Timothy W. Kirk, PhD is currently assistant professor of philosophy at the City University of New York-York College where he specializes in philosophy of nursing and healthcare ethics with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. In addition to his appointment at CUNY, he serves as ethics consultant to VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the New York University Department of Population Health's Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center and in the NYU College of Nursing.Bruce Jennings is Director of Bioethics at the Center for Humans and Nature and teaches ethics at the Yale School of Medicine. He has published widely on ethical issues in end-of-life treatment decision making and palliative care. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and on numerous hospital ethics committees in the New York metropolitan area.

This is an edited collection of 13 scholarly essays covering all aspects of ethics in relation to hospice care, and what they may mean to us on a personal, professional, organisational and even societal level... This book will be of particular interest to anyone who works in palliative care and has a special interest in ethical issues, and should probably be read by team leaders, administrators and those involved in planning the future development of hospice care.

• Contributors ; Introduction ; Bruce Jennings and Timothy W. Kirk ; Section I: Hospice: The Emergence of a Philosophy of Care ; 1. "From Rites to Rights of Passage": Ideals, Politics, and the Evolution of the American Hospice Movement ; Joy Buck ; 2. Hospice Care as a Moral Practice: Exploring the Philosophy and Ethics of Hospice Care ; Timothy W. Kirk ; Section II: The Interdisciplinary Team: Ethical Opportunities and Challenges ; 3. The Pharmacist as an Integral Member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team ; R. Timothy Tobin ; 4. The Continuingly Evolving Role of the Hospice Medical Director ; Joan Harrold ; 5. The Interdisciplinary Team - Integrating Moral Reflection and Deliberation ; Terry Altilio and Nessa Coyle ; Section III: Organizational and Policy Ethics in Hospice ; 6. Ethical Issues in the Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents ; Marcia Levetown and Stacy Orloff ; 7. The 'Patient-Family Dyad' as Interdependent Unit of Hospice Care: Toward an Ethical Justification ; Patrick T. Smith ; 8. Inpatient Hospice Care: Organizational and Ethical Considerations ; Tara Friedman ; 9. Ethical Issues Associated with Hospice in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities ; Jean C. Munn and Sheryl Zimmerman ; 10. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hospice: Ethically Justified or an Oxymoron? ; Muriel R. Gillick ; 11. Moral Meanings of Physician-Assisted Death for Hospice Ethics ; Courtney S. Campbell ; 12. Ethics Committees for Hospice: Moving Beyond the Acute Care Model ; Jennifer Ballentine and Pamela Dalinis ; Section IV: Ethics and the Future of Hospice ; 13. Design for Dying: New Directions for Hospice and End-of-life Care ; Bruce Jennings

Timothy W. Kirk, PhD is currently assistant professor of philosophy at the City University of New York-York College where he specializes in philosophy of nursing and healthcare ethics with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. In addition to his appointment at CUNY, he serves as ethics consultant to VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the New York University Department of Population Health's Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center and in the NYU College of Nursing.Bruce Jennings is Director of Bioethics at the Center for Humans and Nature and teaches ethics at the Yale School of Medicine. He has published widely on ethical issues in end-of-life treatment decision making and palliative care. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and on numerous hospital ethics committees in the New York metropolitan area.

This is an edited collection of 13 scholarly essays covering all aspects of ethics in relation to hospice care, and what they may mean to us on a personal, professional, organisational and even societal level... This book will be of particular interest to anyone who works in palliative care and has a special interest in ethical issues, and should probably be read by team leaders, administrators and those involved in planning the future development of hospice care.

