Clinical Ethics: A Graphic Medicine Casebook

Kimberly R. Myers; Molly L. Osborne; Charlotte A. Wu

Published by Penn State University Press 2022

Clinical Ethics

A Graphic Medicine Casebook

Kimberly R. Myers , Molly L. Osborne and Charlotte A. Wu
Illustrator: Zoe Schein

Volume 24 in the series Graphic Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271093178

Overview
Contents

About this book

Mr. Ito’s children act as his informal translators, but his doctor isn’t sure their translations are accurate or complete. Is Mr. Ito getting the medical information he needs?

Ten-year-old Hannah arrives for her checkup with a bruised nose and an irritable father. Medical student Melanie is concerned for Hannah’s safety but wary of making accusations without evidence.

Dr. Joshi worries that her patient is putting her husband, who is also Dr. Joshi’s patient, at risk by concealing a sexually transmitted disease. How can she act in the interest of both husband and wife without compromising doctor-patient confidentiality?

Using the accessible and richly layered medium of comics, this collection reveals how ethical dilemmas in medical practice play out in real life. Designed for the classroom, Clinical Ethics provides an excellent introduction to medical ethics and presents case studies that will spark meaningful discussions among students and practitioners. The topics covered include patient autonomy, informed consent, unconscious bias, mandated reporting, confidentiality, medical mistakes, surrogate decision-making, and futility. The “Questions for Further Reflection” and “Related Readings” sections provide additional materials for a deeper exploration of the issues.

Co-created by experts in clinical medicine, ethics, literature, and comics, Clinical Ethics presents a new way for students and practitioners to engage with fundamental concerns in medical ethics.

Author / Editor information

Myers Kimberly R. :

Kimberly R. Myers, M.A., Ph.D., is Professor of Humanities and Medicine and Distinguished Educator at Penn State College of Medicine and Program Director of Schwartz Center Rounds for the Penn State Cancer Institute.Wu Charlotte A. :

Molly L. Osborne, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and VA Integrated Ethics Program Officer.

Reviews

“Clinical Ethics offers an engaging introduction to an array of ethical questions prominently featured in medical ethics classrooms. Graphic scenarios provide individual cases or situations—many based on clinical experience—that highlight the four principles of medical ethics. The scenarios speak to one another, enhancing students’ inquiry and understanding of the challenges of ethics, which raises questions rather than providing answers.”
—Ellen Feder, author of Family Bonds: Genealogies of Race and Gender

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Michael J. Green Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Autonomy: Broken Speech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
2. Informed Consent: The Swan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. Unconscious Bias: In Tolerance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
4. Mandated Reporting of Suspected Abuse: Sneaking Suspicion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
5. Confidentiality: Charting Courses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
6. Medical Mistakes and Truth- Telling: Battered Trust Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
7. Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning: Weighing Options Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
8. Futility: Critical Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 112
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 62
- Images: 62
- Other: 62 illustrations
Keywords: medical ethics primer; graphic medicine; graphic narrative; end of life care; medical ethics; bioethics; biomedical ethics; teaching tool; medical humanities; comics; medical education; graphic medical ethics

eBook

Published: May 3, 2022
ISBN: 9780271093178