientes de pensamiento ético y filosófico que rodean el final de la vida en relación con la perspectiva clínica, así como un estudio del origen y la evolución histórica del concepto de instrucciones previas y una descripción detalllada de la situación legal de las mismas con una recopilación de los casos judiciales habidos hasta la fecha. La experiencia de las Comunidades Autónomas y un capítulo centrado en los aspectos clínicos de los cuidados paliativos y las voluntades anticipadas completan la monografía.
Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2008
This book covers a comprehensive analysis of the different aspects surrounding the 2007 Biomedical Research Act, one of the most important legal milestones in the Spanish legislative arena with regards to the medical care field. The monograph, throughout its nine chapters, delves into the Act’s three main aspects: the strictly legal one: with construction of the different legal concepts; the scientific one: essential starting point and the bioethical one: with a focus on any aspects related to possible value conflicts unravelled by the application of the Act. In short, a book which fundamentally aims to improve understanding of the legal framework of biomedical research in Spain and that will undoubtedly have a serious impact on our country’s scientific and legal scenarios.
Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2006
This monography analyses the doctor's rights in all aspects pertaining to the healthcare act that surrounds his/her professional activity. There is a detailed study of professional freedom, professional prestige, conscientious objection and professional risks, among other points.
Javier Sánchez-Caro and Fernando Abellán
2004
This work makes an in-depth analysis of the problems of data protection in the health field treated in depth, combining general regulations with specific health regulations and specifically contemplating the particularities of genetic data. It also incorporates an interesting account of real cases ruled by the Courts and by data protection agencies.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2003
This publication analyses the new key points of the patient-doctor relationship stemming from the entry into force of the basic law on patients' autonomy (law 41/2003 of 14 November: informed consent, clinical history, privacy and prior instructions).
Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2002
The first work published in Spain regarding the ethical and legal aspects that arise in the doctor-patient relationship in the practice of telemedicine. It also includes a study on health data protection.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2001
This is a study of the different planes in which medical professional responsibility is developed, with special attention on recklessness and other criminal figures related to health professionals. The work also includes a selection of relevant court cases.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2000
It is a compilation of the basic principles of medical deontology, its social function and the legal value of its codes. In addition, it contains different aspects of deontology with respect to patients (including an analysis of the Spanish code of the Medical Association).
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
2000
This work analyses the concept of clinical history, laws regulating it, the documents that it comprises, the problems of access to data contained in the medical history and those of its conservation and cancellation.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
1999
This publication incorporates the International declarations and Spanish regulatory texts regarding informed consent, as well as a selection of court cases dealing with this issue.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro and Fernando Abellán
1999
Informed consent in Spanish Law is the topic of this publication, including its origin, legal regulation, problems in the evaluation of patient capacity, aspects relating to the information provided, as well as the conclusions of the analysis carried out in all of these.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
1999
This publication spans the Legal and ethical foundations on the theory of informed consent, its essential elements and exceptions to its provision admitted in the clinical field.
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Javier Sánchez-Caro y Fernando Abellán
1998
Starting from international regulations and the constitutional precepts that deal with the protection of human life, the regulation of assisted reproduction in Spain is dealt with from its different perspectives: clinical-health care, gamete and embryo donors, research.
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Sánchez-Caro, J Abellán, F.
1998
After an introduction on the relationship between ethics and the law, a general view is provided of the most common occurrences of civil and criminal professional responsibility in the health field with special reference to the indicated medical specialties.
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