• Contributors ; Introduction ; Bruce Jennings and Timothy W. Kirk ; Section I: Hospice: The Emergence of a Philosophy of Care ; 1. "From Rites to Rights of Passage": Ideals, Politics, and the Evolution of the American Hospice Movement ; Joy Buck ; 2. Hospice Care as a Moral Practice: Exploring the Philosophy and Ethics of Hospice Care ; Timothy W. Kirk ; Section II: The Interdisciplinary Team: Ethical Opportunities and Challenges ; 3. The Pharmacist as an Integral Member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team ; R. Timothy Tobin ; 4. The Continuingly Evolving Role of the Hospice Medical Director ; Joan Harrold ; 5. The Interdisciplinary Team - Integrating Moral Reflection and Deliberation ; Terry Altilio and Nessa Coyle ; Section III: Organizational and Policy Ethics in Hospice ; 6. Ethical Issues in the Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents ; Marcia Levetown and Stacy Orloff ; 7. The 'Patient-Family Dyad' as Interdependent Unit of Hospice Care: Toward an Ethical Justification ; Patrick T. Smith ; 8. Inpatient Hospice Care: Organizational and Ethical Considerations ; Tara Friedman ; 9. Ethical Issues Associated with Hospice in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities ; Jean C. Munn and Sheryl Zimmerman ; 10. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hospice: Ethically Justified or an Oxymoron? ; Muriel R. Gillick ; 11. Moral Meanings of Physician-Assisted Death for Hospice Ethics ; Courtney S. Campbell ; 12. Ethics Committees for Hospice: Moving Beyond the Acute Care Model ; Jennifer Ballentine and Pamela Dalinis ; Section IV: Ethics and the Future of Hospice ; 13. Design for Dying: New Directions for Hospice and End-of-life Care ; Bruce Jennings

Timothy W. Kirk, PhD is currently assistant professor of philosophy at the City University of New York-York College where he specializes in philosophy of nursing and healthcare ethics with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. In addition to his appointment at CUNY, he serves as ethics consultant to VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the New York University Department of Population Health's Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center and in the NYU College of Nursing.Bruce Jennings is Director of Bioethics at the Center for Humans and Nature and teaches ethics at the Yale School of Medicine. He has published widely on ethical issues in end-of-life treatment decision making and palliative care. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and on numerous hospital ethics committees in the New York metropolitan area.

This is an edited collection of 13 scholarly essays covering all aspects of ethics in relation to hospice care, and what they may mean to us on a personal, professional, organisational and even societal level... This book will be of particular interest to anyone who works in palliative care and has a special interest in ethical issues, and should probably be read by team leaders, administrators and those involved in planning the future development of hospice care.

• Contributors ; Introduction ; Bruce Jennings and Timothy W. Kirk ; Section I: Hospice: The Emergence of a Philosophy of Care ; 1. "From Rites to Rights of Passage": Ideals, Politics, and the Evolution of the American Hospice Movement ; Joy Buck ; 2. Hospice Care as a Moral Practice: Exploring the Philosophy and Ethics of Hospice Care ; Timothy W. Kirk ; Section II: The Interdisciplinary Team: Ethical Opportunities and Challenges ; 3. The Pharmacist as an Integral Member of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team ; R. Timothy Tobin ; 4. The Continuingly Evolving Role of the Hospice Medical Director ; Joan Harrold ; 5. The Interdisciplinary Team - Integrating Moral Reflection and Deliberation ; Terry Altilio and Nessa Coyle ; Section III: Organizational and Policy Ethics in Hospice ; 6. Ethical Issues in the Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents ; Marcia Levetown and Stacy Orloff ; 7. The 'Patient-Family Dyad' as Interdependent Unit of Hospice Care: Toward an Ethical Justification ; Patrick T. Smith ; 8. Inpatient Hospice Care: Organizational and Ethical Considerations ; Tara Friedman ; 9. Ethical Issues Associated with Hospice in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities ; Jean C. Munn and Sheryl Zimmerman ; 10. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hospice: Ethically Justified or an Oxymoron? ; Muriel R. Gillick ; 11. Moral Meanings of Physician-Assisted Death for Hospice Ethics ; Courtney S. Campbell ; 12. Ethics Committees for Hospice: Moving Beyond the Acute Care Model ; Jennifer Ballentine and Pamela Dalinis ; Section IV: Ethics and the Future of Hospice ; 13. Design for Dying: New Directions for Hospice and End-of-life Care ; Bruce Jennings