Ethics and Evidence-Based Medicine by Kenneth W. Goodman - 9780521819336

Ethics and Evidence-Based MedicineFallibility and Responsibility in Clinical Science\nAuthor(s): Kenneth W. Goodman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521819336, 978-0521819336\nSynopsis\nThe growth of evidence-based medicine has occurred against a backdrop of health care reform, managed care, cost containment and quality improvement, and clinicians have been urged to adopt the rigours of science while remaining true to their 'clinical judgement'. This tension - between efforts to make medical practice more scientific and the suspicions of many clinicians - has caused one of the greatest practical and ethical challenges in the history of the health professions. This incisive book reviews the history and conceptual origins of evidence-based practice, and discusses key ethical issues that arise in clinical practice, public health and health policy. Essential reading for all physicians, and practiti.