Overview
Covers ethical issues that are applicable to any discussion of innovative medical or procedural therapies
Written by experts in the field.
Provides a perspective of SAGES role in innovation
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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About this book
The Sages Manual Ethics of Surgical Innovation will be a resource for surgeons, researchers and health policy personnel to understand the ethical issues related to the development, introduction and adoption of innovative therapies for gastrointestinal diseases. Although the context for discussion is the application of innovation to gastrointestinal disease, the ethical issues are applicable to any discussion of innovative medical or procedural therapies.
Reviews
“This book provides a comprehensive review of the ethical issues involved in the development of new therapies for gastrointestinal diseases. … This book is a must read for residents at all levels, fellows, and faculty. … This book is of the highest quality. It provides an in-depth review of the multiple ethical issues important in surgical innovation, information that has been lacking in other surgical textbooks.” (Luis J. Garcia, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Albany Medical Center,
Albany, NY, USA
Aurora Pryor, MD
Division of Bariatric, Foregut and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery. Department of Surgery. Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Phillip P. Shadduck, MD, FACS
Department of Surgery, Triangle Orthopaedic Associates
Plaza, Durham, NC, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The SAGES Manual Ethics of Surgical Innovation
Editors: Steven C. Stain, Aurora D. Pryor, Phillip P. Shadduck
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27663-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27661-8Published: 16 May 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27663-2Published: 04 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 280
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Surgery