Who Says You're Dead?: Medical & Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious & Concerned Contributor(s): Appel, Jacob M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616209224 ISBN-13: 9781616209223 Publisher: Algonquin Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Medical | Health Policy - Law | Medical Law & Legislation |
Dewey: 174.2 |
LCCN: 2019007182 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019 Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 117 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "An original, compelling, and provocative exploration of ethical issues in our society, with thoughtful and balanced commentary. I have not seen anything like it." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks readers, What would you do?
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Contributor Bio(s): Appel, Jacob M.: - Jacob M. Appel is a physician, attorney, and bioethicist who serves as an attending psychiatrist in the Mount Sinai Healthcare System. He teaches ethics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he is Director of Ethics Education in Psychiatry and a member of the Institutional Review Board. Appel has been a regular ethics columnist for Huffington Post and Opposing Views, and writes a monthly bioethics column for Education Update. A frequent lecturer on bioethical issues, Appel's essays relating to bioethics have appeared in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other outlets. When not engaged in bioethics, Appel writes fiction: He has published novels, short fiction collections, and prize-winning stories. |
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