{"product_id":"9783319440835","title":"Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEthical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCatic, Angela Georgia\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is designed to present an overview of common geriatrics ethical issues that arise during patient care and research activities. Each chapter includes a case example and practical learning pearls that are useful in day-to-day patient care. Coverage includes a brief overview of geriatric epidemiology, highlighting the high rates of dementia, use of surrogate decisions makers at the end-of-life, relocation from home to long-term care facilities, and low health literacy in the geriatrics population. Sections are devoted to issues around capacity, surrogate decision making, end-of-life care, hemodialysis in the elderly, and futility as well as challenges presented by independence questions, such as dementia care, driving, feeding, and intimacy in nursing homes. The text also addresses questions around recognizing, reporting, and treating elder abuse and self-neglect, ethics related to research and technology in the geriatric population, and the use of e-mail, Facebook, and open notes.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten by  experts in the field, \u003ci\u003eEthical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics\u003c\/i\u003e is a  valuable tool for trainees at a variety of levels including medical students,  residents, and fellows. In addition, it provides practical guidance and a useful  reference for practicing geriatricians, primary care physicians, geriatric  nurses, social workers, nursing home workers, hospice care employees, and all  medical health professionals working with the elderly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-02-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319440835\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-44084-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 172\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521122058380,"sku":"9783319440835","price":80.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319440835.jpg?v=1776006488","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319440835","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}