Graphic Medical Ethics

Graphic Medical Ethics: A Casebook of Clinical Dilemmas from Around the World is a collection of original ethics cases in clinical medicine, rendered in comic (graphic) form, as practiced in eight countries around the world. The book is a scholarly and creative contribution to the fields of health/medical humanities, global medical ethics, and Graphic Medicine; it aims to help satisfy a continually growing demand for global learning and cultural understanding in the popular medium of comics. This book fills a unique niche in terms of its breadth of ethical issues and cultural diversity in a single, concise, and affordable volume that can be used by students and instructors as an introduction to medical ethics, as well as acting as a casebook for seasoned clinicians who seek further understanding of and response to ethical issues.Key Features· Suitability for a wide range of readers—from undergraduate students in pre-health and social sciences to medical students; from multimedia enthusiasts to global citizens; from seasoned healthcare professionals to life-long learners outside the field of medicine· Broadly appealing for time-pressured readers, including younger readers with shorter attention spans· Concise and classroom-friendly: variety of subject matter/cultures in a single, inexpensive volume· Multi-media (comics: visual + verbal) exploration of intricate, thorny, and consequential dilemmas that arise in the practice of medicine· Lived experiences of healthcare providers and patients from distinct cultures· Medical dilemmas and decisions explained from different perspectives (ethical frameworks) in language intended for a general reader