Andreas Holger Maehle: 2 books
Contesting Medical Confidentiality
Origins of the Debate in the United States, Britain, and Germany
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Medical confidentiality is an essential cornerstone of effective public health systems, and for centuries societies have struggled to maintain the illusion of absolute privacy. In this age of health databases and increasing connectedness, however, the confidentiality of patient information is rapidly...
Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Biomedical Ethics: From Paternalism to Autonomy?
From Paternalism to Autonomy?
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This title was first published in 2002: This volume discusses the subject of biomedical ethics. Various views, historical and contemporary, are discussed, with the editors using the contrasting concepts in the shift from paternalism to autonomy in 20th-century medicine as a heuristic tool for the...